North Carolina State University at Raleigh Student Population and Demographics

NCSU Student Population

There are 38,464 students including 28,422 undergraduate and 10,042 graduate students at North Carolina State University at Raleigh for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 33,086 full-time and 5,378 part-time students with gender distribution of 19,373 male and 19,091 female students.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 2,954 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

North Carolina State University at Raleigh has a total enrollment of 38,464 with a gender distribution of 50.37% male (19,373 students) and 49.63% female (19,091 students). There are 14,264 male and 14,158 female students in undergraduate school and 5,109 male and 4,933 female students are attending graduate school at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

Student Population By Gender
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
	Total	Men	Women
Total	38,464	19,373	19,091
Undergraduate	28,422	14,264	14,158
Graduate	10,042	5,109	4,933
Full-time	33,086	16,608	16,478
Part-time	5,378	2,765	2,613

[Chart] North Carolina State University at Raleigh 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

North Carolina State University at Raleigh has 33,086 full-time and 5,378 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 25,989 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 2,433 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 7,097 students are full-time and 2,945 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	38,464	33,086	5,378
Undergraduate	28,422	25,989	2,433
Graduate	10,042	7,097	2,945
Men	19,373	16,608	2,765
Women	19,091	16,478	2,613

[Chart] North Carolina State University at Raleigh Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At North Carolina State University at Raleigh, 2,954 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,521 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 38,464 students.

In undergraduate schools, 12,845 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 3,630 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	38,464	28,422	10,042
Online Exclusively	2,954	685	2,269
In Some Online Classes	13,521	12,160	1,361
Not In Online Classes	21,989	15,577	6,412

[Chart] North Carolina State University at Raleigh Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. There are 119 American Indian/Native American, 23,107 White, 2,371 Black/African American, 3,393 Asian, 3,229 Hispanic, 19 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 1,213 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
	Total	Men	Women
Total	38,464	19,373	19,091
American Indian/Native American	119	61	58
Asian	3,393	1,679	1,714
Black/African American	2,371	1,007	1,364
Hispanic	3,229	1,553	1,676
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	13	6
White	23,107	11,508	11,599
Two More	1,732	827	905
Race Un-Known	761	386	375

[Chart] North Carolina State University at RaleighRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

Age Distribution
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	38,464	28,422	10,042
Under 18	707	707	0
Age 18-19	11,848	11,845	3
Age 20-21	12,211	11,856	355
Age 22-24	6,100	2,804	3,296
Age 25-29	3,892	637	3,255
Age 30-34	1,656	248	1,408
Age 35-39	852	137	715
Age 40-49	853	133	720
Age 50-64	323	51	272
Over 64	22	4	18
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] North Carolina State University at Raleigh 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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