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The College of Engineering at NC State University is among the largest and most respected engineering colleges in the nation. With nine degree-granting departments within the College and three additional affiliated departments in other colleges, NC State Engineering offers its more than 10,000 graduate and undergraduate students a broad and diverse engineering education. The College offers 18 bachelor’s, 21 master’s and 13 doctoral degree programs that emphasize a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach and encourage undergraduates to participate in research alongside graduate students and faculty members.
The College has a very successful research program with more than $198 million in annual research expenditures. Current high-profile research programs include two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers (ERC), the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center, and the Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) Center. NC State is one of only two schools to currently lead two ERCs, and one of only two schools to ever be awarded the lead role in three.
The College has moved most of its departments to a state-of-the-art engineering building complex located on NC State University’s Centennial Campus, a groundbreaking research campus that brings together academia, private businesses, and government agencies and is a model for the 21st-century research-intensive university campus. Construction of a fourth engineering building in the complex, Fitts-Woolard Hall, has begun and the building is expected to open in 2020.
The College’s outstanding faculty includes 23 members of the National Academy of Engineering, three members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, three winners of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and an Emmy Award winner. The outstanding young faculty members regularly receive National Science Foundation CAREER awards, averaging three to five per year over the past 10 years. U.S. News & World Report currently ranks the College 24th in graduate programs and 12th among public colleges of engineering.
The College’s students are among the best in the nation, with more than 74 percent of incoming freshmen graduating in the top 10 percent of their high school class. Once on campus, undergraduate students participate in a variety of opportunities including national competitions and a highly successful entrepreneurship program. First-year students begin their freshman year with an engineering competition, First Year Engineering Design Day event, where teams of students work to solve various engineering challenges. Graduates are highly sought after by industry and graduate programs, and College alumni include CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs and members of Congress.
Benefits
At NC State, we create prosperity for North Carolina and the nation. We began as a land-grant institution grounded in agriculture and engineering. Today, we’re a pre-eminent research enterprise that excels across disciplines.
NC State is a powerhouse in science, technology, engineering, math, and statistics/analytics. We lead in agriculture, education, textiles, business and natural resources management. We’re at the forefront of teaching and research in design, the humanities and the social sciences. And we’re home to one of the world’s best colleges of veterinary medicine.
Our more than 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students learn by doing. They pursue original research and start new companies. They forge connections with top employers and serve communities local and global. Through it all, they enjoy an outstanding return on investment.
Whether it’s Princeton Review ranking NC State among the nation’s best values for universities, Money magazine naming it the No. 1 best college for your money in North Carolina, or Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranking NC State No. 9 among the best values in public higher education, the university has many reasons to be proud.
Each year, NC State adds $6.5 billion to the statewide economy, equivalent to creating more than 90,000 new jobs. This represents significant return on investment for the citizens of North Carolina in the form of research advances, innovative technologies, successful companies, skilled graduates and new jobs waiting for them.
Our 9,000 faculty and staff are world leaders in their fields, bridging the divides between academic disciplines and training high-caliber students to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Together, they forge powerful partnerships with government, industry, nonprofits, and academia to remake our world for the better.
About Raleigh and North Carolina
North Carolina’s rapid growth makes the state a diversity leader and top spot for young professionals and families. Raleigh reflects statewide growth as a city on the rise:
• No. 2 among the best big cities to live in (Money, 2018)
• No. 2 among the best places for business and careers (Forbes, 2018)
• One of America’s most digitally inclusive tech cities (Brookings, 2018)
• No. 2 hotspot for tech jobs (Forbes, 2016)
• No. 3 best city for young professionals (Forbes, 2016)
With Durham and Chapel Hill, the capital city anchors the Research Triangle, a national hotspot for high-tech enterprise. The region’s top companies — including IBM, Cisco Systems, SAS Institute, Biogen Idec, and GlaxoSmithKline — rank among the country’s best employers. NC State also maintains strong agricultural partnerships with Bayer, BASF, and Syngenta, companies that lead the way in hiring new NC State graduates.
Celebrating its 132nd year in 2019, NC State continues to make its founding purpose a reality. Every day our career-ready graduates and world-leading faculty make the fruits of learning, discovery and engagement available to people across the state, throughout the nation, and around the world.