Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at NC State is slightly skewed towards men students, with 50.9% of undergraduate students being men and 49.1% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 26,505, with 13,027 women and 13,478 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at NC State is almost evenly split between men and women, with 50.2% of undergraduate students being women and 49.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 10,326, with 5,181 women and 5,145 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 50.9% 13,478 students
- women 49.1% 13,027 students
Graduate Students
- men 49.8% 5,145 students
- women 50.2% 5,181 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 67.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 17,863 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 8.4% of the student body, with 2,214 students. Hispanic students represent 7.5% of the population, with 1,970 students, while African American students account for 6.1%, with 1,599 students. Mixed race students account for 4.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,131 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 19 students.
International students make up 3.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 838 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.9% of the population, totaling 768 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within NC State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 67.7% 17,863 students
- Asian 8.4% 2,214 students
- Hispanic 7.5% 1,970 students
- African American 6.1% 1,599 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 1,131 students
- International students 3.2% 838 students
- Unknown race 2.9% 768 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 19 students
Graduate Students
- White 52.7% 5,419 students
- International students 25.7% 2,649 students
- African American 7.8% 800 students
- Asian 5.3% 549 students
- Hispanic 4.2% 428 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 250 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 189 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 64.9% 908 students
- Hispanic 11.0% 154 students
- Asian 8.4% 118 students
- Mixed race 5.6% 79 students
- African American 5.4% 75 students
- International students 3.2% 45 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 20 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 41% 10,938 students
- 18-19 39% 10,280 students
- 22-24 11% 2,837 students
- 25-29 3% 783 students
- 30-34 1% 352 students
- 40-49 1% 192 students
- 35-39 1% 184 students
- 50-64 0% 88 students
- 25-29 34% 3,479 students
- 22-24 30% 3,118 students
- 30-34 15% 1,598 students
- 40-49 8% 779 students
- 35-39 8% 776 students
- 50-64 3% 317 students
- 20-21 2% 244 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at North Carolina State University at Raleigh in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 4,293 | 87.26% | |
| Virginia | 117 | 2.38% | |
| New York | 68 | 1.38% | |
| New Jersey | 57 | 1.16% | |
| Maryland | 48 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 44 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 32 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 31 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 30 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 10 | less than 1% | |
| California | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 4 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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