North Carolina State University

{{main|History of North Carolina State University}}

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The North Carolina General Assembly founded NC State on March 7, 1887, as a land-grant college under the name "North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts," or "North Carolina A&M" for short.{{Cite web|url=https://onboarding.ncsu.edu/nc-state-university-history-fun-facts/|title=NC State University History & Fun Facts – Onboarding Center|language=en-US|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926231807/https://onboarding.ncsu.edu/nc-state-university-history-fun-facts/|archive-date=September 26, 2015|url-status=dead}} In the segregated system, it was open only to white students. As a land-grant college, North Carolina A&M would provide a liberal and practical education while focusing on military tactics, agriculture, and the mechanical arts without excluding classical studies.{{cite web|title=Brief History of North Carolina State University|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/histories/brief-history-of-north-carolina-state-university|access-date=December 21, 2011|author=Historical State: History in Red and White|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609102238/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/histories/brief-history-of-north-carolina-state-university|archive-date=June 9, 2010}} Since its founding, the university has maintained these objectives while building on them. After opening in 1889, North Carolina A&M saw its enrollment fluctuate and its mandate expand. In 1917, it changed its name to "North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering"—or "North Carolina State" for short.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scrc/university-historical-sketch|title=Historical Sketch of NC State University|website=www.lib.ncsu.edu|language=en|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029151750/http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scrc/university-historical-sketch|archive-date=October 29, 2017|url-status=dead}} During the Great Depression, the North Carolina state government, under Governor O. Max Gardner, administratively combined the University of North Carolina, the Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro), and NC State. This conglomeration became the University of North Carolina in 1931.{{cite web|title=History & Mission|url=http://www.northcarolina.edu/about/mission.htm|publisher=The University of North Carolina system|access-date=March 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415132310/http://www.northcarolina.edu/about/mission.htm|archive-date=April 15, 2012}} In 1937, Blake R. Van Leer joined as Dean and started the graduate program for engineering, among numerous other programs.{{cite web|title=Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Engineering Annual Reports|url=http://library.ncsu.edu/findingaids/ua105_002/#History|publisher=NCSU|access-date=June 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425024348/http://library.ncsu.edu/findingaids/ua105_002/#History|archive-date=April 25, 2014|url-status=dead}} In 1942, Van Leer successfully encouraged NC State's first women to pursue an engineering degree, 4-5 women would enroll and the first women graduated in 1941. One of his students Katharine Stinson became the Federal Aviation Administration's first female engineer.{{cite web |title=Defense demands women engineers |url=https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=thejohnsonian1940s |publisher=thejohnsonian |date=March 20, 1942 |access-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704152647/https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&context=thejohnsonian1940s |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Engineering Annual Reports|url=http://library.ncsu.edu/findingaids/ua105_002/#History|publisher=NCSU|access-date=June 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425024348/http://library.ncsu.edu/findingaids/ua105_002/#History|archive-date=April 25, 2014|url-status=dead}} Following World War II, the university grew and developed. The G.I. Bill enabled thousands of veterans to attend college, and enrollment shot past the 5,000 mark in 1947.

State College created new academic programs, including the School of Architecture and Landscape Design in 1947 (renamed as the School of Design in 1948), the School of Education in 1948, and the School of Forestry in 1950. In the summer of 1956, following the US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that segregated public education was unconstitutional, North Carolina State College enrolled its first African-American undergraduates, Ed Carson, Manuel Crockett, Irwin Holmes, and Walter Holmes.{{cite web|title=First African American undergraduates (1956)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1956-first-african-american-undergraduates|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710153407/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1956-first-african-american-undergraduates|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2012|access-date=December 23, 2011|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}} File:Raleigh AM College 1909 View LOC.jpg In 1962, State College officials desired to change the institution's name to North Carolina State University. Consolidated university administrators approved a change to the University of North Carolina at Raleigh, frustrating many students and alumni who protested the change with letter writing campaigns. In 1963, State College officially became North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina. Students, faculty, and alumni continued to express dissatisfaction with this name; however, after two additional years of protest, the name was changed to the current official name, North Carolina State University at Raleigh. However, by longstanding convention, the "at Raleigh" portion is omitted even in official documents such as diplomas, and in practice the institution's name is simply "North Carolina State University"; "NC State University" is also accepted on first reference in news stories. Indeed, school officials have long discouraged using "at Raleigh" except when absolutely necessary, as the full name implies that there is another branch of the university elsewhere in the state.[https://brand.ncsu.edu/editorial-guidelines/dictionary.php Editorial style guidelines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608231853/https://brand.ncsu.edu/editorial-guidelines/dictionary.php |date=June 8, 2021 }} for North Carolina State

In 1966, single-year enrollment reached 10,000.{{cite web|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/histories/historical-sketch-of-north-carolina-state-university|title=Historical Sketch of North Carolina State University|publisher=NC State Libraries|access-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306052435/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/histories/historical-sketch-of-north-carolina-state-university|archive-date=March 6, 2012}} In the 1970s enrollment surpassed 19,000 and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences was added.

Celebrating its centennial in 1987, NC State reorganized its internal structure, renaming all its schools to colleges (e.g. School of Engineering to the College of Engineering). Also in this year, it gained {{convert|700|acre|km2|1|abbr=on}} of land that was developed as Centennial Campus. Since then, NC State has focused on developing its new Centennial Campus. It has invested more than $620 million in facilities and infrastructure at the new campus, with {{convert|62|acre|km2|1|abbr=on}} of space being constructed. Sixty-one private and government agency partners are on Centennial Campus.{{cite web |url=http://centennial.ncsu.edu/overview/quickFacts.html|title=Quick Facts|publisher=NC State Centennial Campus Partnership Office |access-date=May 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415182331/http://centennial.ncsu.edu/overview/quickFacts.html |archive-date = April 15, 2008}}

NC State has almost 8,000 employees, nearly 38,000 students, a $1.495 billion annual budget, and a $2.2 billion endowment.{{Cite web|url=https://oirp.ncsu.edu/facts-figures/the-basics/|title=The Basics – Office of Institutional Research and Planning|language=en-US|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924215420/https://oirp.ncsu.edu/facts-figures/the-basics/|archive-date=September 24, 2019|url-status=dead}}As of June 30, 2019. {{cite web|url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-NTSE-Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-January-30-2020.ashx|title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2018 to FY 2019|publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA|access-date=January 31, 2020|archive-date=January 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130175444/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-NTSE-Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-January-30-2020.ashx|url-status=live}} It is the largest university in the state and one of the anchors of North Carolina's Research Triangle, together with Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/about-nc-state/quick-view/index.php|title=NC State University at a glance|publisher=NC State University Planning and Analysis|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926082227/http://www.ncsu.edu/about-nc-state/quick-view/|archive-date=September 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}

In 2009, NCSU canceled a planned appearance by the Dalai Lama to speak on its Raleigh campus, citing concerns about a Chinese backlash and a shortage of time and resources.Golden, Daniel (November 2, 2011), [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-01/china-says-no-talking-tibet-as-confucius-funds-u-s-universities.html China Says No Talking Tibet as Confucius Funds U.S. Universities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231232700/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-01/china-says-no-talking-tibet-as-confucius-funds-u-s-universities.html |date=December 31, 2014 }}, Bloomberg News.

NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center, in D.H. Hill Library, maintains a website devoted to NC State history entitled Historical State.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/special-collections/historical-state|title=Historical State|website=www.lib.ncsu.edu|language=en|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026134909/https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/special-collections/historical-state|archive-date=October 26, 2019|url-status=dead}}

In October 2023, Polychlorinated biphenyl was detected in Poe Hall.{{Cite web|title= Poe Hall Updates Our Progress|url=https://www.ncsu.edu/poe-hall-updates/our-progress/|access-date=November 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009141752/https://www.ncsu.edu/poe-hall-updates/our-progress/|archive-date=October 9, 2024}} Poe Hall was immediately closed to the public. The Campus Community Alliance for Environment Justice, a student-led coalition, was formed to petition the college for increased transparency.{{Cite news|last=Burkhart|first=Matthew|title=Students renew their demands in protest one year after Poe Hall closure|url=https://www.technicianonline.com/news/students-renew-their-demands-in-protest-one-year-after-poe-hall-closure/article_59da1c04-a7a9-11ef-ba05-b38b2eed21ab.html|access-date=November 26, 2024}},Technician

{{main|Main Campus of North Carolina State University}}

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NC State's Main Campus has three sub-campuses: North Campus, Central Campus, and South Campus. North Campus is the oldest part of NC State and is home to most academic departments and a few residence halls. Central Campus is mainly residence halls, cafeterias, gymnasiums and student support facilities. Finally, Greek Court, the McKimmon Conference and Training Center, and student park-and-ride areas are found on South Campus. North and Central Campus are separated by the North Carolina Railroad. Pedestrian tunnels allow students to commute between campuses. Central and South Campuses are separated by Western Boulevard, a major downtown artery. University Housing divides Main Campus into West, Central, and East Campus for residence hall purposes. West and Central campuses are divided by Dan Allen Drive, while Central and East are divided by Morill Drive and Reynolds Coliseum.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/campus_history/index.htm|title=Campus History|publisher=NC State Facilities Division|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509011224/http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/campus_history/index.htm|archive-date=May 9, 2008|url-status=dead}}

File:Pulstar2.jpg Reactor is a 1 MW pool-type nuclear research reactor.]]Architecturally, Main Campus is known for its distinctive red brick buildings. Brick statues dot the landscape, and the University Plaza, colloquially named "The Brickyard", in North Campus is nicknamed for its paving material; most sidewalks are also made from brick. The Brickyard and sidewalks also contain white brick mosaics of the athletics logo and other patterns.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/nso/traditions/campus/brickyard/brickyard.htm |title=Traditions: Brickyard |publisher=NC State New Student Orientation |access-date=May 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509000449/http://www.ncsu.edu/nso/traditions/campus/brickyard/brickyard.htm |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}

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The Memorial Belltower, located in the Northeast corner of North Campus, serves as the signature of NC State and appears in the NC State Chancellor's Seal. It was constructed as a monument to alumni killed in World War I. The granite tower, completed in 1937, is 115 feet (35 m) tall. As a tradition, the Belltower is lit in red at night immediately following athletic victories and certain academic achievements.{{cite web |url=http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/belltower.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901090821/http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/belltower.html|title=Belltower Celebrations|publisher=NC State Office of the Chancellor|archive-date=September 1, 2006 }}

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The Court of North Carolina, just west of the Memorial Belltower, is surrounded by the 1911 Building; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Tompkins, Caldwell, Winston Halls and The College of Education in Poe Hall; Page Hall, home to College of Engineering offices; and Leazar Hall, former location of the Computer Science Teaching Labs. It was once home to 100 trees (one for every county in North Carolina), but damage caused by Hurricane Fran in 1996 reduced the number significantly, including the destruction of a particularly old and large tree which was some {{convert|12|ft|m}} in diameter. Some replanting has occurred, but the Court's former appearance is far from being restored.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/tower.html|title=Memorial Bell Tower|publisher=NC State Facilities Division|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705044636/http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/tower.html|archive-date=July 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}

File:NCSU Belltower.png was built to honor thirty-four NC State alumni who died in World War I. It stands {{convert|115|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall.]]

Southwest of the Court of North Carolina is another landmark, the Free Expression Tunnel. The Tunnel functions as one of three pedestrian tunnels underneath the railroad tracks separating North Campus and Central Campus. This particular tunnel is the site of sanctioned graffiti; anyone may paint there, and it is often the place for political statements, personal messages, and art. This tunnel also serves as a way to advertise events going on around campus.{{cite news|url=http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2006/05/25/News/Free-Expression.Tunnel.Open-2013899.shtml|title=Free Expression Tunnel open|last=Pittner|first=Danielle|date=May 25, 2006|work=Technician|access-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185836/http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2006/05/25/News/Free-Expression.Tunnel.Open-2013899.shtml|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/9967.html|title=Free Expression Tunnel|last=Shibley|first=Robert|date=November 24, 2008|work=FIRE|access-date=January 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205045702/http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/9967.html|archive-date=December 5, 2008|url-status=dead}} In 2008, racist and threatening graffiti in the tunnel directed at then President-elect Barack Obama prompted an investigation from the United States Secret Service. Students held a "Unity Rally" in response to denounce the acts of racism.{{cite web|title=Racist graffiti directed at Obama|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/2008-11-05-racist-graffiti-directed-at-obama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105075946/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/2008-11-05-racist-graffiti-directed-at-obama|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2014|access-date=December 21, 2011}}

The Wolfline bus service connects points on the campuses with each other. It also provides transportation to collegiate athletic events.{{Cite web |date=July 15, 2021 |title=Wolfline FAQ - Transportation |url=https://transportation.ncsu.edu/wolfline/wolfline-faq/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |language=en-US}}

{{main|Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University}}

NC State's main campus is augmented by the {{convert|1334|acre|km2|1|abbr=on|adj=on}} mixed-use Centennial Campus. Located {{convert|1|mi|km|1|abbr=on|adj=on}} south of the Memorial Tower, this campus houses university, corporate, and government research, in addition to classrooms and non-student residences. The Wilson College of Textiles has been based on this campus since 1991.{{Cite web |title=The History of NC State's Centennial Campus |url=https://centennial.ncsu.edu/visit/our-history/#:~:text=1991,becomes%20Centennial's%20first%20corporate%20partner. |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=NC State Centennial Campus |language=en-US}} Beginning in 2002, the College of Engineering began to relocate to Centennial Campus. Six of the nine College of Engineering departments are housed in three Engineering Buildings in an area known as the Engineering Oval. The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC), part of the College of Engineering, is located adjacent to the Engineering Oval. The offices of ABB, LexisNexis and the National Weather Service are also on the Centennial Campus, as well as Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School.{{cite web|url=http://centennial.ncsu.edu/overview/ourPurpose.html|title=Centennial Campus Overview.|access-date=September 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010060255/http://centennial.ncsu.edu/overview/ourPurpose.html|archive-date=October 10, 2006|url-status=dead}}

{{Main|Centennial Biomedical Campus of North Carolina State University}}

The North Carolina State University Centennial Biomedical Campus is located {{convert|2.5|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} west of the NCSU Memorial Tower. North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State's professional college and North Carolina's only veterinary medicine program, serves as the anchor of the Biomedical Campus. The {{convert|180|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus consists of 20 buildings including the {{convert|100000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} CVM Research Building where biomedical investigations in genomic sciences; vaccine development; cancer immuno-therapy; emerging and infectious zoonotic diseases; and diseases of the lung, respiratory tract, skin, and digestive system are undertaken. The Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital with its clinical research and clinical trials, and the Teaching Animal Unit (TAU), which is a working farm, are also campus elements. The 110,000-square-foot Randall B. Terry Jr. Companion Animal Veterinary Medical Center, completed in 2011, doubled the size of the veterinary hospital.{{cite web|title=About the College of Veterinary Medicine|url=http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/about/|access-date=December 23, 2011|author=NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213172048/http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/about/|archive-date=December 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}

J. C. Raulston Arboretum is an {{convert|8|acre|km2|2|abbr=on|adj=on}} arboretum and botanical garden operated by NC State, and located just south of West Campus. It is open daily without charge.{{cite web|title=Welcome|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/index.php|publisher=JC Raulston Arboretum|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911045645/http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/index.php|archive-date=September 11, 2013|url-status=dead}}

{{Main|North Carolina Research Campus}}

NC State is one of eight universities with a presence at the North Carolina Research Campus, a 340-acre biotechnology hub in Kannapolis, NC The university operates the Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI), a research and education organization devoted to research involving food crops, like fruits and vegetables, and the potential health-promoting properties they convey when consumed.{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Jenan Jones|title=Fruit and Vegetable Research Grows: From old mill to science center|url=http://www.growingmagazine.com/article-3033.aspx|work=Growing Magazine|date=March 2009|access-date=September 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311005614/http://www.growingmagazine.com/article-3033.aspx|archive-date=March 11, 2014}} NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences staffs the institute with faculty from the departments of horticultural science; food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences; plant and microbial biology; genetics; and agricultural and resource economics.{{cite web|title=Research Impacts from the 2012 Chancellor's Report: Part 1|url=http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/ncars/index.cfm?pageID=6626|publisher=NCSU College of Agriculture & Life Sciences: North Carolina Agricultural Research Service|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311015128/http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/ncars/index.cfm?pageID=6626|archive-date=March 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}

PHHI has both research and Cooperative Extension components. Mary Ann Lila is director of the Plants for Human Health Institute.{{cite news|last=Bruni|first=Frank|title=The Billionaire Who Is Planning His 125th Birthday|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06murdock-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 9, 2013|date=March 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005200750/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/magazine/06murdock-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|archive-date=October 5, 2013|url-status=live}} As of February 2024, PHHI is home to around 11 faculty and 70 staff at the NC Research Campus.{{Cite web |title=NC State Plants for Human Health Institute |url=https://ncresearchcampus.net/research-centers/north-carolina-state-university/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=North Carolina Research Campus |language=en-US}}

NC State began operations in Kannapolis in 2007 as the Fruit and Vegetable Science Institute. The university was one of the first organizations to join the fledgling biotech hub that would become the NC Research Campus. The university's program was renamed the Plants for Human Health Institute when the NC Research Campus was officially dedicated on October 20, 2008, in order "to more accurately reflect the groundbreaking research approach the institute will take. Institute research will focus on identifying and making available to consumers bioactive compounds in plants that prevent and treat disease."{{cite web|title=N.C. Research Campus dedication|url=http://www.wbtv.com/story/9206024/nc-research-campus-dedication?|work=WBTV, Charlotte|date=October 20, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232719/http://www.wbtv.com/story/9206024/nc-research-campus-dedication|archive-date=May 25, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Research Campus institute gets home|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/bulletin/archive/2008/10/10-23/kannapolis.php|work=Bulletin, N.C. State University|date=October 23, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232311/http://www.ncsu.edu/bulletin/archive/2008/10/10-23/kannapolis.php|archive-date=May 25, 2014}}

In March 2008, NC State launched the University Sustainability Office in order to address environmental concerns on campus.{{cite web|title=University Sustainability Office|url=http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/university-sustainability-office|publisher=Sustainability at NC State: University Sustainability Office|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928004816/http://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/university-sustainability-office|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=dead}} The university has established a commitment to reduce its annual energy consumption per square foot by at least 4% over a 10-year period.{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Energy & Climate|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/energy_climate.php#|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155636/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/energy_climate.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}} In addition, the university has surpassed the Executive Order 156 goal of diverting 40 percent of their solid waste stream from the landfill through a variety of campus reuse and recycling programs.{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Waste Reduction & Recycling|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/waste_reduction_recycling.php|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155307/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/waste_reduction_recycling.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}} NC State incorporates locally grown, organic, and free range foods into dining service meals at several events such as Earth Week's EarthFest and the annual All Carolinas Meal with foods local to the Carolinas.{{cite web|title=NCSU Sustainability: Dining|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/dining.php|access-date=June 8, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802155257/http://www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/dining.php|archive-date=August 2, 2009}}

Examinations of the campus' sustainability practices by the Sustainable Endowments Institute resulted in a "B+" grade for NC State on the College Sustainability Report Card 2011. In 2013 the University Housing department agreed to incorporate a new living and learning community known as "EcoVillage." Members of EcoVillage were originally housed in Bragaw Residence Hall on West Campus. Today, EcoVillage is housed in the adjacent Lee Residence Hall. Members of EcoVillage complete numerous volunteer based sustainability trips every semester and attend various discussions about how to improve and further the university's reach into sustainability.{{cite web|title=College Sustainability Report Card 2009|publisher=Sustainable Endowments Institute|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/north-carolina-state-university.html|access-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105212559/http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/north-carolina-state-university.html|archive-date=November 5, 2014|url-status=live}}

NC State is one of 17 institutions that constitute the University of North Carolina system. Each campus has a high degree of independence, but each submits to the policies of the UNC system board of governors. The 32 voting members of the board of governors are elected by the North Carolina General Assembly for four-year terms. President Peter Hans heads the system.{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Brian |date=May 1, 2018 |title=State Board elects Peter Hans president of NC Community College System |url=https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/news-center/news/state-board-elects-peter-hans-president-nc-community-college-system |access-date=July 21, 2022 |website=NC Community Colleges |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203152207/https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/news-center/news/state-board-elects-peter-hans-president-nc-community-college-system |url-status=dead }}

The board of trustees of NC State has thirteen members and sets all policies for the university. The UNC system board of governors elects eight of the trustees and the governor of North Carolina appoints four. The student body president serves on the board of trustees as a voting member. The UNC system also elects the chancellor of NC State, currently Randy Woodson.{{cite web|title=NC State Board of Trustees|publisher=North Carolina State University|url=http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/trustees/|access-date=May 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608072355/http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/trustees/|archive-date=June 8, 2007|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Dr. James L. Oblinger Biography|publisher=North Carolina State University|date=January 23, 2007|url=http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/biography.html|access-date=May 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630003345/http://chancellor.ncsu.edu/biography.html|archive-date=June 30, 2007|url-status=dead}}

The board of trustees administers NC State's eleven academic colleges. Each college grants its own degrees with the exception of the First Year College which provides incoming freshmen the opportunity to experience several disciplines before selecting a major. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is the only college to offer associate degrees and the College of Veterinary Medicine does not grant undergraduate degrees. Each college is composed of numerous departments that focus on a particular discipline or degree program, for example Food Science, Civil Engineering, Genetics or Accounting. There are a total of 66 departments administered by all eleven NC State colleges.

In total, NC State offers nine associate degree programs in agriculture,{{cite web|url=http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/aginstitute/index.cfm?pageID=1123|title=AGI Curriculum|publisher=NCSU|access-date=January 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612082717/http://harvest.cals.ncsu.edu/aginstitute/index.cfm?pageID=1123|archive-date=June 12, 2010|url-status=dead}} bachelor's degrees in 102 areas of study, master's degrees in 108 areas, and doctorate degrees in 60 areas. NC State is known for its programs in agriculture, engineering, textiles, and design. The textile and paper engineering programs are notable, given the uniqueness of the subject area.{{cite web

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{{As of|2019|alt=As of the 2018–2019 school year}}, NC State had the following colleges and academic departments:{{cite web|url=https://www.ncsu.edu/academics/departments-a-z/|title=Colleges and Academic Departments|publisher=NC State University|year=2018|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329004516/https://www.ncsu.edu/academics/departments-a-z/|archive-date=March 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}

• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• College of Design
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Natural Resources
• Poole College of Management
• College of Sciences
• Wilson College of Textiles
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• The Graduate School
• University College

Considered a more selective university, NC State accepts about half of those who apply for undergraduate admission. For the class of 2019, 21,104 applied and 10,584, or 50%, were accepted, of whom 4,210 enrolled.{{cite web|title=Final Undergraduate Admission Totals, Fall Semester|url=http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/archives/admissions/finalasr_fall/adug2015.htm|website=N.C. State Office of Institutional Research and Planning|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911232331/http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/archives/admissions/finalasr_fall/adug2015.htm|archive-date=September 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Members of the class of 2019 had average SAT verbal, math and writing scores of 610, 640 and 587, respectively, for a two-part total (verbal and math) of 1250 (1600-point scale) or a three-part total of 1836 (2400-point scale). The 4,210 students who enrolled had an average high school GPA of 3.44; 40%, or 1,677, ranked in the top 10% of their graduating classes. There were 130 valedictorians and 102 salutatorians in the class.{{cite web|title=N.C. State Freshman Profile, 10-year Trend Fall Semester First-Time-In-College Bachelor's Degree Students Overall Applied, Admitted, and Enrolled|url=https://oirp.ncsu.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/freshman_profile_2015.pdf|website=N.C. State Office of Institutional Research and Planning|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524203105/https://oirp.ncsu.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/freshman_profile_2015.pdf|archive-date=May 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Transfer admission is also very competitive. In the fall of 2015, 4,165 students applied to the transfer class; 1,470, or 35%, were admitted.

NC State requires undergraduate admission candidates to choose a preferred college of study. After determining that an applicant meets the overall university requirements, the individual college must also agree to accept the student. Because of this process, some colleges have significantly higher admission requirements than others.{{cite journal|last=McNichol|first=Beth|title=The Right Stuff: Getting in at NC State|journal=NC State Magazine|volume=Summer 2005|url=http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/media/magpdfs/summer05.pdf|access-date=July 20, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901085304/http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/media/magpdfs/summer05.pdf|archive-date=September 1, 2006|url-status=dead}}

The Graduate School reviews all postgraduate education applications. For fall 2015, 14,394 prospective students applied to the Graduate School; 3,460 (24%) were admitted. Of these, 2,982 (80.3%) enrolled.{{cite web|title=Final Graduate Admission Totals, Fall Semester|publisher=North Carolina State University Office of Institutional Research and Planning|url=http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/archives/admissions/finalasr_fall/adgr2015.htm|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907035004/http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/archives/admissions/finalasr_fall/adgr2015.htm|archive-date=September 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}

The Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree awarded by the Institute for Advanced Analytics is the university's most selective graduate program accepting around one-in-eight applicants.{{Cite web|title=About the Institute – Master of Science in Analytics {{!}} Institute for Advanced Analytics|url=https://analytics.ncsu.edu/?page_id=2|access-date=March 28, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404205339/https://analytics.ncsu.edu/?page_id=2|url-status=live}}

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NC State University Libraries, ranked 30th out of 120 North American research libraries, includes 4.4 million volumes, over 50,000 print and electronic serial subscriptions, more than 20,000 videos and film holdings, and more than 40,000 digital images (as of 2011).{{cite web|title=About the Collections|url=http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/collectionmanagement/collections.html|access-date=December 23, 2011|author=NCSU Libraries|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113162843/http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/collectionmanagement/collections.html|archive-date=November 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=ARL Index, 2009–2010|url=http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/index10.xls|access-date=December 23, 2011|author=Association of Research Libraries|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008044145/http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/index10.xls|archive-date=October 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |title=Association of Research Libraries Rankings |url=https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/performance/arl-rankings |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.lib.ncsu.edu |language=en}} The library system has an annual budget of over $40 million.{{Cite web |title=Expenditures |url=https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/performance/expenditures |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.lib.ncsu.edu |language=en}}

The library system consists of five libraries: two main libraries and three branch libraries. The D. H. Hill Jr. Library, on Main Campus, is over nine stories tall and covers over 119,000 square feet. This library is on North Main Campus in the center of University Plaza, or often called "The Brickyard" and is 11,000 square meters.{{cite web|title=D.H. Hill Library|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/dhhill.html|access-date=November 23, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051121022940/http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/dhhill.html|archive-date=November 21, 2005|url-status=dead}} The James B. Hunt Jr. Library, on the university's Centennial Campus, opened in January 2013 and covers over 221,000 square feet.{{cite web|title=The James B. Hunt Jr. Library|url=http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary|access-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202234943/http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary|archive-date=February 2, 2013|url-status=dead}} NC State, as a member of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), has interlibrary loan services with Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University.{{cite web|title=NCSU Libraries Fact Sheet: NCSU Libraries|url=http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/publications/factsheet/|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312132219/http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/publications/factsheet/|archive-date=March 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}

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In 2014–2015 NC State became part of only fifty-four institutions in the U.S. to have earned the "Innovation and Economic Prosperity University" designation by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.Edelson, David. "IEP Designees". www.aplu.org. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

For 2025, U.S. News & World Report ranks NC State tied for 58th out of all national universities and tied for 26th out of public universities in the U.S., tied at 34th for "best college for veterans" and 60th for "best value" schools.{{Cite web |title=US News and World Report 2025 College Rankings--North Carolina State |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/north-carolina-state-raleigh-2972/overall-rankings}}

NC State's College of Engineering was tied for 24th by U.S. News & World Report, with many of its programs ranking in the top 30 nationally. NC State's Nuclear Engineering program is considered to be one of the best in the world and in 2020, was ranked 3rd in the country (behind MIT and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor). The biological and agricultural engineering programs are also widely recognized and were ranked 4th nationally. In 2019 NC State's manufacturing and industrial engineering program was ranking 13th in the nation, and material science at 15th. Other notable programs included civil engineering at 20th, environmental engineering tied at 21st, chemical engineering tied for 22nd, computer engineering at 28th, and biomedical engineering ranking 28th nationally in 2019.{{cite magazine |title=North Carolina State University—Raleigh Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/north-carolina-state-raleigh-2972/overall-rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718051106/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/north-carolina-state-raleigh-2972/overall-rankings |archive-date=July 18, 2019 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report}}{{Cite web|url=https://oirp.ncsu.edu/facts-figures/peer-comparisons/rankings/|title=Institutional Strategy and Analysis|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050351/https://oirp.ncsu.edu/facts-figures/peer-comparisons/rankings/|archive-date=June 12, 2020}} In 2019, the Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked NC State's electrical engineering program 9th internationally and chemical engineering 20th.{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/chemical-engineering.html|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Chemical Engineering | Shanghai Ranking - 2020|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701101936/http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/chemical-engineering.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/electrical-electronic-engineering.html|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Shanghai Ranking - 2020|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=August 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816074838/http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/electrical-electronic-engineering.html|url-status=dead}} In 2020, The Princeton Review ranked NC State 36th for game design.{{Cite web|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-50-game-design-ugrad|title=Top 50 Colleges for Game Design|website=www.princetonreview.com|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524000340/https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-50-game-design-ugrad|url-status=live}}

NC State is also home to the only college dedicated to textiles in the country, the Wilson College of Textiles, which is a partner of the National Council of Textile Organizations and is widely regarded as one of the best textiles programs in the world. In 2020 the textile engineering program was ranked 1st nationally by College Factual. In 2017, Business of Fashion Magazine ranked the college's fashion and apparel design program 8th in the country and 30th in the world. In 2018, Fashion Schools ranked the college's fashion and textile management program 11th in the nation.{{Cite web|title=Industry Partners|url=http://www.ncto.org/industry-partners-resources/textile-colleges-universities/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050350/http://www.ncto.org/industry-partners-resources/textile-colleges-universities/|archive-date=June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Textile Engineering Ranking|url=https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/engineering/textile-sciences-engineering/rankings/most-popular/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050349/https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/engineering/textile-sciences-engineering/rankings/most-popular/|archive-date=June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Admitted Students|url=https://textiles.ncsu.edu/admitted-students/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050348/https://textiles.ncsu.edu/admitted-students/|archive-date=June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Global Fashion School Ranking 2017|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/education/rankings/2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715222937/https://www.businessoffashion.com/education/rankings/2017|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Top 50 Fashion Merchandising Schools and Colleges in the US - 2018 Rankings|url=https://www.fashion-schools.org/articles/top-50-fashion-merchandising-schools-and-colleges-us-2018-rankings|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620212451/https://www.fashion-schools.org/articles/top-50-fashion-merchandising-schools-and-colleges-us-2018-rankings|archive-date=June 20, 2020}}

NC State's Masters program in data analytics was the first in the United States. Launched in 2007, it is part of the Institute for Advanced Analytics and was created as a university-wide multidisciplinary initiative to meet the rapidly growing demand in the labor market for analytics professionals.{{Cite web|title=About the Institute – Master of Science in Analytics {{!}} Institute for Advanced Analytics|url=https://analytics.ncsu.edu/?page_id=2|access-date=March 29, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404205339/https://analytics.ncsu.edu/?page_id=2|url-status=live}} In 2012, Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil highlighted the MSA program in Harvard Business Review as one of only a few sources of talent with proven strengths in data science.{{Cite news|last=Brynjolfsson|first=Andrew McAfee and Erik|date=October 1, 2012|title=Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century|work=Harvard Business Review|url=https://hbr.org/2012/10/data-scientist-the-sexiest-job-of-the-21st-century|access-date=March 29, 2021|issn=0017-8012|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614093135/https://hbr.org/2012/10/data-scientist-the-sexiest-job-of-the-21st-century|url-status=live}}

NC State is known for its College of Veterinary Medicine and in 2020 it was ranked 4th nationally, by U.S. News & World Report, 25th internationally by NTU Ranking{{Cite web|title=NTU Ranking 2019|url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/BySubject/PlantAnimSci|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050352/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/BySubject/PlantAnimSci|archive-date=June 12, 2020}} and 36th internationally by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.{{cite magazine|title=North Carolina State University—Raleigh Grad Schools|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/north-carolina-state-university-raleigh-199193/overall-rankings|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711180000/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/north-carolina-state-university-raleigh-199193/overall-rankings|archive-date=July 11, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/veterinary-sciences.html|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Veterinary Sciences | Shanghai Ranking - 2020|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701081558/http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/veterinary-sciences.html|url-status=dead}}

In 2020, NC State's College of Design was ranked 25th by College Factual. In 2018, the Animation Career Review ranked NC State's Graphic Design program 4th in the country and best among public universities.{{Cite web|title=2020 Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts|url=https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/rankings/top-ranked/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805073758/https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/rankings/top-ranked/|archive-date=August 5, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Collaborative Sponsored Studios|url=https://design.ncsu.edu/academics/collaborative-sponsored-studios/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050357/https://design.ncsu.edu/academics/collaborative-sponsored-studios/|archive-date=June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Top 50 Graphic Design Schools and Colleges in the U.S. – 2018 Rankings: Animation Career Review|url=https://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/top-50-graphic-design-schools-and-colleges-us-2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529054903/https://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/top-50-graphic-design-schools-and-colleges-us-2018|archive-date=May 29, 2019|access-date=May 29, 2019|website=www.animationcareerreview.com}}

In 2020, the College of Education tied for 45th in the U.S. and the Poole College of Management is tied for 52nd among business schools.{{cite web | title=North Carolina State University--Raleigh - Overall Rankings | website=US News | url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/north-carolina-state-university-raleigh-199193/overall-rankings | access-date=August 10, 2023 | archive-date=July 11, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711180000/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/north-carolina-state-university-raleigh-199193/overall-rankings | url-status=live }} NC State's Entrepreneurship program is ranked 10th internationally among undergraduate programs by The Princeton Review in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/press/top-entrepreneurial-press-release|title=Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies 2020 Press Release: The Princeton Review|website=www.princetonreview.com|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117002158/https://www.princetonreview.com/press/top-entrepreneurial-press-release|archive-date=November 17, 2017|url-status=live}} For 2010 the Wall Street Journal surveyed recruiters and ranked NC State number 19 among the top 25 recruiter picks.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060|work=The Wall Street Journal|title=The Top 25 Recruiter Picks|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226023122/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060|archive-date=December 26, 2014|url-status=live}} In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Department of Statistics 11th (tied) in the nation.{{Cite web|title=Best Statistics Programs|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/statistics-rankings|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812230626/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/statistics-rankings|url-status=live}}

In fiscal year 2019, NC State University received 95 awards and $29,381,782 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funds for Research. For fiscal year 2017, NC State was ranked 45th in total research expenditure by the National Science Foundation.{{Cite web|title=NIH Awards by Location & Organization|url=https://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm?ot=&fy=2019&state=&ic=&fm=&orgid=578204&distr=&rfa=&om=n&pid=#tab2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612053618/https://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm?ot=&fy=2019&state=&ic=&fm=&orgid=578204&distr=&rfa=&om=n&pid=#tab2|archive-date=June 12, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Academic Institution Profile: North Carolina State University|url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=view&fice=2972|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050355/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=view&fice=2972|archive-date=June 12, 2020|website=National Science Foundation}}

Kiplinger's Personal Finance placed NC State 9th in its 2018 ranking of best value public colleges in the United States.{{cite magazine|date=December 2017|title=Kiplinger's Best College Values: College Rankings, 2018|url=http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php|magazine=Kiplinger's Personal Finance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218160250/http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/college/T014-S001-kiplinger-s-best-values-in-public-colleges/index.php|archive-date=December 18, 2016|access-date=February 21, 2016|url-status=live}}

There are several notable scholarships of North Carolina State University which include:

• The Park Scholarship Program – Named after Roy H. Park (class of 1931), the Park Scholarship Program was established in 1996 following a donation by the Park Foundation. Approximately 35 to 40 incoming first-year students are selected per cohort after evaluation on the criteria of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The scholarship covers tuition, room and board, food, books, and other personal expenses, renewable up to eight semesters of study.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://park.ncsu.edu/about/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Park Scholarships |language=en-US}}
• The Caldwell Fellows Program – Created by the NC State Alumni Association to honor the legacy of former Chancellor John T. Caldwell, the Caldwell Fellows Program is a leadership development scholarship program with a strong focus on servant leadership.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/caldwell/apply/|title=NC State University : WebAuth : Login Required|access-date=May 29, 2015|archive-date=January 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124053603/https://caldwellfellows.ncsu.edu/apply-faq/|url-status=live}}
• The Goodnight Scholars Program – Established in 2008 by James Goodnight and Mrs. Ann Goodnight of the SAS Institute, the Goodnight Scholars Program provides students an award worth $21,000 per academic year for up to eight semesters for first year students and six semesters for transfer students.{{cite web |url=https://goodnight.ncsu.edu/about/ |title=NC State University · Goodnight Scholars Program |publisher=goodnight.ncsu.edu |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042333/https://goodnight.ncsu.edu/about/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
• The Centennial Scholarship – This scholarship to the Wilson College of Textiles was introduced by the North Carolina Textile Foundation in 1999 as a part of the Wilson College of Textiles' Centennial Celebration and pays approximately 80% of expenses to attend NC State and a $7,500 enrichment fund.{{cite web|url=http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/student_services/centennial_scholars.html |access-date=April 27, 2004 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040427035546/http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/student_services/centennial_scholars.html |title=Centennial Scholarship Program|archive-date=April 27, 2004 }}
• Oaks Leadership Scholarship – Created by NC State faculty Jackie Bruce & Katherine McKee after a shared experience at a diversity and inclusion training.{{Cite web |title=Oaks Leadership Scholars Program |url=https://oaksscholars.ncsu.edu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121204407/https://oaksscholars.ncsu.edu/ |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |language=en-US}}

The Entrepreneurship Initiative

The Entrepreneurship Initiative{{cite web |url=http://ei.ncsu.edu/about-2/partners/ |title=NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative – Program Partners |work=ncsu.edu |access-date=December 11, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416225119/http://ei.ncsu.edu/about-2/partners/ |archive-date=April 16, 2011 }} (EI) at NC State was formed In July 2008 in response to the Chancellor's call to "develop an educated an entrepreneurial work force." By organizing and energizing its entrepreneurial efforts through the initiative, NC State hopes to provide a comprehensive springboard for ideas, projects, and partnerships.

Young and Teen Writers' Workshops

The Young and Teen Writers' Workshop is a summer creative writing program for area high school and middle school students. Sponsored by the English Department within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and held on NC State University's campus, the Young and Teen Writers' Workshop teaches creative writing skills and techniques, while also improving communication skills and confidence. YTWW was founded in 1986 and is one of the oldest and most affordable young writing summer programs in the nation. Courses offered include fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, genre fiction, graphic novels, and dramatic writing. The director since 2015 is William K. Lawrence.{{cite web|url=http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/youngwriters/|title=Young and Teen Writers' Workshops|publisher=NC State Department of English|access-date=January 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224220035/http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/youngwriters/|archive-date=December 24, 2015|url-status=live}}

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North Carolina State (NC State) teams are known as the Wolfpack.{{Cite web|url=https://gopack.com/|title=NC State University Athletics - Official Athletics Website|website=NC State University Athletics|language=en|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003150614/https://gopack.com/|archive-date=October 3, 2019|url-status=dead}} They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sub-level for football), primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1953–54 season. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

NC State has won ten national championships: four NCAA championships, two AIAW championships, and four titles under other sanctioning bodies. Most NC State fans and athletes recognize the rivalry with the North Carolina Tar Heels as their biggest.{{cite news|last=Doyel|first=Gregg|title=A new perspective on Wolfpack-Heels rivalry.|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=September 25, 2001|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7851811_ITM|access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208165227/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7851811_ITM|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=live}} NC State was a founding member of the Southern Conference and of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and it is one of the four teams on "Tobacco Road".ACC Basketball, Walker 2011{{cite news|last=Fellenzer|first=Jeff|title=Taking A Trip Down Tobacco Road: North Carolina Basketball Isn't a Game, It's a State of Mind.|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 21, 1989|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66421603.html?dids=66421603:66421603&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+21%2C+1989&author=JEFF+FELLENZER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=TAKING+A+TRIP+DOWN+TOBACCO+ROAD+North+Carolina+Basketball+Isn%27t+a+Game%2C+It%27s+a+State+of+Mind&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201022706/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66421603.html?dids=66421603:66421603&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+21,+1989&author=JEFF+FELLENZER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=TAKING+A+TRIP+DOWN+TOBACCO+ROAD+North+Carolina+Basketball+Isn't+a+Game,+It's+a+State+of+Mind&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|access-date=June 13, 2008}}

The primary logo for NC State athletics is a red block 'S' with an inscribed 'N' and 'C'. The block S has been in use since 1890 but has seen many alterations through the years.{{Cite web|url=https://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/timelines/nc-state-mascots-colors-and-team-names|title=NCSU Timelines|website=historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914064014/https://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/timelines/nc-state-mascots-colors-and-team-names|archive-date=September 14, 2019|url-status=dead}} It became the sole logo for all NC State athletic teams in 2000 and was modernized to its current design in 2006.{{cite web|title=Timeline of Athletics at NCSU|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/universityarchives/historicalstate/athleticstimeline.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012162425/http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/universityarchives/historicalstate/athleticstimeline.html|archive-date=October 12, 2008|url-status=dead}}

NC State athletic teams are nicknamed the 'Wolfpack' (most women's teams are also called the "Wolfpack," except for the women's basketball team who go by the "Wolfpack Women"). The name was unofficially adopted in 1921 following an unsigned letter to the NC State Alumni News suggesting the moniker "Wolf Pack". Prior to the adoption of the current nickname, NC State athletic teams went by such names as the Aggies, the Techs, and the Red Terrors. Since the 1960s the Wolfpack has been represented at athletic events by its mascots, Mr. and Mrs. Wuf. In print, the 'Strutting Wolf' is used and is known by the name 'Tuffy.'

The stadium property is {{convert|3.4|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of the Memorial Bell Tower. Both Carter–Finley Stadium and the Lenovo Center are located there. Aside from the two stadiums, the property is mainly open space used for event parking. The property borders the North Carolina State Fair to the North and hosts tailgating parties before NC State football games.{{cite web|url=http://www.rbccenter.com/CommentAndFAQ/faq.asp|title=RBC Center Description.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061021022239/http://www.rbccenter.com/CommentAndFAQ/faq.asp|archive-date=October 21, 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/carter-finley.html|title=Carter-Finley Stadium Description.|access-date=September 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005133819/http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/carter-finley.html|archive-date=October 5, 2006|url-status=dead}} Located on campus, Reynolds Coliseum is now home to all services of ROTC and several Wolfpack teams, including women's basketball, women's volleyball, women's gymnastics, and men's wrestling.

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|+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022

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! Race and ethnicity{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: North Carolina State University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?199193-North-Carolina-State-University-at-Raleigh|publisher=United States Department of Education|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615174441/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?199193-North-Carolina-State-University-at-Raleigh|url-status=live}}

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| White

|align=right| {{bartable|68|%|2||background:gray}}

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| Asian

|align=right| {{bartable|8|%|2||background:purple}}

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| Hispanic

|align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:green}}

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| Other{{efn|Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:brown}}

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| Black

|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:mediumblue}}

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| Foreign national

|align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:orange}}

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! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |Economic diversity

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| Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|18|%|2||background:red}}

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| Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}}

|align=right| {{bartable|82|%|2||background:black}}

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Many residence halls host events, though alcohol policies are strictly enforced.{{cite web |title=Alcohol & Beverage Container Rules |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/housing/standards/alcohol.php |access-date=January 5, 2012 |author=NCSU Housing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126152900/http://www.ncsu.edu/housing/standards/alcohol.php |archive-date=January 26, 2012 }}

Witherspoon Student Center (A.K.A. Student Center Annex) houses an African American Cultural Center which has an art gallery and a library. The cultural center moved to its current location in Witherspoon in 1991, having formerly been in the Print Shop.{{cite web|title=New African American Cultural Center (1974)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1974-new-african-american-cultural-center|access-date=January 5, 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White|author2=NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908193007/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1974-new-african-american-cultural-center|archive-date=September 8, 2012}}{{cite web|title=African-American Cultural Center opens (1991)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1991-african-american-cultural-center-opens|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709191516/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1991-african-american-cultural-center-opens|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2012|access-date=January 5, 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White|author2=NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center|location=Raleigh, NC}} Witherspoon also houses Student Media and a multicultural student affairs office.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/aacc/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208102854/http://www.ncsu.edu/aacc/index.php|archive-date=February 8, 2007 |title=African American Cultural Center at NCSU}}

Student life at North Carolina State University includes opportunities in a diverse range of activities and organizations. These include multicultural groups, arts groups, political and social action groups, service and professional groups, religious groups, Greek organizations, sports and recreation groups, academic and professional groups, and special interest groups such as the Clogging Team, the Film Society, the Judo Club, the Equestrian Club, and the Black Finesse Modeling Troupe.{{Cite web|url=https://getinvolved.ncsu.edu/Organizations|title=Get Involved at NC State - Organizations|website=getinvolved.ncsu.edu|language=en-US|access-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162458/https://getinvolved.ncsu.edu/Organizations|archive-date=February 3, 2017}}

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Thirty-five percent of full-time undergraduate students live on campus in one of nineteen residence halls.{{cite web|title=Residence Halls|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/housing/halls/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030202134211/http://www.ncsu.edu/housing/halls/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2012|author=NCSU Housing}}{{cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/housing/fastfacts.php# |access-date=January 5, 2012 |author=NCSU Housing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126152642/http://www.ncsu.edu/housing/fastfacts.php |archive-date=January 26, 2012 }} Most residence halls provide events that acclimate incoming students to the college experience. Many residence halls house villages, such as Honors Village in the Quad, Global Village in Alexander Hall, Engineering Village in Sullivan, Impact Leadership Village in Bowen Hall, WISE in Lee Hall, Arts Village in Turlington Hall, First Year Commons in Owen and Tucker Hall, and Black Male Initiative in Avent Ferry. The residence hall or residence hall area has an elected council to provide for local event programming and an outlet for student concerns. Collectively, representatives from each hall make up the Inter-Residence Council which represents the on-campus residence-life community as a whole.{{cite web |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/irc |title=Inter-Residence Council. |access-date=July 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728153902/http://www.ncsu.edu/irc |archive-date=July 28, 2009 |url-status=dead }}

University housing facilities are divided into four areas: East Campus, Central Campus, West Campus, and University Apartments.

Founded in 1921, NC State Student Government is a student-run organization that serves as the official voice of the student body and attempts to better the student experience at the university. Both a governing body and an advocacy group, Student Government is involved in policy-making, adjudication, programming, advocating, community service, and countless other activities. The organization is a clearinghouse for concerns from students and answers from administrators. The organization also is responsible for distributing a portion of the fees it receives to student organizations in a process known as appropriations. Student organizations must be registered through Student Involvement to become eligible for appropriations.{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Student Government|url=https://orgs.ncsu.edu/student-govt/history/|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=orgs.ncsu.edu|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802052526/https://orgs.ncsu.edu/student-govt/history/|url-status=live}}

Service NC State (SNCS) is sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics & Public Service as the definitive service event to welcome new students to NC State's campus, and as a way to impact the community. This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Raleigh community. The event role models the university's mission to impact and support its local and global community.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/csleps/service/servicenc.htm |title=Service NC State- Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, & Public Service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701231455/http://www.ncsu.edu/csleps/service/servicenc.htm |archive-date=July 1, 2010 }}

Homecoming week, an event run by the AASAP (Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program), is one of the only homecoming weeks entirely run by students. Usually at the end of October, starts with a Kickoff event and ends with the Pack Howl pep rally and concert. Featured performers have included Lonestar, Ludacris, Chris Daughtry, and most recently Cartel, Guster and The Avett Brothers.

During the week, events such as Wear Red-Get Fed, a parade down Hillsborough Street, and a campus-wide Spirit Competition take place. The week also includes a Leader of the Pack competition honoring NC State's brightest and most passionate female and male student leaders.{{cite web|url=http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2007/10/26/News/Homecoming.Events.Finish.In.Full.Swing-3058972.shtml |title=Homecoming events finish in full swing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504074606/http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2007/10/26/News/Homecoming.Events.Finish.In.Full.Swing-3058972.shtml |archive-date=May 4, 2008 }}

Shack-A-Thon, a tradition since 1991, is NC State's Habitat for Humanity's annual fall fundraiser. Habitat for Humanity at NC State's Campus Chapter partners with many other student organizations to take over the Brickyard by building shacks that the students live, sleep, and study in for an entire week. Each group raises money by collecting from people walking through the brickyard and online donations. This money goes toward funding a house through Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. In 2014 students raised over $46,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/stud_orgs/habitat/doShack.php |title=Shack-A-Thon at NCSU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526091639/http://www.ncsu.edu/stud_orgs/habitat/doShack.php |archive-date=May 26, 2007 }}

Started by Park Scholars, a more recent tradition of NC State is the Krispy Kreme Challenge. In this race, students meet at the university's Memorial Bell Tower, then run to a Krispy Kreme shop {{convert|2.5|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} away (changed from {{convert|2|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} in 2012). Each student must eat twelve glazed doughnuts, then run back to the Bell Tower within one hour. The Challenge was listed as one of the "102 Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate" by Sports Illustrated.{{cite news|date=September 27, 2005|title=102 More Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate (South)|journal=SI on Campus}} Proceeds from the race go to the NC Children's Hospital. In 2014, 8,000 runners participated and the committee raised $200,000 bringing the cumulative total donated to the NC Children's Hospital to $758,000 since the race's inception.{{cite web|url=http://krispykremechallenge.com|title=Krispy Kreme Challenge|access-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523195905/http://www.krispykremechallenge.com/|archive-date=May 23, 2015|url-status=dead}} The cumulative total reached $2.1 million in 2023.{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2024 |title=Tips to complete NC State's Krispy Kreme Challenge |url=https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/tips-to-complete-nc-states-krispy-kreme-challenge-charity-run-to-benefit-unc-childrens-hospital/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=CBS17.com |language=en-US}}

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Technician has been NC State's student-run newspaper since 1920. It employs students throughout the year and reports on campus news, sports, entertainment, and state and national news. Technician is published Monday through Friday when school is in session with a circulation of about 20,000. The paper is funded by advertisement and a student media fee; it is distributed for free at numerous locations on campus and at area merchants.{{cite web|url=http://www.technicianonline.com/about/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080201162826/http://www.technicianonline.com/about/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2008|title=About Us|work=Technician|access-date=May 25, 2008}}

The Nubian Message is NC State's African American student newspaper. The Nubian Message was first published in 1992 following protests from many African American students denouncing the Technician's alleged racial bias.{{cite web|title=Nubian Message begins publication (1992)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1992-nubian-message-begins-publication|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140202222143/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/timelines/search?q=1992+nubian+message+begins+publication|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2014|access-date=December 23, 2011|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}} The Nubian Message is published biweekly.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.thenubianmessage.com/about/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=Nubian Message |language=en-US}}

NC State's oldest student publication, the Agromeck yearbook, celebrated its 100th birthday with the 2002 edition. It acts as a compendium of student life on campus including sporting events, social activities, and day-to-day living. The yearbook serves as a historian of campus. Each year, nearly 1,000 copies are printed and sold.{{cite web |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/agromeck/history.htm|title=Agromeck Yearbook History|publisher=NC State Student Media|access-date=May 25, 2008 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509145904/http://www.ncsu.edu/agromeck/history.htm}}

The university has its own student-run radio station, WKNC. The radio station broadcasts at 25,000 watts and reaches all corners of "the Triangle" (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill). In 2010, WKNC was voted "Best College Radio Station of the Triangle" by readers of the Independent Weekly. The station hosts several formats run by student disc jockeys.{{cite web |url=http://wknc.org/about/history.php|title=The history of WKNC|last=Teel|first=Mark|publisher=WKNC 88.1: The Revolution|access-date=May 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424053325/http://wknc.org/about/history.php |archive-date=April 24, 2008}} Prior to its designation as WKNC in 1958, the station's call letters were WVWP.{{cite web|title=WVWP becomes WKNC (1958)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1958-wvwp-becomes-wknc|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713114157/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1958-wvwp-becomes-wknc|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012|access-date=December 23, 2011|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}}

NC State's literary and arts magazine, Windhover, is published once a year in the spring. The publication solicits entries from all university affiliated individuals, including students, staff, alumni, and faculty. The content published includes visual art, writing (prose, poetry, personal narratives, etc.), audio, and video. It was first published in 1964, although the publication was discontinued between the years of 1970 to 1973.{{Cite web |title=History – Windhover |url=https://orgs.ncsu.edu/windhover/history/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |language=en-US}}

{{main|List of North Carolina State University people}}

NC State has 156,297 living alumni, with 61% of alumni living in North Carolina. There are 100 alumni clubs in North Carolina and another 42 states also have active clubs. In addition to alumni, the university employs 2,040 faculty and 5,843 staff. A number of NC State alumni and faculty have made significant contributions in the fields of government, military, science, academia, business, arts, and athletics, among others.{{cite web|title=NC State Alumni|publisher=NC State University|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/alumni/index.php|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609050313/http://www.ncsu.edu/alumni/index.php|archive-date=June 9, 2008|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=NC State Notable Alumni|publisher=NC State University|url=http://ncsu.edu/alumni/prominent-alumni/index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018130847/http://ncsu.edu/alumni/prominent-alumni/index.php|archive-date=October 18, 2007|access-date=June 11, 2008}}

Among the most notable alumni with involvement in politics are John Edwards, former U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate; James B. Hunt Jr., 4-term Governor of North Carolina; Nida Allam, the first Muslim woman to be elected to a North Carolina government office; and Robert Gibbs, former White House Press Secretary.{{cite web|title=John Edwards Biography|publisher=Biography.com|url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=11158797|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070807221052/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=11158797|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2007|access-date=June 11, 2008}}{{cite web|title=James B. Hunt|publisher=US Department of Education|url=http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/bios/hunt.pdf|access-date=June 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724060330/http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/bios/hunt.pdf|archive-date=July 24, 2008}}

Combining science and politics, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was the elected chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an organization that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore; Pachauri represented the IPCC in receiving the award.{{cite web|title=Alumnus Shares 2007 Nobel Peace Prize |publisher=NC State University |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/featured-stories/intl-connections/oct-2007/nobel-prize/index.php |access-date=June 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516230452/http://www.ncsu.edu/featured-stories/intl-connections/oct-2007/nobel-prize/index.php |archive-date=May 16, 2008 }} Abdurrahim El-Keib was the interim prime minister of Libya{{cite web|last=Jay|first=Price|title=Can an engineer from N.C. State rebuild Libya as prime minister?|publisher=News and Observer|date=November 3, 2011|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/11/03/1614808/can-he-re-engineer-libya.html#storylink=cpy|access-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104025109/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/11/03/1614808/can-he-re-engineer-libya.html#storylink=cpy|archive-date=January 4, 2012}} from November 24, 2011, to November 14, 2012. Alumnus Munir Ahmad Khan gained international recognition for his work in reactor quantum physics and later guided the scientific research in nuclear weapons for Pakistan's atomic bomb programs.{{cite web|title=Remembering Munir Ahmad Khan|url=http://www.ishtiaqahmad.com/item_display.aspx?listing_id=562&listing_type=1|work=Weekly Pulse|date=April 21–27, 2006|first=Ishtiaq|last=Ahmad|access-date=November 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321204012/http://www.ishtiaqahmad.com/item_display.aspx?listing_id=562&listing_type=1|archive-date=March 21, 2012|url-status=dead}} NASA astronaut Christina Koch also attended NC State, earning two bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics and a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering. Khalia Braswell, computer scientist, technologist, and founder of INTech earned her bachelor's degree from NC State in computer science.{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2020|title=West Charlotte native Khalia Braswell is bridging the digital divide with INTech|url=http://clture.org/khalia-braswell-intech/|access-date=April 9, 2021|website=CLTure|language=en-US|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422132448/https://clture.org/khalia-braswell-intech/|url-status=live}}

Several alumni hold or have held top positions at large companies. These include: Apple Inc. (Jeff Williams, chief operating officer), Caterpillar Inc. (James W. Owens), SAS Institute (James Goodnight), president and CEO), Tractor Supply (Hal Lawton, president and CEO), and HowStuffWorks (Marshall Brain).

Over 50 NC State alumni have achieved the rank of brigadier general or higher in the United States military. General William C. Lee is often referred to as the "Father of the U.S. Airborne."{{cite web|title=Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms|publisher=National Park Service|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/lee.htm|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611111457/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/lee.htm|archive-date=June 11, 2008|url-status=live}}

General Maxwell R. Thurman, a former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, was the first four-star officer from NCSU.{{cite web|title=Military Ties|publisher=NC State Alumni Association|url=http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/military/officers.php|access-date=June 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211191234/http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/military/officers.php|archive-date=December 11, 2008}} Hugh Shelton, now retired, was a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a four-star general.{{cite web|title=General Hugh Shelton Elected to Red Hat Board of Directors|publisher=Red Hat, Inc.|date=April 30, 2003|url=http://www.redhat.com/about/presscenter/2003/press_shelton.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113123851/http://www.redhat.com/about/presscenter/2003/press_shelton.html|archive-date=November 13, 2008|url-status=dead}} General Dan McNeill commands the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.{{cite web|title=General Dan K McNeill|publisher=North Atlantic Treat Organization|date=August 27, 2007|url=http://www.nato.int/isaf/structure/bio/comisaf/mcneill.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613201048/http://www.nato.int/isaf/structure/bio/comisaf/mcneill.html|archive-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=live}}

Some alumni have become national academic leaders. Albert Carnesale was the chancellor of UCLA from 1997 to 2006 after a 23-year tenure at Harvard University.{{cite web|title=Albert Carnesale|publisher=UCLA|url=http://www.pastleaders.ucla.edu/carnesale.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519065833/http://www.pastleaders.ucla.edu/carnesale.html|archive-date=May 19, 2008|url-status=live}} Bill Friday was president of the University of North Carolina system for 30 years.{{cite web|title=William Friday|publisher=UNC-TV|url=http://www.unctv.org/biocon/wfriday/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020613182520/http://www.unctv.org/biocon/wfriday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2002|access-date=June 11, 2008}} William Brantley Aycock was chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1957 until 1964.{{cite web|title=William Aycock|publisher=UNC Library|url=http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Aycock,William_B.html|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208060205/http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Aycock,William_B.html|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=live}}

Notable contributors to the entertainment industry are associated with NC State. Actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis attended NC State.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/magazine/31Galifianakis-t.html?pagewanted=3|work=The New York Times|title=The Making of Zach Galifianakis|first=John|last=Wray|date=May 31, 2009|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422003820/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/magazine/31Galifianakis-t.html?pagewanted=3|archive-date=April 22, 2017|url-status=live}} Country singer and American Idol winner Scotty McCreery attends NC State University.{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/03/1976379/scotty-mccreery-becoming-a-wolfpacker.html |work=The News & Observer |title=Scotty McCreery attending N.C. State gets cheers, shrugs |first=Jessica |last=Halpern |date=April 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511023827/http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/03/1976379/scotty-mccreery-becoming-a-wolfpacker.html |archive-date=May 11, 2012 }} Donald Bitzer, the father of plasma television and Emmy Award winner, sits on the faculty of NC State.{{cite web|title=ECE Alumni Win Emmy|publisher=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|url=http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/communications/outlook/Text%2042-1-2/dev.emmy.htm|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208023420/http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/communications/outlook/Text%2042-1-2/dev.emmy.htm|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead}} Musician and entertainment personality John Tesh also studied at NC State, but was expelled his junior year.{{cite news|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101005/ARTICLES/101009813?p=1&tc=pg|work=The Wilmington Star|title=John Tesh says being expelled from N.C. State was turning point in his life|first=Bob|last=Workman|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522003922/http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101005/ARTICLES/101009813?p=1&tc=pg|archive-date=May 22, 2013|url-status=live}} Comedians and self-proclaimed "Internetainers" Rhett and Link also attended NC State.

Several NC State students later became professional athletes. Bill Cowher coached 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, including the Super Bowl XL championship team; he is a studio analyst for The NFL Today.{{cite web|title=Bill Cowher Profile|publisher=Scout.com|url=http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=1151563|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716020606/http://pit.scout.com/a.z?s=68&p=8&c=1&nid=1151563|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead}} Over 130 NC State alumni play or have played in the NFL. Notable former players include Philip Rivers, Don Buckey, Torry Holt, Roman Gabriel, Ted Brown, Dick Christy, Perry Williams, Haywood Jeffires, Vaughan Johnson, Jerry Punch, Jim Ritcher, Koren Robinson, Dewayne Washington, Jerricho Cotchery, Tank Tyler, and 2006 number one pick Mario Williams. Notable current players include Bradley Chubb of the Miami Dolphins; Nyheim Hines of the Cleveland Browns; Garrett Bradbury of the Minnesota Vikings; Jacoby Brissett of the New England Patriots, Russell Wilson of the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{cite web|title=NFL Players who attended North Carolina State University|publisher=Database Football|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=North+Carolina+State+University|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203935/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm|archive-date=March 7, 2008|url-status=usurped}} Willie Burden was a star player in the Canadian Football League, and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Another 41 alumni have played for the NBA including Naismith Hall of Fame member David Thompson{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompda01.html|title=David Thompson Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509194546/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompda01.html|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=live}} and players Tom Gugliotta, Kenny Carr, Spud Webb, Cedric Simmons, Julius Hodge, J.J. Hickson, Josh Powell, T. J. Warren, Dennis Smith Jr., and Thurl Bailey. Former Wolfpack player Nate McMillan played in the NBA and was formerly the Head Coach of the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers, whilst another former Wolfpack player, Vinny Del Negro, both played and coached in the NBA.{{cite web|title=NBA/ABA Players who attended North Carolina State University|publisher=Basketball Reference|url=http://www.basketballreference.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=North+Carolina+State+University|access-date=June 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410151732/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=North+Carolina+State+University|archive-date=April 10, 2008}} Justine Lindsay, the first transgender National Football League cheerleader, is also an alumna of NC State.{{cite web | url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/justine-lindsay-what-to-know-about-transgender-nfl-cheerleader/where-did-she-go-to-school-2/ | title=Who is Justine Lindsay? What to Know About the Transgender NFL Cheerleader | date=June 7, 2022 | access-date=June 10, 2022 | archive-date=June 7, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607220405/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/justine-lindsay-what-to-know-about-transgender-nfl-cheerleader/where-did-she-go-to-school-2/ | url-status=live }} Patrick Bailey is a catcher with the San Francisco Giants. Trea Turner is an all star infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies.

File:Bailey2023catcher.jpg|Patrick Bailey, major league catcher

File:Jim Goodnight.jpg|Jim Goodnight, founder of SAS Institute

File:Henry Shelton official portrait.jpg|Henry H. Shelton, former chairman of the U.S. Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff

File:Philip Rivers 2008.JPG|Philip Rivers, former NFL quarterback and Pro Bowler

File:Rajendra Pachauri - WEF 2008 (cropped).jpg|Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, former chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

File:RhettandLink.jpg|Rhett and Link, two comedians who host the morning internet show Good Mythical Morning

File:Christina Koch official portrait in an EMU.jpg|Christina Koch, astronaut.{{Cite web|last=Tonnessen|first=Heather|date=2015-11-27|title=Christina Hammock Koch NASA Astronaut|url=http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-hammock-koch/biography|access-date=2021-05-15|website=NASA|archive-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318215428/https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-hammock-koch/biography/|url-status=live}}

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