NC STate univeristy
North Carolina State University is located in the heart and center of Raleigh, North Carolina. The university was founded in March of 1887 by the North Carolina General Assembly They initially believed everyone deserved an education. The university has always had a good reputation and has been ranked fairly. Right across the street is the Court Of North Carolina. The college lays on a little over 2,100 acres of land. The university is home to over 25, 175 undergraduates. Over 11,000 are female, and over 14,100 are male. There are also 9,591 graduate students going to school here. NC State has 2,068 PhD level professors and teachers on the academic staff and 5,554 on the administration staff. NC State is the largest four year institution in North Carolina. They are 23rd among U.S. universities for collaborative research according to the Leiden Ranking 2012/2013. They are also 3rd in U.S. graduate vetrerinary medecine according to the U.S. News& World Report 2013. Also among the top four Doctoral/Research universities for clarity of expectations for tenure.