New and established faculty from around the world are attracted to NC State's top-tier research enterprise. Centennial Campus offers opportunities to engage with <strong>a wealth of minds tackling the world's most pressing problems</strong> — and it fosters collaboration between faculty, student talent, government agencies and the best in business.

NC State is renowned for its cross-disciplinary approach. <em>Nature</em> ranks us among the top contributors to highly collaborative journal publications and our <a href="https://facultyclusters.ncsu.edu/">interdisciplinary faculty cluster program</a> is held up as a national model.

Within North Carolina, we're the flagship university for startups and entrepreneurship. In 2018, 28 startups and spinoffs launched from the UNC System — and 21 of them came from NC State. We're known for our excellence in turning new ideas into products and services, and our flexible approach makes things straightforward for researchers and partners alike.