Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 27,371 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.54
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
5,839 first-time students
12% came from other states and 1.4% from abroad; 86% are from North Carolina. Fewer from other states than at 68% of colleges.
- In-state (North Carolina)86%
- Other states12%
- Abroad1.4%
Top home states
- North Carolina(home state)86% 5,027
- Virginia2.3% 132
- New York1.2% 69
- Maryland1.1% 66
- Pennsylvania0.9% 51
From 41 states (counting DC) and 5 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,659
new transfer students, 22% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 43% of colleges.
1,494 full-time, 165 part-time.
Going on to another college
9.9%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 611 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
5.8% of undergrads study part-time.
50% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 10,291 students.
Housing
Beds
10,291
About 38 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Atlantic Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 4
- Jewish 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 8.0% of men, 15% of women.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Zeta Beta Chapter
Eta Upsilon
North Carolina Delta
Gamma Phi
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Gamma-Upsilon (North Carolina State)
Tau
Beta Tau
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2005
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
North Carolina public universities and community colleges may not keep offices named diversity, equity, and inclusion or promoting different treatment by federally protected class; the law doesn't name sexual orientation or gender identity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§116-415 to 116-417 (North Carolina SB 558 (2026)), in effect since June 24, 2026. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 20
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since June 24, 2026About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)