General Information:
NCSU's Mission Statement
The mission of North Carolina State University is to serve its students and the people of North Carolina as a doctoral/research-extensive, land-grant university. Through the active integration of teaching, research, extension, and engagement, North Carolina State University creates an innovative learning environment that stresses mastery of fundamentals, intellectual discipline, creativity, problem solving, and responsibility. Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, science, and engineering with a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of academic disciplines, North Carolina State University provides leadership for intellectual, cultural, social, economic, and technological development within the state, the nation, and the world.
NCSU's Facts at a Glance
The Princeton Review, 2009
-6th in Best Overall Public University Value
-Center for World-Class Universities, 2008
-111th in the Top 500 World Ranking
Kiplinger Magazine, 2008
-18th in Best Value
-National Science Foundation, 2008
-4th in Industry Research Funding among universities without medical schools (2008)
-U.S. News & World Report, 2008
-83rd National Universities Ranking
-37th Public National Doctoral Ranking
-73rd High School Counselor Ranking
-4th in Best Overall Public University Value
-13 Graduate Programs among top 30 Public Universities
-28th in Undergraduate Engineering Program
-10th in Undergraduate Agricultural Engineering
-20th in Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
-20th in Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
-15th in Undergraduate Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
-83rd in Undergraduate Business
-30th in Graduate Engineering
-26th in Graduate Aerospace Engineering
-23rd in Graduate Applied Mathematics
-59th in Graduate Business
-20th in Graduate Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
-20th in Graduate City Management and Urban Policy
-24th in Graduate Civil Engineering
-37th in Graduate Computer Engineering
-48th in Graduate Computer Science
-48th in Graduate Economics
-26th in Graduate Electrical Engineering
-7th in Graduate Graphic Design
-14th in Graduate Industrial Engineering
-22nd in Graduate Materials Engineering
-7th in Graduate Nuclear Engineering
-46th in Graduate Sociology
-5th in Graduate Veterinary Medicine
-American Association of Engineering Profiles, 2007
-6th among All U.S. Engineering Colleges in Number of B.S. Degrees Awarded
-11th among All U.S. Engineering Colleges in Number of B.S. Degrees Awarded to Women
-7th among All U.S. Engineering Colleges in Number of B.S. Degrees Awarded to African Americans
Association of Research Libraries Membership Index, 2007
-18th in Public University Libraries
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2007
-5th in Engineering M.S. degrees awarded among official 16 peers
-6th in Engineering Doctorates awarded among official 16 peers
-The Center for Measuring University Performance, 2007
-11th among American Public Research Universities without medical schools
-29th among public American Research Universities
-30th in National Academy Membership among Public Universities
-30th in Faculty Awards among Public Universities
U.S. News & World Report, 2007
-1st in Textiles
National Science Foundation, 2006
-9th in Total Research Expenditures Among Public Universities Without Medical Schools
-25th in Graduate Students in Science and Engineering Fields in Doctorate-Granting Institutions
-33rd in Total Research Expenditures Among Public Universities
-The Center for Measuring University Performance, 2006
-30th in National Academy Membership among Public Universities
-30th in Faculty Awards among Public Universities
-26th in the Number of Awarded Doctorates among Public Universities
-17th in Annual Giving among Public Universities
-49th in Endowment Assets among Public Universities
Colors:
Red and
Black
Student Life
NCSU's Definition of Diversity
The NC State University academic program is rich with opportunities for students to learn and study human diversity. Courses related to the study of world cultures, religions, disabilities, gender, and other forms of diversity are available throughout the university curriculum. On this webpage you will find a short description of the university diversity course requirement that is part of the General Education Program (GEP) for undergraduates, followed by an extensive listing of various courses offered at NCSU that will afford you the opportunity to study diversity topics.
Faculty & Staff
-2,078 teaching, research and extension faculty; 316 field faculty
-16 members of the National Academies
-7th among 16 peers in NSF CAREER faculty awards over last four years
-5,635 administrative and support staff
Colleges
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Design
Education
Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Management
Natural Resources
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Textiles
Veterinary Medicine
First Year College
The Graduate School
Athletics
NCAA Division I University
Member of Atlantic Coast Conference
23 sports represented at NC State
Alumni
More than 170,000 living NC State alumni
109,900 alumni living in North Carolina
Graduates pump $2.9 billion into N.C. economy annually
Students
-Largest four-year institution in North Carolina
-Largest number of applications from N.C. students
-33,815 students from all NC counties, 54 states and territories and 106 foreign countries (23,010 undergraduates; 7,991 graduates and professional; 2,814 non-degree seeking)
-4,612 undergraduate and 2,194 graduate degrees awarded in 2008-09
Bachelor’s degrees in 113 fields; master’s in -163 fields; PhDs in 61 fields; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
-100+ national scholars and fellows in past five years
|
|