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  • NC State is the largest four-year institution in North Carolina with more than 31,100 students from all North Carolina counties and nearly 100 foreign countries.
  • 4,478 undergraduate and 1,929 graduate degrees were awarded in the 2005-06 academic year.
  • Bachelor's degrees are offered in 110 fields; master's in 110 fields; PhDs in 61 fields; and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
  • The student-to-faculty ratio at NC State is 15:1 while the average class size is 35 students.
  • The average GPA of incoming freshmen is 4.11 while the SAT score is 1163 and ACT is 24.
  • NC State has had 100+ national scholars and fellows in the past five years.
  • NC State has 2,040  teaching, research and extension faculty (and more than 316 field faculty).
  • NC State faculty rank fourth among 16 peers in NSF CAREER faculty awards over last four years.
  • NC State was ranked the 2nd best value among the nation's public colleges and universities (Princeton Review, 2006); and fifth in best overall university value among public universities (U.S. News & World Report, August 2006).
  • The university ranks fourth in the nation in undergraduate engineering degrees and third in total engineering degrees awarded.
  • $1 in state funding for NC State generates nearly $8 in total income for North Carolina.
  • NC State reached its $1 billion capital campaign goal 19 months early. The university ranks third in corporate fundraising among public universities.
  • More than 70 integrated corporate and government research partners, including 26 incubator companies, and 1,800 employees are on NC State's Centennial Campus.
  • There are more than 155,000 living NC State alumni, including nearly 100,000 that live in North Carolina.
  • NC State grads pump nearly $2.9 billion into the North Carolina economy annually.