North Carolina State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
North Carolina State University is a public research university in Raleigh, NC (city setting), with 27,323 undergraduates (49% women). It admitted 40% of 40,049 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1300–1460 on the SAT and 28–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $49,476 a year for out-of-state students and $26,604 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,860 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 85% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.44 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where North Carolina State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 85%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,895 in-state · $31,767 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research North Carolina State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
North Carolina State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $1.9M | $65,910 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 39 | 5 over | 5 | $8.9M | $228,134 | 985 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $12M | $790,594 | 954 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 13 | room 2 | 8 | $6.2M | $477,125 | 986 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 125 | 20 over | 1 | $41M | $324,282 | 962 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 11 | 2 over | 3 | $958k | $87,126 | 994 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $892k | $111,553 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | 2 over | 4 | $1.6M | $73,932 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $2M | $63,730 | 978 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 24 | room 1 | 5 | $2.3M | $94,461 | 983 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $1.6M | $45,035 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 30 | at cap | 1 | $1.6M | $52,162 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $1.4M | $152,758 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 7 | room 3 | 1 | $1.4M | $195,221 | 985 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 96 | 51 over | 10 | $1.9M | $19,848 | 993 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 114 | 69 over | 9 | $2.6M | $22,505 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | at cap | 4 | $1.8M | $97,954 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Atlantic Coast Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $2.1M | $59,048 | 987 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.