How Student Population Changes at NCSU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 35,081 where 36,700 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

71.54% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.46% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,421 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 939 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.97 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in NCSU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at North Carolina State University at Raleigh since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	34,340	24,833	14,008	10,825	9,507	5,168	4,339
2013-14	34,009 -331	24,536 -297	13,761 -247	10,775 -50	9,473 -34	5,152 -16	4,321 -18
2014-15	33,989 -20	24,473 -63	13,712 -49	10,761 -14	9,516 43	5,233 81	4,283 -38
2015-16	34,015 26	24,111 -362	13,295 -417	10,816 55	9,904 388	5,474 241	4,430 147
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
Average	35,081	25,092	13,493	11,599	9,990	5,301	4,689

Student Population Changes of North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 25,092 where 26,254 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Carolina State University at Raleigh since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	24,833	21,821	12,264	9,557	3,012	1,744	1,268
2013-14	24,536	21,469	11,953	9,516	3,067	1,808	1,259
2014-15	24,473	21,402	11,885	9,517	3,071	1,827	1,244
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
Average	25,092	25,092	11,775	10,348	25,092	1,718	1,250

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes of North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 9,990 where 10,446 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Carolina State University at Raleigh since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	9,507	5,287	2,879	2,408	4,220	2,289	1,931
2013-14	9,473	5,301	2,822	2,479	4,172	2,330	1,842
2014-15	9,516	5,563	3,036	2,527	3,953	2,197	1,756
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
Average	9,990	9,990	3,067	2,757	9,990	2,234	1,931

Graduate Enrollment Changes of North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.27%. The percentage was 69.94% 10 years ago and NCSU still has a high percentage of white students. 8.13% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.28% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Carolina State University at Raleigh over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	148	1,583	2,531	1,296	17	24,019	698
2013-14	135	1,644	2,314	1,309	19	23,586	839
2014-15	128	1,679	2,212	1,392	27	22,910	961
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
Average	129	2,116	2,246	1,765	22	22,728	1,107

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina State University at Raleigh Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,124 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 20.57% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Carolina State University at Raleigh from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	33,989	2,591	9,310	22,088
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
Average	35,283	3,751	12,700	18,832

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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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