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Campus Life

As you pursue a world-class education here, you’ll also discover exceptional opportunities beyond our classroom walls.

NC State has a lively, welcoming campus community where every member of our Pack can thrive and grow. Find countless extracurricular activities, plenty of future friends and — most importantly — a place you’ll forever be able to call home.

The NC State belltower is lit red at Packapalooza 2019.
During Pack Appreciation Day students show our appreciation to the tens of thousands of donors who supported our Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign. Students wrote notes and made videos to give thanks. This happened on Stafford Commons.

Make Yourself at Home

You’re always in the center of the action when you make your home on our campus. Live steps away from exciting activities and community events, support services and amenities. (Plus, we’ve got you covered for everything from coffee-fueled study sessions to late-night snack runs.)

600+ Student Organizations

If you’re into it, there’s a community here for you.

Find Your People

Our campus is filled with bright minds and varied perspectives, so you’re bound to meet a group of like-minded peers. And the connections you make with your wider Wolfpack will last a lifetime.

Talented artists. Skilled athletes. Keen crafters. Hardcore hobbyists. No matter your interests, there’s a place for you — and we’ll help you find it.

#NCStateOnCampus

Follow along with the latest happenings at NC State.

If there’s a correct answer to this question, we think Chancellor Woodson got it.

🎥🎧 Find Chancellor Woodson’s final episode of Red Chair Chats on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts at the link in our bio.
Made with love. 💌 Happy Valentine’s Day to our Pack.
Anything can happen when you join the Pack. 🥲🐺🐾 

Congratulations to our Early Action admitted students! To our Regular Decision applicants, we’ll see you on March 30. Here’s to you, #NCState29!
Wellness is always in season. Take time to recharge and enjoy your Wellness Day, Wolfpack. #LightenYourPack
We’re passing the mic to four members of Wolfpack Nation who have played an integral role in Chancellor Woodson’s NC State career. 🎙️ The chancellor is set to retire this year after a decade and a half of service to NC State. We’re wrapping up Woodson’s time as the host of Red Chair Chats with an extended episode — and this time, he’s answering the questions. 

“Because I’ve announced my retirement, everybody that I see says, ‘What will you miss?’ And honestly, it’s the interactions with everybody that’s here,” Chancellor Woodson said. “This is a special place, and it’s a special place because people love it.”

🎥🎧 Find episode 12 of Red Chair Chats on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts at the link in our bio.
What started as a dare between students has grown into NC State’s sweetest tradition. 🍩🏃‍♂️💨

This weekend, thousands raced in the 21st annual @krispykremechallenge — a quest of guts, glory and glaze. Runners dash two and a half miles from the Belltower to Krispy Kreme, eat 12 doughnuts and then finish with another two-and-a-half mile run back to campus. All in one hour. 

Since its inception, the nationally recognized race has raised more than $2 million for @uncchildrens. 👏
New ABCs just dropped. 🐺🤘
Romanticize studying. 📚😌 #NCStateOnCampus
One last FYP scroll. 🕊️
AI didn’t write this caption... or did it? Ishita Pai Raikar ’26 spearheaded the AI Ethics Panel Series to shine light on some of the biggest ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence. Set to run through May 2026, the series has featured expert panelists from Microsoft, Future World Alliance and beyond. The next panel, scheduled for Jan. 15, will highlight the intersection of AI and art, design and music. #ThinkAndDo

A Dynamic Environment

How would we describe our campus? Gorgeous, traditional architecture meets leading-edge, futuristic structures. (It’s a combination you won’t see at any other university in the area.)

See where our students spend their time.

Hunt Library
When it’s time to hit the books, our students head to one of the coolest — and most high-tech — college libraries in the nation: Hunt Library.
Students come and go in front of the renovated DH Hill Jr. Library entrance on Hillsborough Street on a pleasant November 2019 afternoon.
With an innovation studio, a data experience lab, a makerspace and more, D.H. Hill Jr. Library on our main campus is all about hands-on learning.
A photo highlighting the engineering buildings on Centennial Campus, in relation to downtown Raleigh skyline.
Our Centennial Campus is one of the premier public-private research parks in North America, so you’ll learn alongside world-leading companies and in cutting-edge research labs.
The Fitts-Woolard engineering building on Centennial Campus.
Located on Centennial, the College of Engineering’s Fitts-Woolard Hall is set to become one of the world’s most dynamic research and education environments.
The Wellness and Recreation Center opened to faculty, staff and students in 2020.
Our 430,000-square-foot Carmichael Gym complex houses indoor and outdoor training areas, a climbing center, teaching kitchens and state-of-the-art equipment. (And it’s free to all NC State students.)
Student Health Services, located on Cates Avenue, is designed to meet the health needs of NC State students.
The physical and emotional health of our students matters to us. If you need a checkup or a check-in, Campus Health and our Counseling Center provide accessible and affordable care on campus.
The Talley Student Union on a summer day.
Our community comes together at Talley Student Union. It’s the ultimate destination for snacks, study sessions and events. And there are five stories of workspaces and student organizations to explore.
Gregg Museum of Art and Design, fall 2020.
Located on NC State’s campus, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design hosts exhibitions, programs and events that allow students to soak up art and culture.