The average composite SAT score for admitted North Carolina State University at Raleigh freshman is 1320 out of 1600. NC State students have the 106th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1320 is in the 90th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1230 to 1410. The 75th percentile score is 1410 while the 25th percentile score is 1230.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by NC State but we estimate it to be around a 1140 total composite SAT score.
The average score for NC State students on the math portion of the SAT is 670 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 620 and the 75th percentile score 720.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 610 to 690 and the average score for North Carolina State University at Raleigh students is 650.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at North Carolina State University at Raleigh based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 46.2%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.81.
An SAT score of 1410 or higher is very competitive at NC State and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an above average chance of acceptance, around 62% or higher.
Scores between 1320 to 1400 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a slightly above average chance of acceptance, around 46% to 60% but admission is competitive.
SAT scores between 1230 to 1310 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 31% to 44% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1140 to 1220 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 29% chance of admission to NC State. SAT scores below 1140 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2020 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 86% |
1590 | 85% |
1580 | 84% |
1570 | 84% |
1560 | 83% |
1550 | 81% |
1540 | 80% |
1530 | 79% |
1520 | 78% |
1510 | 77% |
1500 | 75% |
1490 | 74% |
1480 | 73% |
1470 | 71% |
1460 | 70% |
1450 | 68% |
1440 | 67% |
1430 | 65% |
1420 | 63% |
1410 | 62% |
1400 | 60% |
1390 | 58% |
1380 | 57% |
1370 | 55% |
1360 | 53% |
1350 | 51% |
1340 | 50% |
1330 | 48% |
1320 | 46% |
1310 | 44% |
1300 | 42% |
1290 | 41% |
1280 | 39% |
1270 | 37% |
1260 | 36% |
1250 | 34% |
1240 | 33% |
1230 | 31% |
1220 | 29% |
1210 | 28% |
1200 | 27% |
1190 | 25% |
1180 | 24% |
1170 | 23% |
1160 | 21% |
1150 | 20% |
1140 | 19% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=199193 IPEDS survey data for North Carolina State University at Raleigh.