Real costs by school · Raleigh, NC · Public
At North Carolina State University at Raleigh, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $20,087 per year — the published cost of attendance is $26,425. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $6,382 / yr | $26,900 |
| $30–48k | $8,758 / yr | $36,915 |
| $48–75k | $13,334 / yr | $56,203 |
| $75–110k | $20,087 / yr | $84,667 |
| Over $110k | $24,652 / yr | $103,908 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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| Admit rate | 42% published — federal data |
|---|---|
| Merit | 9% of no-need freshmen · avg $4,921 — the school's own Common Data Set |
| Paperwork | merit cutoff Nov 1 · 1 extra essay — school-verified Aug 2026 |
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Run North Carolina State University at Raleigh for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between North Carolina State University at Raleigh's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $6,338 a year — a 24% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 5th lowest of the 8 North Carolina schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $68,758 10 years out — roughly 81% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
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