Enrollment Trends at NCSU

The student population at North Carolina State University at Raleigh is 38,464 (28,422 undergraduate and 10,042 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,449 (13.08%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at NCSU is 73.89% which is increased by 4,311 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 138 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 101 male students for every 100 female students, down from 123 in 2015.
2,954 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 7.42% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 35,935 where 38,464 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 38,464 students in 2025 and was lowest at 33,755 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 34,015 to 38,464 students, a net gain of 4,449 (13.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at North Carolina State University at Raleigh since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	34,015	24,111	13,295	10,816	9,904	5,474	4,430
2016-17	33,755 -260	23,827 -284	13,060 -235	10,767 -49	9,928 24	5,501 27	4,427 -3
2017-18	34,432 677	24,150 323	13,191 131	10,959 192	10,282 354	5,500 -1	4,782 355
2018-19	35,479 1,047	25,199 1,049	13,461 270	11,738 779	10,280 -2	5,456 -44	4,824 42
2019-20	36,304 825	25,973 774	13,633 172	12,340 602	10,331 51	5,381 -75	4,950 126
2020-21	36,042 -262	26,150 177	13,538 -95	12,612 272	9,892 -439	4,943 -438	4,949 -1
2021-22	36,831 789	26,505 355	13,478 -60	13,027 415	10,326 434	5,145 202	5,181 232
2022-23	36,700 -131	26,254 -251	13,287 -191	12,967 -60	10,446 120	5,356 211	5,090 -91
2023-24	37,323 623	27,323 1,069	13,752 465	13,571 604	10,000 -446	5,097 -259	4,903 -187
2024-25	38,464 1,141	28,422 1,099	14,264 512	14,158 587	10,042 42	5,109 12	4,933 30
Average	35,935	25,791	13,496	12,296	10,143	5,296	4,847

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 25,791 where 28,422 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Carolina State University at Raleigh since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24,111	21,023	11,473	9,550	3,088	1,822	1,266
2016-17	23,827	20,951	11,400	9,551	2,876	1,660	1,216
2017-18	24,150	21,384	11,581	9,803	2,766	1,610	1,156
2018-19	25,199	22,317	11,793	10,524	2,882	1,668	1,214
2019-20	25,973	22,820	11,875	10,945	3,153	1,758	1,395
2020-21	26,150	22,929	11,665	11,264	3,221	1,873	1,348
2021-22	26,505	23,414	11,732	11,682	3,091	1,746	1,345
2022-23	26,254	23,828	11,905	11,923	2,426	1,382	1,044
2023-24	27,323	24,925	12,365	12,560	2,398	1,387	1,011
2024-25	28,422	25,989	12,923	13,066	2,433	1,341	1,092
Average	25,791	25,791	11,871	11,087	25,791	1,625	1,209

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,143 where 10,042 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Carolina State University at Raleigh since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,904	5,744	3,172	2,572	4,160	2,302	1,858
2016-17	9,928	5,825	3,192	2,633	4,103	2,309	1,794
2017-18	10,282	6,031	3,196	2,835	4,251	2,304	1,947
2018-19	10,280	6,051	3,193	2,858	4,229	2,263	1,966
2019-20	10,331	5,971	3,084	2,887	4,360	2,297	2,063
2020-21	9,892	5,385	2,571	2,814	4,507	2,372	2,135
2021-22	10,326	5,685	2,817	2,868	4,641	2,328	2,313
2022-23	10,446	7,219	3,770	3,449	3,227	1,586	1,641
2023-24	10,000	6,917	3,592	3,325	3,083	1,505	1,578
2024-25	10,042	7,097	3,685	3,412	2,945	1,424	1,521
Average	10,143	10,143	3,227	2,965	10,143	2,069	1,882

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.07%. The percentage was 66.42% 10 years ago and NCSU still has a high percentage of white students. 8.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.16% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.39% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.42% to 60.07%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.79% to 8.82%. Black student enrollment decreased from 6.36% to 6.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.37% to 8.39%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6184 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5496 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Carolina State University at Raleigh over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	106	1,628	2,164	1,488	27	22,593	1,035
2016-17	117	1,762	2,075	1,469	23	22,168	1,043
2017-18	124	1,924	2,038	1,597	19	21,687	1,078
2018-19	128	2,282	2,055	1,761	19	21,909	1,145
2019-20	138	2,432	2,258	2,011	19	22,406	1,188
2020-21	135	2,596	2,354	2,121	28	22,966	1,349
2021-22	140	2,763	2,399	2,398	24	23,282	1,381
2022-23	123	2,983	2,303	2,570	24	22,487	1,465
2023-24	129	3,168	2,294	2,850	22	22,849	1,567
2024-25	119	3,393	2,371	3,229	19	23,107	1,732
Average	126	2,493	2,231	2,149	22	22,545	1,298

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,954 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 7.42% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Carolina State University at Raleigh from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	34,015	2,750	9,571	21,694
2016-17	33,755	2,726	9,651	21,378
2017-18	34,432	2,713	11,486	20,233
2018-19	35,479	2,986	11,555	20,938
2019-20	36,304	3,089	11,801	21,414
2020-21	36,042	9,971	22,729	3,342
2021-22	36,831	3,805	14,604	18,422
2022-23	36,700	3,124	13,593	19,983
2023-24	37,323	3,113	13,464	20,746
2024-25	38,464	2,954	13,521	21,989
Average	35,935	3,723	13,198	19,014

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Enrollment Trends at NCSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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