COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 199193PUBLIC

RALEIGH, NC

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$17,303Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate84.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$75,943working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,121completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$75,943
Median earnings 5 years after completion$71,503

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$6,382
$30,001–48,000$8,758
$48,001–75,000$13,334
$75,001–110,000$20,087
$110,001+$24,652

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

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Completion84.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention94.0%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients19.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share33.5%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid45.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,079federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates27,371IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate41.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,121

6,039 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

25 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 198 working graduates$113,478 earnings · $21,073 debt →Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$110,416 earnings · $24,250 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$104,705 earnings · $22,244 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 165 working graduates$102,178 earnings · $24,250 debt →Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$98,129 earnings · $18,638 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 199 working graduates$87,112 earnings · $24,250 debt →ForestryBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$86,357 earnings · $24,749 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$85,568 earnings · $25,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 573 working graduates$84,349 earnings · $20,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$83,689 earnings · $20,946 debt →Textile Sciences and EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 242 working graduates$71,837 earnings · $24,725 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$68,671 earnings · $19,500 debt →Science, Technology and SocietyBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$67,468 earnings · $24,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$62,824 earnings · $23,457 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 222 working graduates$62,039 earnings · $22,324 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 193 working graduates$62,032 earnings · $22,373 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 187 working graduates$61,384 earnings · $21,500 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$61,382 earnings · $20,500 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$60,488 earnings · $21,500 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$57,022 earnings · $25,000 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$53,226 earnings · $22,689 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$53,209 earnings · $20,791 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$52,233 earnings · $20,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$48,338 earnings · $21,680 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$46,772 earnings · $21,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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