About North Carolina State University. North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC reports an overall acceptance rate of 41.7%, an early-round acceptance rate of 48.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1280–1440, a class size of 5,412, and a yield of 29.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. North Carolina's STEM flagship. Returning to test-required for 2025-26. Strong engineering, textiles, and computer science. Part of Research Triangle with Duke and UNC.