North Carolina State University At Raleigh

North Carolina State University was established as a land-grant college on March 7, 1887. At that time, it was named the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The university covers an area of more than 2,000 acres in Raleigh, North Carolina. The following are the academic divisions of the North Carolina State University:

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
College of Design
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
College of Management
College of Natural Resources
College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
College of Textiles
College of Veterinary Medicine
First-Year College
The Graduate School

Some natable alumni of North Carolina State University are personalities like James B. Hunt Jr., the 4-term Governor of North Carolina; Donald Bitzer, the Emmy Award winner and father of Plasma Television; and Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Campus Location

2101 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
USA
Main Tel: (919) 515-2011
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

North Carolina State University At Raleigh Highlights

Where North Carolina State University At Raleigh stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in engineering, landscaping and horticulture, animal science and care, science, mathematics, computer science and engineering, conservation and resource management, and agricultural science and management.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
High male/female ratio.
Affordable tuition & fees.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	4,601	97
Master	1,457	102
Doctorale	411	62
Associate	130	7
First-professional degree	75	1

NC State Students

The student enrollment at NC State was 31,802 in 2007 (27,596 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 1%.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 5,117
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 17,315
Room	$ 4,460
Board	$ 2,910
Books and supplies	$ 930
Other	$ 1,780

Financial Aid: NC State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to NC State:

School	Location	Enrollment
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	43,252
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	29,898
Iowa State University	Ames, IA	26,160
Texas A & M University	College Station, TX	46,542
California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo, CA	19,777
University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, CO	31,796
Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	40,534
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	20,682
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	41,042
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	22,973

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		1,015
Without tenure; working toward tenure		338
Without tenure; tenure not available		370

Housing and Meals

NC State provides on-campus housing for 7,686 of its 27,596 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

NC State Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. NC State is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

NC State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 217 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 138 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

NC State Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	59%
Women	64%
All	61%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	520-620
Math	560-660
Writing	510-600

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (191 awarded)

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Mechanization
Agricultural and Extension Education Services
Agriculture
Crop Production
Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (154 awarded)

Animal Sciences
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
Poultry Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (105 awarded)

Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Environmental Design/Architecture
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (49 awarded)

Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (867 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Managerial Economics

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (429 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (126 awarded)

Environmental Science
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
Forestry
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Natural Resources/Conservation
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology

DESIGN (67 awarded)

Design and Visual Communications
Graphic Design
Industrial Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (492 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education Administration
Agricultural Teacher Education
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational Evaluation and Research
Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Health Occupations Teacher Education
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
History Teacher Education
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Technical Teacher Education
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (1,414 awarded)

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Operations Research
Textile Sciences and Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (13 awarded)

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (80 awarded)

Human Development and Family Studies
Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (169 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticultural Science
Landscaping and Groundskeeping
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
Soil Science and Agronomy
Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (737 awarded)

African-American/Black Studies
Anthropology
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Studies
History
International Relations and Affairs
International/Global Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Technical and Business Writing
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (162 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (270 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Organizational Communication

MEDICINE (90 awarded)

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (134 awarded)

Nutrition Sciences
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (837 awarded)

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biometry/Biometrics
Biotechnology
Botany/Plant Biology
Chemistry
Entomology
Genetics
Geology/Earth Science
Immunology
Microbiology
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physiology
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Science, Technology and Society
Toxicology
Zoology/Animal Biology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (94 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (174 awarded)

Psychology
School Psychology