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At NC State, we're fueled by our convictions: to always be courageous, innovative, intellectual and purposeful. See how that's yielded another extraordinary year.

NC State alumna and astronaut Christina Koch dons her spacesuit board the International Space Station.

NC State Is Courageous

NC State makes a difference in the world, tackling scientific and societal challenges head-on. And our alumni are no exception — from trailblazers of the Atlantic Coast Conference to deep space explorers.

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Rodolphe Barrangou, a co-founder of Locus Biosciences, works in the lab with a colleague.

NC State Is Innovative

The work of our faculty earns attention worldwide. They're pushing the boundaries of CRISPR, leading a revolution in regenerative medicine and developing new ideas that will shape our future.

Discover leading-edge research
Faculty in shadow work with a problem on a visualization screen

NC State Is Intellectual

We take academic inquiry to new heights. Across campus, you'll find bright minds making bold discoveries — whether they're undergraduates, early-career faculty or research scholars at the top of their fields.

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A pickup truck drives on a flooded road past a farmhouse that is surrounded by flooded fields from Tropical Storm Florence in Hyde County, N.C.

NC State Is Purposeful

When can great ideas do good? When we put our Think and Do motto to work. NC State empowers student entrepreneurs, helps our state respond to hurricanes and puts superfoods into the hands of the people who need them most.

See what drives us