North Carolina State University

As a preeminent research university, North Carolina State University is dedicated to excellent teaching, creating and applying knowledge, and engaging with public and private partners. By uniting our strength in science and technology with a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of disciplines, NC State promotes an integrated approach to problem solving that transforms lives and provides leadership for social, economic, and technological development across the country and around the world.

The mission of North Carolina State University is to serve its students and the people of North Carolina as a doctoral/research-extensive, land-grant university. Through the active integration of teaching, research, extension, and engagement, North Carolina State University creates an innovative learning environment that stresses mastery of fundamentals, intellectual discipline, creativity, problem solving, and responsibility. Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, science, and engineering with a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of academic disciplines, North Carolina State University provides leadership for intellectual, cultural, social, economic, and technological development within the state, the nation, and the world.

Foundation year: 1887
Short name: NC State
Type: Public
Students: 30190
Faculty: 2360
Faculty/Students Ratio: 13:1
Region: North America
Location: Raleigh