North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University is a public college in Raleigh, North Carolina. It has about 31,000 students.^[1] It is the largest public college in North Carolina and the flagship school for engineering, design, and agriculture.

History

The university was started in 1887. It was called the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

Sports

NC State sports date back to 1900. The student body (which includes athletes!) is known as the "Wolfpack". This is because the students who watch the games are said to be rabid with support, like a pack of wolves!

NC State boasts the largest public stadium in the North Carolina. Carter Finley Stadium routinely packs in over 50,000.

The three most popular sports to watch around the school and around Raleigh are Wolfpack Women's Basketball, Wolfpack Men's Basketball, and Wolfpack football. The three most hated sports are UNC basketball, UNC football, and Duke basketball.

Famous people who went to North Carolina State

John Edwards, who was a United States Senator from North Carolina and ran for Vice President in 2004
Philip Rivers, former quarterback of the San Diego Chargers
Russel Wilson, former quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers, Seattle Seahawks
Zach Galafanakis, Comedian (Last Man On Earth, Between Two Ferns, The Hangover)
Christina Koch, Astronaut (Outer Space)
Bill Burr, Comedian

North Carolina State University Media

Chancellor Kevin Howell at his installation in 2025.
The NCSU mascot is the wolf.
NCSU Technician Newspaper Stand
General Henry H. Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, former chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
NASA astronaut Christina Koch
Jim Goodnight, founder and CEO of SAS Institute
Former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers