North Carolina State University at Raleigh Student Population

How many students at NCSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, North Carolina State University at Raleigh has a total enrollment of 38,464 students, including 28,422 undergraduate and 10,042 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 19,373 male students (50.4%) and 19,091 female students (49.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 23,107 White students (60.1%) and 3,393 Asian students (8.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 28,422 undergraduate students (73.9%) and 10,042 graduate students (26.1%).
• Class Delivery: 2,954 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 13,521 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - NCSU's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 19,373 male (50.37%) and 19,091 female (49.63%) students are attending North Carolina State University at Raleigh. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 101.48.

By class level, 28,422 (73.89%) are undergraduate students and 10,042 (26.11%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.19% are male and 49.81% are female, while among graduate students, 50.88% are male and 49.12% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 23,107 White, 2,371 Black, and 3,393 Asian students out of a total of 38,464 are attending at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, NCSU has 707 students under 18 years old and 22 students over 65 years old. There are 30,866 students under 25 years old, and 7,598 students over 25 years old out of 38,464 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 707 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. NCSU has 27,212 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,210 students aged 25 and over.

It has 3,654 graduate students aged under 25 and 6,388 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At North Carolina State University at Raleigh, 2,954 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,521 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,498 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 456 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 28,422 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,659 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.84%.1,494 students have transferred in as full-time status and 165 students transferred in as part-time status.