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Acceptance Rate

41.7%

Total Profiles

7

SAT Range

1300–1470

User Accept Rate

85.7%

In-State Tuition

$8,895

Out-of-State Tuition

$31,767

Undergrad Enrollment

26,389

Applicants

40,049

Yield Rate

35.9%

Endowment / Student

$76,858

Student:Faculty

15:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.55
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
2.95
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.64
SAT
1410
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1380
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
2.91
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.30
SAT
1420
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.95
SAT
ACT
32
Round: RD

What you pay

$17,303/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $69,212 over four years.

What grads earn

$67,468/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$71,526 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of North Carolina State University at Raleigh’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$6,382
$30–48k$8,758
$48–75k$13,334
$75–110k$20,087
Over $110k$24,652

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

86%

Completion · all

84%

Completion · Pell

80%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

75%

Median debt

$20,121

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
40,049
Admitted
15,95839.8%
Enrolled
5,72836% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson31
Fondling2
Motor Vehicle Theft441
Rape4
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation60% / 40%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball39Basketball15Football125Golf11Soccer32Swimming36Tennis9Track & Field96Wrestling36

Women's

Basketball13Golf8Gymnastics22Soccer29Softball24Swimming30Tennis7Track & Field114Volleyball18

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General916 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General435 grads
Computer Science373 grads
Psychology, General342 grads
Mechanical Engineering290 grads
Animal Sciences, General201 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric201 grads
Textile Sciences and Engineering186 grads
Chemical Engineering170 grads
Electrical and Electronics Engineering165 grads

4yr Grad Rate

64%

6yr Grad Rate

85%

Retention Rate

94%

Median Earnings

$68,758