North Carolina State University Admissions

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 North Carolina State University has an acceptance rate of 47% . Of those admitted, 34% go on to enroll. The application fee is $85 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $85
  • Number of Applicants: 35,568
  • Percent Admitted: 47%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 34%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 35,568 17,461 18,107
Percent admitted47%43%52%
Percent admitted who enrolled34%37%31%

Admissions Selectivity: Very Selective

This institution admits less than 50% of its applicants.

North Carolina State University Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔  
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations   ✔
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)  ✔
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

North Carolina State University Test Scores

North Carolina State University SAT Scores

SAT Range1280 – 1460
SAT Average1370
SAT 25th Percentile1280
SAT 75th Percentile1460

North Carolina State University ACT Scores

ACT Range28 – 33
ACT Average31
ACT 25th Percentile28
ACT 75th Percentile33

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.