STUDENTS
Make the Most of Your First Year
Ready to kick off your college journey? Our orientation leaders share their advice on navigating the first year, making friends and creating memorable moments.
Save the Date
We're Ready to Welcome You Home, Wolfpack
Wolfpack Welcome Weeks are nearly here! Join us Aug. 13-28 for our back-to-school celebration and kick off the academic year with more than 200 events designed to help you find your place in the Pack.
In the Spotlight
Campus Events
Astronaut Christina Koch Is Coming Home
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DISCOVER NC STATE
Think and Do With Us
An NC State education is the key to whatever door you want to open. We offer more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 200 master’s and doctoral programs. Our students graduate ready for successful careers and meaningful lives.
Our Pack is strong, and we’re always looking for more thinkers and doers from all over the world to help us get even stronger.
Top 50 University in the United States
QS World University Rankings 2026
Top 10 Best Value Among U.S. Public Universities
U.S. News & World Report
POV: It’s fall semester of 2022. You’ve just finished classes for the day. You walk through campus to enjoy the changing leaves on your way to the library. Then, you finish the day with a night game in Carter-Finley. Life is good. 🍂🙂↕️
Proud to be in the orbit of three-time NC State graduate Christina Koch. 🚀🌕
(See you in Carter-Finley this weekend, @noahkahanmusic.)
We’re the…
RED
and WHITE
from State (🙂↕️)
and we know
we are
the best…
the best 😋
the best 🎇
the BEST.
Campus Life
See Yourself Here
NC State’s campus is full of legendary landmarks, beautiful outdoor spaces, state-of-the-art facilities and ways to find — and celebrate with — your community. It’s a place to live, learn and thrive.
Research
We Solve Problems
At NC State, we focus on real-world solutions for real-world problems. Our university is a research powerhouse where experts — and budding experts — work together across disciplines to make a difference in the world.
Whether we’re advancing quantum computing, creating wearable technology solutions, uncovering the causes of liver cancer or creating artificial intelligence tools, we’re always driving innovation.
