The NC State founded North Carolina State University, also referred to as NC State University on March 7, 1887, under the name of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. (NC State) is a public research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The college was started as Land Grant College in the respective fields of agriculture and engineering. Today, the university comprises of 12 colleges that include 65 academic departments and offer more than 300 undergraduate and graduate programmes. The graduate school offers doctoral degrees in 61 fields, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and master’s degrees in 104 fields. NC State is classified among ‘R1: Doctoral Universities’, so, the research conducted here comes under ‘very high research activity’. NC State is the largest four-year college in the state. Engineering, Biology, and Business are some of the popular majors offered by the university. The university is known globally for its leadership in technology, science, engineering, and mathematics.
NC State offers more than 100 undergraduate programs and 100 masters programs across 12 colleges. The university has more than 600 student organizations where students can pursue their interests other than academics. The university serves more than 36,000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to learn by doing. Students at NC State are encouraged to gain on the job experience, they are also allowed to alternate semesters between working in paid jobs and studying, and earn academic credit. The university offers more than $17million in undergraduate scholarships annually that includes tuition and park scholarships. More than 100 startups have come from NC State research and which have garnered $1.7 billion from venture capital.
The main campus is located in Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, and has spread across 1,600-acre. Freshmen are required to stay on campus, and about 80 percent choose to live there. The whole University offers office and lab space for governmental, corporate, and non-profitable institutions. Other than that, the campus consists of about 75 research centers, laboratories, institutes, etc. NC State also initiated a noble cause by starting a University Sustainability Office to address environmental concerns on campus.
Some of the renowned NC State graduates are former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Olympic gold medalist swimmer Cullen Jones. Various alumni hold top ranks at large companies like Jeff Williams worked as Chief Operating Officer in Apple Inc., James Owens in Caterpillar Inc, and Wendell Murphy working in MurFam Enterprise.
Master of Computer Science-Track in Software Engineering
- Duration - 1-1.5 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 23.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
- Duration - 1 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 22.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Duration - 1 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 22.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Full-Time MBA
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GMAT : Accepted, GRE : Accepted
- Fees - INR 30.1 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Computer Networking
- Duration - 1 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 22.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS Civil Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 19.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 19.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - SAT : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 19.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS Aerospace Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 19.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Financial Mathematics
- Duration - 18 Months
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 26.7 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS Biomedical Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 22.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS Chemical Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 21.1 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Mathematics
- Duration - 1-1.5 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 6.5
- Fees - INR 19.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 19.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 85
- Fees - INR 19.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Human Resource Management
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 85
- Fees - INR 19.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Entry Criteria
Courses | Exams |
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BE/Btech - 3 Courses | SAT - Accepted IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80-85 |
MBA - 1 Course | GMAT - Accepted GRE - Accepted IELTS - 7.5 & Above |
MS - 9 Courses | GRE - Accepted IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80-90 |
MIM - 1 Course | GRE - Accepted IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80 & Above |
BBA - 2 Courses | SAT - Accepted IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 85 & Above |
Admission Requirement
Documents | SOP - Needed for few courses LOR - Needed for few courses Essays - Not required CV - Needed for few courses Additional documents - Required |
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Application fees | USD 85 - 100 |
Type of deadline | Regular |
Intake Season & Deadlines | Fall - 15ᵗʰ Dec 2020 - 1ˢᵗ Mar 2021 Spring - 1ˢᵗ - 15ᵗʰ Jul 2020 |
Approximate Fees
Courses | Duration | Tuition Fees |
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BE/Btech - 3 Courses | 4 Years | INR 19.5L USD 26,654 |
MBA - 1 Course | 24 Months | INR 30.1L USD 41,030 |
MS - 9 Courses | 12 - 24 Months | INR 19.4L - 23.5L USD 26,420 - 32,020 |
MIM - 1 Course | 1.5 Years | INR 26.7L USD 36,421 |
BBA - 2 Courses | 4 Years | INR 19.5L USD 26,654 |