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North Carolina State University

IPEDS: 199193

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. Percentile shows where this institution ranks compared to all others (higher is better).

Metric Value Performance Percentile Range
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better 		94
94
Top 9.3% 33.0 - 98.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better 		80
83
Top 10.8% 20.0 - 92.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better 		85
85
Top 11.1% 22.0 - 96.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better 		42
64
Top 11.2% 9.0 - 100.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better 		50
56
Top 12% 10.0 - 100.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better 		18
89
Top 12% 10.0 - 80.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better 		90
87
Top 12.9% 57.0 - 95.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		2,746
36
Top 12.9% 59.0 - 7,563.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better 		29
88
Top 13.8% 1.0 - 225.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better 		717,004
34
Top 14% 1,138.0 - 2,110,961.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better 		40
37
Top 14.1% 5.0 - 100.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better 		32
44
Top 15.5% 7.0 - 64.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better 		9,028
80
Top 18.4% 4,685.0 - 26,456.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		6,352
41
Top 19.1% 280.0 - 14,934.0
Total faculty
Higher is better 		2,285
33
Top 19.5% 176.0 - 6,529.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better 		5,817
40
Top 20% 320.0 - 13,981.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better 		38,464
47
Top 20% 2,391.0 - 79,818.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better 		699
37
Top 21.3% 17.0 - 1,858.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better 		40,613
25
Top 22.7% 11,852.0 - 126,832.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better 		118,839
42
Top 24% 54,887.0 - 205,648.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better 		35,413
23
Top 24.3% 1,985.0 - 149,815.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better 		20,121
43
Top 38.2% 5,500.0 - 31,000.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better 		12
85
Top 43.6% 0.0 - 78.0
Net cost
Lower is better 		34,872
48
Top 48% 0.0 - 66,625.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better 		86
16
Top 65.3% 20.0 - 99.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better 		33,993
53
Top 67.5% 5,354.0 - 66,203.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better 		15.34
25
Top 77.8% 10.9 - 28.3
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better 		1
5
Top 83.1% 0.0 - 19.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better 		36
31
Top 91.3% 7.0 - 100.0
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