{"id":10,"date":"2021-01-26T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:05:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncsu.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State 101"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

NC State University is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, about halfway down the East Coast of the United States. Since 1887, we’ve strived to offer world-class teaching and research. Today, we\u2019re ranked in the top 1% of universities on the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NC State is a land-grant institution, which means we have a duty to open the doors of education for everyone. We\u2019re a Research 1 university, recognized worldwide for our big ideas and bigger impact. And we\u2019re a public university \u2014 one that believes in community, equality, sharing what we learn and serving the greater good.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Top 1% of Universities Worldwide <\/h2>\n

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#2 Public College in North Carolina<\/h2>\n

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Start Your Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At NC State, you get all the opportunities and resources<\/strong> you’d expect from the largest university in North Carolina \u2014 without sacrificing the attention and care of a smaller school. And we’re consistently ranked as one of the best-value colleges in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you start here, you can’t be stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Majors and Careers<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Explore everything you can do at NC State \u2014 and where it can take you.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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Applications and Aid<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Learn what it takes to get here; we’ll help you every step of the way.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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Campus Life<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Get a glimpse of the communities that make NC State special.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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See the places and rituals, old and new, that our students and alumni love.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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Athletics<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Root for the NC State Wolfpack, a powerhouse of ACC and NCAA Division I sports.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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Discover one of the nation’s most-awarded cities \u2014\u00a0and your future home.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Education for Everyone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NC State excels in science, technology, engineering and math. We’re also at the forefront of teaching and research in agriculture, business, design, education, humanities and social sciences, natural resources, textiles, and veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a comprehensive research university<\/strong>, consisting of 12 colleges and 68 departments<\/a>, and we’re open to lifelong learners from all around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Academics<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Undergraduate<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Discover why an NC State education will prepare you for life \u2014 and for any career you want.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n \n

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Graduate<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Explore our full range of more than 200 master’s and doctoral programs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n \n

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Choose from more than 100 online academic programs \u2014 and more than 1,000 courses.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Bright Ideas, Brought to Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NC State is a vibrant hub for discovery, innovation and partnership<\/strong>. We help talented people join forces to tackle the challenges facing our world. It’s what we were built to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our award-winning Centennial Campus<\/a> is one of the premier public-private research parks in North America. And according to Entrepreneur<\/em> magazine, NC State is ranked in the top 25 nationally for both undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship \u2014 making us the No. 4 undergraduate entrepreneurship program in the Southeast in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Research<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

NC State is a venue for the curious, the creative and the compassionate to discover new things and share them with the wider world.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Partnership<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

When the best in business or government need to get things done, they come to NC State. We’re the partner of choice for industry leaders and startups alike.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Centennial Campus<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Our world-renowned research campus is home to scores of private, public and nonprofit partners \u2014 and thousands of our students.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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We’re one of a handful of national universities that excel at helping students breathe life into their ideas. If you’re a thinker and a doer, you belong here.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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250+ Startups and Spinoffs<\/h2>\n

NC State research creates new companies, products, services and jobs.<\/p>\n \n

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Above all, NC State is a place that cherishes people and their potential<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a public university, we’re committed to the pursuit and application of knowledge for everyone’s benefit. Together, we work to improve our communities \u2014 big and small, global and local \u2014 through teaching, research and outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n

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See how NC State upholds its mission to serve state, national and global communities.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n \n

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Meet alumni and friends we’ve recognized for giving their time, resources and passions to make a better NC State.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Chancellor<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Meet Kevin Howell, NC State’s 15th chancellor, who guides us forward.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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See how we stack up in academics, research, partnerships and more.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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