NC State is a preeminent land-grant university that is globally recognized for its real-world impact through innovation, research and creativity, thanks to our world-renowned faculty, exceptional staff and deep network of partners and colleagues throughout the state, across the nation and around the world. Here, you’ll find a workforce that’s committed to making a positive difference for our students and the communities we serve as we collaboratively tackle the grand challenges of our time.
Work That Matters
- No matter the role, we all contribute to advancing the university’s mission to transform lives and provide leadership for social, economic and technological development across North Carolina and beyond. NC State is making a real difference in the world through innovative ideas and decisive action. Our Office of Research Commercialization helps accelerate those ideas to the market. Visit the Office of Research Commercialization website to see how we’re making a difference locally, nationally and globally. We have launched more than 190+ startups, disclosed 5,000+ inventions, signed 800+ commercialization agreements, registered 1,500+ patents and brought more than 600 products to market.
- Our state’s technology economy is soaring. So is the need for skilled graduates. Because NC State is the flagship STEM campus of the UNC System, it falls to NC State to meet that need. That’s why the North Carolina General Assembly passed Engineering North Carolina’s Future, a legislative initiative that will increase enrollment in our College of Engineering and bring greater growth to the university as a whole.
Global Impact
- NC State has award-winning faculty and staff in a variety of disciplines.
- Our faculty and staff prepare our students for the jobs of today and tomorrow. NC State offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 200 master’s and doctoral programs. Our students graduate ready for successful careers and meaningful lives.
- Rankings and Facts – As a Research I university, NC State is a key part of the Research Triangle region, which is home to industry leaders such as NC State partners SAS, Cisco, IBM, GlaxoSmithKline and Lenovo. Raleigh and the surrounding area are consistently rated among the best places to live and work in the United States, and NC State is a driving force for the local, state and national economies.
- The Office of Global Engagement is the umbrella organization for all internationalization efforts and activities at NC State. The office seeks to share the university’s solution-driven research with the global community, and to provide international perspectives and insights to the NC State campus in Raleigh. The Office of Global Engagement oversees 10 diverse international units and helps to establish and maintain partnerships in more than 40 countries around the world.
- NC State has award-winning service operations.
- With a culture of philanthropy, our community consistently gives back to NC State. Our annual Day of Giving generated more than $34 million in support for our people and programs.
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