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Common Data Set 2024-2025

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

NC · Public · ~28,400 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2024-2025
41.3%

North Carolina State University at Raleigh's admit rate has fallen 18.4 percentage points across the 16 reported years on file.

SAT · 50th
1360
Range 1290–1440
6-yr grad
80.0%
Retention 93.0%
Undergrads
28,422
15:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from North Carolina State University at Raleigh's officially-published 2024-2025 Common Data Set. View source →
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate41.3% SAT (50th)1,360 ACT (50th)29 Undergraduates28,422 6-yr graduation80.0% Retention93.0% Tuition (FT)$30,583 Student–faculty ratio15:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2024-202541.7%5,81778.8%93.0%1,360
2023-202434.5%2,56885.0%93.0%—
2022-202347.0%5,53986.0%93.8%1,340
2021-202247.2%4,98285.0%94.2%—
2020-202146.0%4,66584.9%93.6%—

Schools also worth looking at

Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.

Where North Carolina State University at Raleigh applicants also apply
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC · 15.3% admit · SAT 1470 · 21,075 UG Clemson UniversitySC · 38.3% admit · SAT 1320 · 23,401 UG Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA · 54.6% admit · SAT 1364 · 31,536 UG University of South Carolina (Columbia)SC · 60.1% admit · SAT 1270 · 30,187 UG University of GeorgiaGA · 34.2% admit · SAT 1330 · 32,824 UG James Madison UniversityVA · 68.8% admit · SAT 1260 · 21,358 UG University of Virginia-Main CampusVA · 16.8% admit · SAT 1470 · 17,901 UG
Statistically similar — worth a look
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleTN · 43.6% admit · SAT 1330 · 32,041 UG Auburn UniversityAL · 45.9% admit · SAT 1320 · 27,907 UG Stony Brook UniversityNY · 48.2% admit · SAT 1410 · 18,615 UG

What the data says about North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

01

Cross-admit cohort spans an unusually wide selectivity range.

The schools North Carolina State University at Raleigh applicants most commonly also apply to range from 15.3% admit to 68.8% admit — a 53.5 pp band. A reasonable read: applicants choose by region or program fit rather than selectivity tier alone.

02

Six-year graduation rate exceeds the national median by 22 percentage points.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh's 78.8% six-year graduation rate exceeds the national 4-year-institution median of 56.3% (per IPEDS, n=1555) by 22.5 pp.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

The Common Data Set is a standardized reporting form U.S. colleges file annually — sections A through J covering admissions selectivity, enrollment, aid, faculty resources, and outcomes. CollegeNumbers extracts every value directly from each school's officially published CDS PDF, xlsx, docx, or HTML, then normalizes into a unified schema.

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