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North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (14% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 88% of faculty are full-time. Spends $18,060 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

6,767 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 34% of graduates; 83 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020114% 921
    Graduates in this field earn $84,349 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01016.0% 409
    Graduates in this field earn $61,384 4 years out
  3. Computer Science 11.07015.7% 386
    Graduates in this field earn $113,478 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01014.5% 304
    Graduates in this field earn $62,032 4 years out
  5. Mechanical Engineering 14.19014.2% 284
    Graduates in this field earn $87,112 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 3.1% → 5.7% of graduates since 2014–15 (386 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$113,478 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $85,809

    4 years after completion$113,478
    National median: $107,009Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $96,204 · Non-Pell: $103,111(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 568 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Engineering$110,416 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,997

    4 years after completion$110,416
    National median: $109,015About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $93,572 · Non-Pell: $84,788(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,681 · 247 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Chemical Engineering$104,705 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $81,492

    4 years after completion$104,705
    National median: $98,158Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $95,928 · Non-Pell: $90,597(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,155 · 292 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,178 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $77,687

    4 years after completion$102,178
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $88,244 · Non-Pell: $81,209(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,500 · 320 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Nuclear Engineering$100,212 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $74,540

    4 years after completion$100,212
    National median: $99,297About typical

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 43 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 16 to 1 in its Common Data Set (32,441 students, 2,046 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

37%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 17% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–935011%
10–1982226%
20–2987027%
30–3932610%
40–492598%
50–9935611%
100+1956%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Full-time faculty88%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$116,376

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$18,060
$18,060
← Lessmore than 86% of 557More →
Endowment per student$67,504
$67,504
← Lessmore than 93% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;North Carolina State University at Raleigh Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2021;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)