Where NC State Ranks
- 9th in total research expenditures among public universities without medical schools, NSF, 2007
- 4th in industry research funding among universities without medical schools, NSF, 2008
- 4th in best overall public university value, U.S. News and World Report, 2008
- 6th in best overall public university value, Princeton Review, 2009
- 11th among American public research universities without medical schools, The Center for Measuring University Performance, 2007
- 111th in the Top 500 World Ranking, Center for World-Class Universities, 2008
- 13 graduate programs among top 30 in public universities, U.S. News and World Report, 2008
