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Campus Life

Celebrate Wolfpack Pride

Students and staff at the LGBTQ Pride Center support a vibrant community that's open to everyone at NC State. They’re leading the celebrations for LGBTQ+ History Month — including PrideFest on Oct. 7 — and all of campus is invited.

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

Using game-based learning to transform the classroom. 🎮📚

@ncstateced Ph.D. student and @wcpssofficial teacher Mike Prelaske has brought immersive, story-driven simulations into his classroom for the past decade. His digital role-playing games help students critically engage with history outside of textbooks.

🔗 Read more about Mike’s work at the link in our IG Story. #NCStateMag

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.