NC State Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

North Carolina State University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 41.6%, with 44,109 applicants and 18,382 accepted. This represents an increase from 39.5% in 2023, where 39,822 applied and 15,750 were accepted. Notably, acceptance rates have shown a general decline since a peak of 50.97% in 2017, highlighting a tightening selectivity in recent years. The data indicates a trend of increasing applicant numbers and fluctuating acceptance rates, which may suggest rising competition.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	44,109	18,382	41.6%	-	41.6%
2023	39,822	15,750	37.7%	40.2%	39.5%
2022	35,420	16,651	47%	-	47%
2021	32,893	15,534	47.2%	-	47.2%
2020	31,374	14,419	45.9%	-	45.9%
2019	30,995	13,902	44.8%	-	44.8%
2018	30,193	14,058	46.56%	-	46.56%
2017	26,859	13,690	50.97%	-	50.97%
2016	25,929	12,034	46.4%	-	46.4%
2015	21,099	10,579	50.1%	-	50.1%

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