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Students head to the Free Expression Tunnel as basketball star DJ Burns looks on as part of a mural by artist Sean Kernick.

Look Back on 2024

Stellar rankings. Record enrollment. A pair of Final Fours. And a long goodbye to a beloved chancellor. Join us as we put a bow on a banner year.

Help Us Honor Chancellor Woodson

After more than 14 years as NC State’s chancellor, Randy Woodson has announced his intention to retire.

Join us as we recognize our chancellor’s living legacy of leadership and service, celebrate the transformation he helped to create, and look to the future.

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 1% Worldwide

The Center for World University Rankings puts NC State among the best universities on the planet.

#5 Best Value Among U.S. Public Universities

U.S. News & World Report

As the COO of @Apple, Jeff Williams oversaw the development of the Apple Watch. But before he worked at one of the world’s biggest tech companies, he studied mechanical engineering at @NCStateEngr. Filmed in the Bay Area in front of a live audience of @NCStateAlumni, Chancellor Randy Woodson talks with Williams about innovation and the importance of experiential learning in this episode of Red Chair Chats.

“I think there has to be this continual pulling on threads of ideas and kernels of ideas, and with that, you have to sometimes push past the rational and the practical,” Williams said. “You have to sometimes suspend disbelief and let ideas percolate.”

🎥🎧 Find episode 11 of Red Chair Chats on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts at the link in our bio.
This week, we’re celebrating 40 years of Centennial Campus. 👏

From local residents to leading researchers from around the world, Centennial Campus is a resource for everyone. Home to more than 70 private partners, 75 academic units, miles of walking trails and community spaces — the campus is an economic powerhouse where ideas thrive and all are welcome.

Here’s to a place that brings together bright minds to #ThinkAndDo — and to work, learn and thrive.

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.

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.