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Students

  • Largest four-year institution in North Carolina
  • Largest number of applications from NC students
  • 34,376 students from all 100 NC counties, 54 states and territories and 117 foreign countries
    (23,636 undergraduates; 8,267 graduates and professional; 2,473 non-degree seeking)
  • 4,797 undergraduate and 2,294 graduate degrees awarded in 2009-10
  • Bachelor’s degrees in 106 fields; master’s in 104 fields; doctorates in 61 fields;
    Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
  • 100+ national scholars and fellows in past five years

Faculty & Staff

  • 2,073 teaching, research and extension faculty; 316 field faculty
  • 20 members of the National Academies
  • 7th among 16 peers in NSF CAREER faculty awards over last four years
  • 5,341 administrative and support staff

Colleges

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Design
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Management
  • Natural Resources
  • Physical and Mathematical Sciences
  • Textiles
  • Veterinary Medicine

Rankings

  • 6th in Best Overall Public University Value
    (U.S. News & World Report, 2011)
  • 3rd among colleges of veterinary medicine
    (U.S. News & World Report, 2011)
  • 7th among U.S. engineering colleges in B.S. degrees awarded
    (American Association of Engineering Profiles, 2008)
  • 112th in the Top 500 World Ranking
    (Center for World-Class Universities, 2009)
  • 15th in Best Value for In-State, 13th in Best Value for Out-of-State
    (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 2011)
  • 9 graduate programs among top 30 public universities
  • Among the top four doctoral/research universities for clarity of expectations for tenure
    (COACHE national survey of tenure-track faculty members, 2006-09)

Extension, Engagement & Economic Development

  • Economic impact on the state of North Carolina of about $1.7 billion annually
  • 1,200 employees stationed in all 100 counties and the Cherokee Reservation
  • 13 off-campus regional research and extension centers, 9 field laboratories and 18 shared research stations

Financials & Private Support

  • Total budget: $1.2 billion
    (38% from state appropriations and 15% from tuition)
  • Total endowment: $501 million (as of June 30, 2010)

Research

  • $380 million in total research expenditures
  • 7th in industry research funding among universities without medical schools
    (National Science Foundation, 2008)
  • More than 70% of faculty engaged in sponsored research
  • More than 2,500 graduate students supported on research and teaching appointments
  • 57 Multidisciplinary Centers and Institutes

Technology Transfer

  • 110 products available to consumers
  • 705 U.S. Patents held
  • 80 start up companies representing more than $750 million in venture capital investment and more than 3,000 jobs in North Carolina
  • 3rd in number of partnerships per $100 million in research expenditures
    (Association of University Technology Managers)
  • 3rd in commercialization of micro- and nanotechnology inventions
    (Small Times Media)

Centennial Campus

  • National model for government, business and university partnerships and mixed-used environments
  • Includes 1,120-acre Centennial Campus and the 214-acre Centennial Biomedical Campus
  • Houses Colleges of Textiles, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, as well as the Graduate School
  • Technology Incubator and Office of Technology Transfer help entrepreneurs and faculty commercialize products and processes
  • More than 60 corporate, non-profit and government partners and 2,450 employees
  • Home to the 600-student Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Athletics

  • NCAA Division I University
  • Member of Atlantic Coast Conference
  • 23 sports represented at NC State

Alumni

  • More than 170,000 living NC State alumni
  • 109,900 alumni living in North Carolina
  • Alumni account for $5.6 billion of income in North Carolina (2008)