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A row of three ice cream sandwiches outside of the Howling Cow creamery and dairy education center.

Spirit and Traditions

A Treat to Beat the Summer Heat

Discover NC State's very own Howling Cow ice cream — farm-fresh, lab-tested, Wolfpack-approved and served up daily at our idyllic campus creamery.

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 50 University in the United States

QS World University Rankings 2026

Top 10 Best Value Among U.S. Public Universities

U.S. News & World Report

Just one month until our days look like THIS. 🐺🐾🎉🔴🤘🎆⚪️🎶🫶‼️🗣️WOLF.

🔗 Find the Wolfpack Welcome Weeks schedule at the link in our bio.
🎥 Scenes from last year’s #NCStateWWW.
Every Friday night, @ncstateced alumnus David Washington watches an action movie with his family. But he quickly got tired of rarely seeing protagonists that represent people of color. 🎬🦸🏾

“Every child deserves to see themselves in their heroes,” he said. So David turned to a medium he never expected: comic books. Now, he’s the author of “Black Defender: The Awakening.”

🏆 Since its release, “Black Defender” has received a Best Indie Book Award and was nominated for an @naacp Image Award.

🔗 Read his conversation with #NCStateMag at the link in our bio.

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.