North Carolina State University at Raleigh

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina State University at Raleigh operates as a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 27,371 students of which 29,839 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. North Carolina State University at Raleigh is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 41.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,376 and an ACT midpoint of 30. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,303, with published in-state tuition of $8,799 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,121, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 84.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 94.5%. Graduates earn a median of $68,758 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,623 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 703000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.