North Carolina State University is a public university, founded in NC in 1887, that offers Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 26,931, and the graduate enrollment is 10,157. North Carolina State University is a highly selective school, accepting 46.0% of applicants. North Carolina State University’s athletics teams compete at the intramural and varsity level, and the institution employs 1,842 full-time instructional staff with a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio.