About

The College of Sciences makes NC State the university of choice for diverse, high-performing students, faculty and researchers from around the world. We’re committed to solving society’s biggest problems.

Harnessing Convergence, Promoting Discovery

The college brings together the biological, physical and mathematical sciences to tackle the multidisciplinary issues of tomorrow in health, energy, security and the environment. We’re also explorers, probing the toughest questions to find answers that can change everything.

Our Academic Departments

Thomas Banks demonstrates an experiment to students in his lab

Extraordinary Faculty

NC State scientists are among the world's most creative problem solvers. Our Extraordinary Faculty video series profiles the people who are defining the future of science.

Watch Our Faculty in Action

A Transformational Education

We give our students dynamic educational experiences that prepare them for life after NC State. Undergraduates in one chemistry laboratory create entire libraries of enzymes that might help defeat antibiotic resistance or cancer.

Turning Students Into Leaders

Leading-Edge Research

Many faculty members are international leaders in their disciplines. Among them is statistician Marie Davidian, whose work in personalized medicine brings together genetics, physiology and environmental data to find the right treatment for the right patient at the right time.

Our Research Culture

Reaching Out to Change Lives

Our researchers enlist the help of citizen scientists to unearth new knowledge about the world around us -- the mites on our faces, the ants in our backyards. What is today an unknown microbe living on our bodies could one day be a key element of a disease-fighting drug.

We Cultivate Science Literacy

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Check out our Stats and Strengths. Or see how we Think and Do at NC State and in the College of Sciences.

In the News More Media Coverage

Jul 2, 2019

Oyster Restoration Work Nears Completion

Coastal Review Online
“We recently completed a comprehensive survey of reefs in Pamlico Sound, including reefs that are harvested, natural, intertidal and subtidal. And what we found, is that while subtidal sanctuary oyster reefs in Pamlico Sound only occupy about 6% of the total footprint of oysters, they account for an estimated 40% of the oyster population in Pamlico Sound,” said Dave Eggleston, director of NC State’s Center for Marine Science and Technology.

Jul 1, 2019

Fossilized Dino Bones Are Home to Diverse Microbial Communities

The Scientist
Some of the most widely publicized reports of ancient proteins have been based on samples that are tens of millions of years old. The lab of NC State paleontologist Mary Schweitzer, for example, has published multiple papers describing the presence of soft tissue and proteins in pieces of bone from Tyrannosaurus rex and other dinosaurs.

Jul 1, 2019

As moon landing anniversary arrives, astronaut Christina Koch makes history of her own

The News & Observer
“Most kids probably dream of becoming an astronaut. I was just the one that never grew out of it,” said Koch in an interview Monday with The News & Observer from the space station. Koch, a graduate of N.C. State University, left for space March 14 and has been in orbit for just over 100 days as a flight engineer for NASA’s expedition 59 and 60.