46.2% / 34.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications49,351
Overall admit rate39.5%
In-state admit rate46.2%
Out-of-state admit rate34.4%
Enrolled5,906 · 30.3% yield
Admitted from waitlist476 of 10,710
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsClass rank
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$6,535
in-state tuition
out-of-state $31,500
Tuition (in-state)$6,535
Tuition (out-of-state)$31,500
Fees$2,493
Room & board$14,741
Books$624
Avg need-based grant$14,743
% need met75.0%
Avg debt at graduation$25,393
#5
Princeton Review
Best Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#526
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#926
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#4826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#6426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#6626
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNorth Carolina colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$85
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJune 1 → 3/30 → May 1
Early action11/1 → 1/30
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 1 SciLab, 0 FL, 1 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLwww.ncsu.edu
Admissions emailundergrad-admissions@ncsu.edu
Admissions phone9195152434
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Nort…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · Public15.3%147021K
Clemson University SC · Public42.4%133024K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public54.6%137031K
University of South Carolina (Columbia) SC · Public61.5%128028K
University of Georgia GA · Public34.2%133032K
James Madison University VA · Public68.8%126021K
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.