College Receipt

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public college in Raleigh, NC. Its average net price is $16,486 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$25,674
$8,815Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$33,780Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,486Average Net Price
$14,741Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$624Books and Supplies
$3,088Other Expenses
23.3%Students on Pell Grants
32.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

41.7%Acceptance Rate
650 to 720SAT Reading, Middle Half
650 to 750SAT Math, Middle Half
28 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$62,499
8 years after entry$72,483
10 years after entry$77,810
84.9%Graduation Rate
94.5%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Raleigh, NCLocation
Large citySetting
27,371Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$64,010 Small program - rough guide n=96$17,182 n=122
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$74,308 Small program - rough guide n=62$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=85
Agricultural Business$53,345 n=111$17,811 n=109
Agricultural Engineering$71,049 National median for this major n=1,014$26,266 Small program - rough guide n=30
Agricultural Mechanization$61,865 National median for this major n=298Not published
Agricultural Production Operations$40,871 National median for this major n=581Not published
Agricultural Public Services$45,991 National median for this major n=576Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Animal Sciences$38,582 n=176$19,500 n=239
Anthropology$39,877 Small program - rough guide n=31$15,907 Small program - rough guide n=35
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$48,512 National median for this major n=408Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112$27,471 Small program - rough guide n=32
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$27,296 Small program - rough guide n=30$18,688 Small program - rough guide n=33
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$52,108 Small program - rough guide n=50$18,978 Small program - rough guide n=43
Biology$37,829 n=325$20,601 n=380
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$77,133 Small program - rough guide n=96$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=98
Botany/Plant Biology$36,829 National median for this major n=278Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,606 n=751$19,000 n=741
Business/Managerial Economics$64,318 Small program - rough guide n=70$18,951 Small program - rough guide n=78
Chemical Engineering$80,661 n=134$19,500 n=125
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597$22,084 Small program - rough guide n=40
Civil Engineering$72,357 n=130$20,500 n=120
Communications$46,760 n=235$18,500 n=180
Computer Engineering$86,632 n=117$20,750 n=112
Computer Science$90,903 n=211$19,250 n=247
Construction Engineering$78,954 National median for this major n=809Not published
Criminology$43,429 Small program - rough guide n=63$16,750 Small program - rough guide n=83
Design and Applied Arts$43,682 Small program - rough guide n=62$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=69
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571$18,114 Small program - rough guide n=30
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,769 n=142$20,500 n=129
Engineering$71,116 Small program - rough guide n=52Not published
English Language and Literature, General$34,915 Small program - rough guide n=72$17,537 n=105
Environmental Conservation$37,500 n=149$20,500 n=147
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$58,039 National median for this major n=175Not published
Environmental Design$47,323 National median for this major n=458$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$67,889 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Forestry$75,247 Small program - rough guide n=90$18,675 Small program - rough guide n=78
Genetics$41,098 National median for this major n=526$18,562 Small program - rough guide n=30
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$39,192 Small program - rough guide n=36$20,585 Small program - rough guide n=33
History$40,636 Small program - rough guide n=39$18,367 Small program - rough guide n=63
Industrial Engineering$83,292 Small program - rough guide n=84$18,000 Small program - rough guide n=78
International/Globalization Studies$44,328 Small program - rough guide n=52$14,575 Small program - rough guide n=46
Languages and Linguistics$43,228 Small program - rough guide n=47$20,375 Small program - rough guide n=52
Liberal Arts$54,244 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Materials Engineering$75,940 National median for this major n=1,055Not published
Mathematics$63,436 Small program - rough guide n=33$13,500 Small program - rough guide n=30
Mechanical Engineering$75,803 n=237$20,500 n=229
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$54,587 Small program - rough guide n=32$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Nuclear Engineering$77,686 National median for this major n=264$23,458 Small program - rough guide n=37
Nutrition Sciences$38,266 Small program - rough guide n=77$20,343 Small program - rough guide n=86
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$50,242 Small program - rough guide n=35$17,669 Small program - rough guide n=56
Political Science and Government$41,951 n=168$19,500 n=180
Psychology$35,702 n=243$20,500 n=329
Recreation Management$42,114 Small program - rough guide n=50$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other$58,441 National median for this major n=449Not published
Science, Technology and Society$47,246 Small program - rough guide n=57$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Social Work$43,489 Small program - rough guide n=46$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=65
Sociology$38,671 Small program - rough guide n=70$19,101 Small program - rough guide n=60
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$39,781 n=101$19,500 n=101
Statistics$70,309 Small program - rough guide n=34$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=48
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,082 n=105$18,778 Small program - rough guide n=70
Teaching$46,207 Small program - rough guide n=76$15,750 Small program - rough guide n=61
Textile Sciences and Engineering$54,231 n=187$23,455 n=157
Zoology/Animal Biology$32,446 Small program - rough guide n=50$17,784 Small program - rough guide n=62

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