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.
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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.
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.
$19,116 $2,436 $57,179 of Universities Worldwide (Center for World University Rankings) Top 1% Out of 436 Universities in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report) #58 Best Value Among U.S. Public Universities (U.S. News & World Report) #5
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.
Early Action November 1 Regular Decision January 15
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
• 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
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
TOEFL iBT/Home Edition (code: 5496)
Duolingo English Test
Essentials Test
Score Required for Full Admission
or higher (minimum of 18 in each subscore)
or higher (minimum of 6.0 in each subscore)
or higher (on the current DET scale)
or higher (minimum of 8.0 in each subscore)
Score Required for Conditional Undergraduate Admission*
or higher (on the current DET scale)
or higher
*Visit intensive-english.ncsu.edu to learn more about conditional undergraduate admission.
CONNECT WITH US
Get the latest updates on NC State admissions, application deadlines and more by completing our interest form at go.ncsu.edu/interest-form
Visit admissions.ncsu.edu/international for more information and tips on how to apply. Please use a personal email address on your application.
Coalition Application on Scoir (not available to transfer applicants) NC State Transfer Application The Common Application