North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina · Public · 27,371 undergraduates · ncsu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
40%
of 49,351 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1310 to 1440
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$26,580Est.Estimate
$52,430 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at North Carolina State University at Raleigh
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
North Carolina State University at Raleigh uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
40% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$52,430
a year in 2027-28, from a $52,430 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1390
Send your score
About 66% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1270, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your weighted GPA is below 2.8, you must send a score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT/ACT for applicants who choose to submit scores.
Source: Admission Updates for 2027 First-Year Applicants | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
40%
of applicants were admitted: 19,514 of 49,351 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/30.
Wait list
10,710 students were offered a spot; 476 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 11% of them sent SAT scores and 29% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1310 to 1440
Reading and Writing 650 to 720
Math 660 to 730
ACT composite 28 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160046%
- 1200 to 139951%
- 1000 to 11993%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.82
- 4.020%
- 3.75 to 3.9957%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.492.7%
- 3.00 to 3.240.9%
- 2.50 to 2.990.8%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$26,580
a year, in state
$52,430
a year, out of state (tuition $32,570)
- Tuition (in state)$6,720
- Fees$2,570
- Food and housing$15,170
- Books and supplies$640
- Transportation and other$1,480
North Carolina State University at Raleigh published $25,835 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$6,149
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,914
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,322
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,201
- Over $110,000$25,674
Financial aid
75%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,983
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
5.1%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,921 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
37 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $670Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ADN111 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ADN 112 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFS 200-level GEP |
| African American Studies | 5 | 3 | AFS 241 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | HA 200-level elective |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 105/106 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO 181, BIO 181 Lab, BIO 183 and BIO 183 Lab |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MA 121 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 141 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MA 141 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MA 141 and 241 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CH 101 and CH 102 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CH 101, CH 102, CH 201, and CH 202 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLC 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | WLC 201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | WLC 201 and WLC 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PS 200-level elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 241 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 110 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSC 116 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 110 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ADN 100-level elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENG 100 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 4 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 208 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | MEA 100 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ES 100 or MEA 100, depending on major |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HI 209 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HI 209 and HI 210 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLF 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | WLF 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | WLF 201 and WLF 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLG 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | WLG 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | WLG 201 and WLG 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Social Sciences 200-level GEP |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLJ 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | WLJ 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | WLJ 201 and WLJ 202 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 102 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LAT 201 |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | LAT 201 and LAT 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 201 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 | MUS 104 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MUS 103 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 120 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PY 131 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PY 211 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PY 131 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PY 212 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PY 131 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PY 208 and PY 209 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PY 131 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PY 205 and PY 206 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MA 111 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLS 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | WLS 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | WLS 201 and WLS 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | WLS 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | WLS 201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | WLS 201 and WLS 202 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | ST 311 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | 200-level elective |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PS 201 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HI 253 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HI 253 and HI 254 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HI 233 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HI 232 and HI 233 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
85%
Come back for a second year
94%
Typical earnings
$77,810
a year, 10 years after starting here
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh$89,064
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 60 majors here have earnings data.
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