

North Carolina State University Rankings 2025
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- NC State University Ranking Highlights
- NC State University University Ranking
- NC State University Course Ranking
- NC State University US News & World Report Ranking 2025
- NC State University QS Ranking 2025
- NC State University THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
- NC State University ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
- NC State University Bloomberg Ranking 2024
- NC State University Student Reviews
NC State UniversityRanking Highlights
Recognized globally as a leading global enterprise, North Carolina State University is dedicated to delivering academic excellence. The North Carolina State University has recieved an A rating by Shiksha Grading.
Even though there are multiple global ranking metrics available for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading different is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.
Moving forward, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, North Carolina State University ranks #311, showing a downgrade from its previous ranking of #274 in 2024. North Carolina State University also ranks #251 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, North Carolina State University witnessed an improving trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #351 in 2023. Furthermore, North Carolina State University ranks #60 in US News 'National University' category in 2024.
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#62US News Ranking
#58ARWU Ranking
#201THE Ranking
#251QS Ranking
#311NC State UniversityCourse Ranking
North Carolina State University ranks well for its Chemical Engineering PG, Civil Engineering PG, Art & Design, and Global MBA courses. In the previous years, North Carolina State University has been ranked among the top universities in the world for Chemical Engineering PG by US News. As per the US News, North Carolina State University ranks at #19 in 2024 for its Chemical Engineering PG courses. In 2023, this ranking stood at #20. Also, for US News Civil Engineering PG raking category, North Carolina State University ranks at #25 position in 2024. Additionally, in the QS 2024 ranking, the North Carolina State University is ranked #101 for Art & Design.
Apart from the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded North Carolina State University streams, such as Business & Management Studies, Engineering, and Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) with A, A, and B++ grades. The presence of multiple rankings online can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad. Hence, Shiksha Study Abroad has launched Shiksha Grading. With it, students will no longer be required to check multiple ranking organisations to know about the performance of a particular university. Just checking Shiksha rating will suffice.
More details around North Carolina State University courses and subject rankings are detailed in the below article.

NC State UniversityUS News & World Report Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Global Universities | 230 | 262 | – / – |
National University | 72 | 60 | 58 |
Aerospace Engineering PG | 29 | 23 | – / – |
Best UG Biomedical Engineering Schools | – / – | – / – | 30 |
Biomedical Engineering PG | 34 | 42 | – / – |
Chemical Engineering PG | 19 | 21 | – / – |
Civil Engineering PG | 25 | 31 | – / – |
Computer Engineering PG | 32 | 24 | – / – |
Electrical Engineering PG | 30 | 35 | – / – |
Graduate Business School | 78 | 66 | – / – |
MBA Business Analytics | 20 | – / – | – / – |
Mechanical Engineering PG | 41 | 36 | – / – |
UG Business | 73 | 70 | 65 |
UG Computer Engineering | – / – | 25 | 26 |
UG Electrical-Electronic and Communications Engineering | – / – | 26 | 19 |
UG Mechanical Engineering | 29 | 25 | 29 |

NC State UniversityQS Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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World University | 312 | 274 | 311 |
Accounting and Finance | 251 | 251 | – / – |
Architecture and Built Environment | 201 | – / – | – / – |
Art and Design | 101 | 101 | – / – |
Biological Sciences | 151 | 151 | – / – |
Communication and Media Studies | 201 | – / – | – / – |
Engineering and Technology | 210 | 182 | – / – |
Global MBA | 101 | 111 | 111 |
Mathematics | 201 | 201 | – / – |
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 151 | 151 | – / – |
Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 201 | 201 | – / – |
Physics and Astronomy | 301 | 301 | – / – |
Sociology | 201 | 301 | – / – |

NC State UniversityTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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University | 351 | 251 | 251 |
Arts and Humanities | 301 | 301 | – / – |
Engineering | 101 | 101 | – / – |
Life Sciences | 201 | 201 | – / – |
PG Business and Economics | 251 | 176 | – / – |
PG Computer Science | 176 | 151 | – / – |
Psychology | 251 | 201 | – / – |

NC State UniversityARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Universities | 201 | 201 | 201 |
Mathematics | 151 | 201 | – / – |
Physics | 301 | 301 | – / – |
Political Sciences | – / – | 301 | – / – |

NC State UniversityBloomberg Ranking 2024
Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Best Business School USA | 54 | 57 | 57 |
NC State UniversityStudents Ratings & Reviews
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NC State University is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. At present, the university is among the Top 1% of the universities on the planet. It is a land-grant institution. NC State is a R1 University, recognised worldwide for big ideas and bigger impact. It offers a variety of course options to choos
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NC State University is an excellent university that supports more than 4,000 international students from over 120 countries. This university strives to help international students feel at home and integrated into the university community through various programs, engaged academic colleges and depart
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As per Shiksha’s ratings, the overall rating of NC State University is 3.9. A few of the component ratings for this university are 4.0 for post-study jobs, 4.4 for student life, 4.2 for public transportation, 4.5 for safety, 4.4 for quality of faculty, 4.5 for safety, etc. As per the student reviews
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To increase the chances of getting into NC State University, the applicants must have a good academic record. For first-year applicants, NC State University's acceptance rate is 41.7%, which can be rounded off to 42%. It is to be noted that the GPA statistics for first-year enrolled students are as
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Both UNC Chapel Hill and NC State are great schools, but they are unique in their strengths and environment. In terms of acceptance rate, UNC Chapel Hill is more selective with an acceptance rate of 19%, whereas, NC State University's acceptance rate is around 42%.
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