NC State International Applicants

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Undergraduate International Admissions

Our Wolfpack at a Glance

38,464

36

700+

Total Number of Students

Average Class Size

Student Organizations

28,422

15:1

200+

Total Number of Undergraduate Students

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

Study Abroad Programs

3,835

94.4%

22

Total Number of International Students

First-Year Retention Rate

Varsity Sports in NCAA Division I Athletics

Office of Undergraduate Admissions undergrad-admissions@ncsu.edu • admissions.ncsu.edu/international • visit.ncsu.edu

Find Your Home in Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is a rapidly growing city on the East Coast, known for its tech scene. Our students enjoy our beautiful campus, which is surrounded by parks. Downtown is bustling with museums and places to eat, just a short trip away. If you want a weekend getaway, beaches and mountains are both nearby for the perfect adventure.

21° C San Francisco, CA

(70˚F)

5 hours, 45 minutes

is the average high in Raleigh

Boston, MA

s

San Francisco, CA 5 hours, 45 minutes

1 hour, 50 minutes

New York, NY

Chicago, IL

1 hour, 30 minutes

2 hours

Washington, D. C. 1 hour

Denver, CO

4 hours, 5 minutes

11° C

Raleigh, NC

Atlanta, GA

Houston, TX

(53˚F)

1 hour, 40 minutes

3 hours, 5 minutes

is the average low in Raleigh

Source: Google Flights

Houston, TX

3 hours, 5 minutes

Miami, FL

Source: Google Flights

2 hours, 5 minutes

Start Your Career Here Known as one of the best places for businesses and careers, Raleigh provides students with all of the benefits of being in a big city with many professional opportunities. Our location near Research Triangle Park, the largest research park in the U.S., means you’ll have access to some of the country’s top companies, including Google, Cisco, Deloitte, Fidelity Investments and Volvo Group.

Bayer Burt’s Bees IBM Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Google

BASF Corporation

Durham Raleigh-Durham International Airport NetApp, Inc. Siemens Cisco Lenovo 19 km Morrisville SAS

Cary

Wells Fargo Peter Millar

Raleigh Epic Games

NC State University

Red Hat Duke Energy

Estimated Annual Cost of Attendance 2025-2026 This is the estimated annual cost of attendance for F-1 student visa holders in 2025-2026. Visit go.ncsu.edu/cost-international for an estimated cost for J-1 student visa holders and the most up-to-date cost information.

Tuition and Fees

$35,627

Living Expenses

$19,116

Health Insurance

$2,436

Total

$57,179

#5

#58

Top 1%

Best Value Among U.S. Public Universities

Out of 436 Universities in the U.S.

of Universities Worldwide

(U.S. News & World Report)

(U.S. News & World Report)

(Center for World University Rankings)

Explore Our Majors NC State University offers 100+ majors that will help prepare you for a successful career after graduation.

Explore our major options at go.ncsu.edu/majorcatalog.

International Deadlines FALL ENTRY

Early Action

Regular Decision

November 1

January 15

October 1

SPRING ENTRY

Studio-based majors are fall entry only. First-year and transfer applicants must submit completed applications by November 1 in addition to a design portfolio and essay.

Your Complete Application Includes Transfer Students

• Online application fee ($100 U.S.) • Secondary academic records (English translation must be provided for all records) • Certificate of financial responsibility • Proof of English proficiency

Transfer students are required to provide a World Education Services (wes.org) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ece.org) course-by-course evaluation of university-level coursework completed outside the U.S. Applications are due February 15.

How to Prove English Proficiency Options for Proving English Proficiency

Score Required for Full Admission

Score Required for Conditional Undergraduate Admission*

TOEFL iBT/Home Edition (code: 5496)

80 or higher (minimum of 18 in each subscore)

42 or higher

IELTS Academic Duolingo English Test

6.5 or higher (minimum of

5.0 or higher

6.0 in each subscore) 110 or higher (on the

80 or higher (on the current DET scale)

current DET scale)

TOEFL Essentials Test

9.0 or higher (minimum of 8.0 in each subscore)

6.0 or higher

Pearson Test of English

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*Visit intensive-english.ncsu.edu to learn more about conditional undergraduate admission.

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The Common Application

Visit admissions.ncsu.edu/international for more information and tips on how to apply.

Please use a personal email address on your application.

(not available to transfer applicants)

Coalition Application on Scoir NC State Transfer Application

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