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Acceptance Rate 41.74%
Yield 31.76%
SAT Score 1,370
ACT Score 30
Applicants 44,047

NCSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 41.74% at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Total 44,047 students applied and 18,385 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,370 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$85
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationadmissions.ncsu.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.ncsu.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate41.74%
Average Test Scores1,370 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 41.74%. A total of 44,047 students (21,260 men and 22,777 women) have applied to and 18,385 (7,980 men and 10,401 women) students admitted to North Carolina State University at Raleigh.
Among them, 2,828 male and 3,011 female students have enrolled into NCSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.76%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at NCSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants44,04721,26022,77700
Admitted18,3857,98010,40100
Enrolled5,8392,8283,01100
Acceptance Rate 41.74% 37.54% 45.66% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.76% 35.44% 28.95% - -
[Chart] North Carolina State University at Raleigh Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At NCSU, 1,072 applicants (18% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,688 applicants (29%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,370 at NCSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,470 and 25th percentile score is 1,300.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at NCSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of NCSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at NCSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total130013701470
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650680720
Math650690750
ACT Composite283032
Math262832
English263034
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to North Carolina State University at Raleigh, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for NCSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at NCSU

The calendar system at North Carolina State University at Raleigh is Semester. North Carolina State University at Raleigh accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that North Carolina State University at Raleigh accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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