2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at NCSU is $8,799 for North Carolina residents and $32,847 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.40% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at NCSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at North Carolina State University at Raleigh Cost of Attendance page.
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 2025 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$9,101$29,220$11,673$28,999
2022$9,131$29,916$11,703$29,690
2023$9,128$30,869$11,700$30,906
2024$8,895$31,767$11,819$31,793
2025$8,799$32,847$12,101$32,874

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at North Carolina State University at Raleigh is $272 for North Carolina residents and $1,274 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.00% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $547 for North Carolina residents and $1,701 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.04% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$218$888$505$1,468
2022$272$1,138$505$1,505
2023$272$1,178$505$1,572
2024$272$1,225$526$1,635
2025$272$1,274$547$1,701

Offered Online Programs

North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers 326 major programs through Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 79 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at North Carolina State University at Raleigh at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Associate06
Bachelor's286
Master's2495
Doctorate (Research)062
Doctorate (Professional)12
1 Year Certificate1623
Post-BS Certificate3652
Total79326

Online Student Population

There are 38,464 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at NCSU. Of that, 2,954 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 13,521 students have joined to some online courses and 21,989 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at North Carolina State University at Raleigh
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total38,46428,42210,042
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,9546852,269
Enrolled Some in Online Classes13,52112,1601,361
Not Enrolled in Online Classes21,98915,5776,412
Online Student Population by Student Location at North Carolina State University at Raleigh
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,9546852,269
North Carolina Residents2,4985681,930
Other State in U.S.28950239
Outside of U.S.963759
Unknown713041