Stories

NC State is where extraordinary minds meet. This year, we've invested in student success, recruited world-class faculty and fostered major partnerships. Browse the stories below to see the results.

Investing in Success

At NC State, our investments in student success are paying off. Our students are graduating faster with less debt, and they're landing jobs with the country's best tech companies. What's more, NC State grads are earning the highest early-career salaries among public university graduates statewide.

Learn about our investments

Phenomenal Faculty

NC State's world-class faculty is growing — and taking our Think and Do mantra to new heights. Whether they're developing safer nuclear power stations or discovering breakthroughs in genome engineering, they're inspiring our students to take on society's grand challenges headfirst.

Meet outstanding NC State faculty

Shaping the Future

Innovation and entrepreneurship come together on our campus. We pair student and faculty teams with industry leaders to solve their real-world problems. Our partnerships have spun off more than 125 companies based on NC State research, tackling issues in fields ranging from climate change to big data.

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Think and Do the Extraordinary

Last year, NC State embarked on the most ambitious fundraising effort in the university's history: the Think and Do the Extraordinary campaign. Raising $1.6 billion to support scholarships, research, programs and facilities is a big task. But we've got extraordinary forces on our side.

See our progress