NC State Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 60%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 520 / 610
- SAT Math: 550 / 650
- SAT Writing: 510 / 610
- ACT Composite: 22 / 27
- ACT English: 21 / 27
- ACT Math: 23 / 28
Enrollment (2007):
- Total Enrollment: 31,802 (24,145 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 56% Male / 44% Female
- 86% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $5,286 (in-state); $17,584 (out-of-state)
- Books: $930 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $7,982
- Other Expenses: $1,830
- Total Cost: $16,028 (in-state); $28,326 (out-of-state)
NC State University Financial Aid (2006 - 07):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 60%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Federal Grants: 18%
- State / Local Grants: 27%
- Institutional Grants: 41%
- Loans: 44%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Federal Grants: $4,130
- State / Local Grants: $2,807
- Institutional Grants: $3,925
- Loans: $3,516
Most Popular Majors:
Graduation, Retention and Transfer Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 87%
- Transfer Out Rate: 10%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 37%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 70%
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NC State University Mission Statement:
"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."
