North Carolina State University is a public institution of higher learning in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System. The state of North Carolina founded the university in 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The school was established under the Morrill Act of 1862, which granted public lands to support agricultural or mechanical education. The college changed its name to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering in 1917 and adopted its present name in 1965.
The university’s Centennial Campus, south of the main campus, is a research park with classrooms, laboratories, and university, corporate, and government research facilities. This campus also features a conference center and hotel, private residences, and a public middle school. The Centennial Biomedical Campus, north and west of the main campus, is home to the Veterinary Training Hospital.
North Carolina State has many research centers or institutes and manages a network of research stations across North Carolina. Well-known graduates include Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., United States Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, and General Hugh Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under U.S. President Bill Clinton. The university’s athletic teams are called the Wolfpack.
The university’s website at https://www.ncsu.edu/ offers additional information.
