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The NC State Bucket List

Discover 30 essential Wolfpack experiences — and see how many you can check off before graduation.

Lighten Your Pack

From academic stress and personal obligations to relationships and planning for the future, you carry a lot with you. Throughout this semester and beyond, we invite you to make use of the many resources available across NC State to help you manage your load. Never forget you have a Wolfpack by your side.

AIM: Finding your purpose is one of six elements vital to your well-being.

Think and Do With Us

An NC State education is the key to whatever door you want to open. We offer more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 200 master’s and doctoral programs. Our students graduate ready for successful careers and meaningful lives.

Our Pack is strong, and we’re always looking for more thinkers and doers from all over the world to help us get even stronger.

Top 1% Worldwide

The Center for World University Rankings puts NC State among the best universities on the planet.

#4 in the South for Entrepreneurship

We’re a great place to bring your bright ideas, according to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur.

One Pack. 🐺🐾☝️

Last night, @ncstatesg hosted #RespectThePack, an annual event where we celebrate diversity and inclusion on our campus. This year’s theme was “What Multicultural Means,” featuring a panel of multicultural student leaders and remarks from Chancellor Woodson and Student Body President Timothy Reid. 

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Introducing the ✨official✨ NC State bucket list — our list of 30 essential Wolfpack experiences.

If you’ve taken a photo with the Wufs or snagged a free T-shirt this week, you’ve gotten a head start. How many can you complete before you graduate? Tag @ncstate in your bucket list moments for the chance to be featured. 🐺✔️📸

🔗 Didn’t get your poster during move-in? Download one and check out the full list at the link in our bio.
“The truth is, we’re lucky to have you here.” — Chancellor Randy Woodson

This weekend, 5,600+ first-years and 1,450 transfer students got the Wolfpack Welcome™️ — complete with the Power Sound of the South and @ncstatecheer — inside Reynolds Coliseum at New Student Convocation. #NCStateWWW

See Yourself Here

NC State’s campus is full of legendary landmarks, beautiful outdoor spaces, state-of-the-art facilities and ways to find — and celebrate with — your community. It’s a place to live, learn and thrive.

We Solve Problems

At NC State, we focus on real-world solutions for real-world problems. Our university is a research powerhouse where experts — and budding experts — work together across disciplines to make a difference in the world.

Whether we’re advancing quantum computing, creating wearable technology solutions, uncovering the causes of liver cancer or creating artificial intelligence tools, we’re always driving innovation.