University Guide – North Carolina State University (NCSU)

Founded in 1887, North Carolina State University is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a part of the University of North Carolina system and is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university forms one of the corners of the Research Triangle together with Duke University in Durham and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Campuses

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.

Centennial

NC State’s main campus is expanded by the 1,334-acre mixed-use Centennial Campus. Located 1.6 km south of the Memorial Tower, this campus houses a 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. 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.

Centennial Biomedical Campus

The North Carolina State University Centennial Biomedical Campus is located 4.0 km 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 180-acre campus consists of 20 buildings including the 100,000-square-foot CVM Research Building where biomedical investigations in genomic sciences, vaccine development, cancer immunotherapy, diseases of the lung, and skin, and digestive system are undertaken.

N.C. 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, N.C. The university operates the Plants for Human Health Institute, a research, and education organization devoted to research involving food crops, like fruits and vegetables. 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.

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Academic divisions

NC State has the following colleges and academic departments:

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

How to Apply

Here’s everything you need to know if you are applying as a Freshman. Make sure to submit your application and all required materials by the deadline.

Here Are Some Simple Steps

Review the deadlines

The application is available in August and there are two deadlines you may choose to apply by. Your admission decision notification date is based on the deadline you choose to apply by and when your application is completed.

Complete the application

Submit the application through the Common App or the Coalition App of the University. For Studio-Based Majors, you will need to submit a portfolio with your application.

Pay the application fee

There is an $85 non-refundable application fee that is $100 for international applicants. You can either pay it online or provide an official fee waiver.

Self-report your test scores

In the application process, if you feel your test scores are reflective of your academic ability, you can choose to submit them. If you do not have scores available or choose not to submit them, your application will not be negatively affected. If you choose to submit your test scores, you should self-report them on your application. SAT Essay or ACT Writing scores are not required. It is advised to submit all your test scores.

Submit your transcript

Official academic transcripts should be submitted by your high school counselor.

Check your status

You can check your wolfPAW account frequently throughout the application process. You can see which documents and test scores are received or what may still be missing. Your wolfPAW account is also where you’ll get notified of your final admission decision.

Impressive Alumni

North Carolina State University has a well-known alumni network that consists of world-famous personalities in the fields of academics, business, fashion, health and medicine, entertainment, law, politics, and sports.

Some of them are :

John Edwards, Former American senator

Russell Wilson, Football quarterback

Vivian Howard, American chef

James Goodnight, CEO of SAS Institute

Hugh Shelton, Military officer