financial aid

Mar 22, 2024

NC State’s Enrollment Confirmation Deadline Extended

University moves enrollment confirmation deadline for admitted students to May 15. 

Sep 28, 2016

Get a Head Start on FAFSA

NC State staff and faculty submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for their children should be aware that the filing season begins on Oct. 1 this year. Learn more about how to submit information for federal aid. 

Aug 28, 2014

New Tuition Rules Impact Financial Aid

New guidelines adopted by the Board of Governors will place limits on the percentage of tuition increases set aside for financial aid. 

Jan 17, 2014

Woodson Unveils College Access Plan

At a White House meeting this week, Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the launch of the College Pipeline Initiative to help low-income students succeed in college. 

Dec 8, 2011

Mallette’s Parting Wisdom

After 31 years of helping families find a way to pay for college, Julie Mallette is retiring. But there's just enough time for a reception and a few final words of wisdom from the director of scholarships and financial aid. 

Jan 5, 2011

Excellence and Affordability Equal One Red-Hot Deal

Despite an unsettled economy and rising costs in the world around us, NC State continues to offer an affordable, high-quality education to current and future students alike - a philosophy not lost on Kiplinger finance experts, who have named NC State the nation's 15th-best value out of more than 500 public universities. 

Dec 8, 2010

Figuring it Out

When sophomore Andie Mitchell heard about a late-breaking $750 tuition increase, she called financial aid for help. In two weeks, staff members recalculated grant, scholarship and loan information to help almost 8,000 Wolfpack students, including Mitchell, pay for school. 

Nov 23, 2010

Giving Thanks

Omar Acosta ('14) has dreamed of being a doctor since he was a child. As he began to narrow down his college choices, NC State moved to the top of the list - despite not having a medical school on campus. Now, Acosta says, he's on course to realize his dream - thanks to the university's unique interdisciplinary approach to education and the overwhelming support offered to Bone Scholars like himself. 

Sep 15, 2010

Figuring It Out

When sophomore Andie Mitchell heard about a late-breaking $750 tuition increase, she called financial aid for help. In two weeks, staff members recalculated grant, scholarship and loan information to help almost 8,000 Wolfpack students, including Mitchell, pay for school. 

May 3, 2010

Promising Future

Political science major Ericka Aiken will graduate with no debt, armed with a slew of offers from some of the nation's top law schools. She, along with 84 of her fellow graduates, is part of the inaugural class of NC State's Pack Promise program, which guarantees qualifying students 100 percent of financial aid requirements. 

May 3, 2010

Promising Future

Political science major Ericka Aiken graduates from NC State with no debt and a slew of offers from some of the nation's top law schools. For Aiken and other graduates of the Pack Promise program, it's a promising future. 

Jul 27, 2009

Helping Those Who Need it Most

At a time when families are more worried than ever about the cost of college, NC State’s Pack Promise is helping approximately 1,000 new and continuing students get the education of their dreams. For families with limited financial resources, Pack Promise covers up to nine semesters of college, using a combination of scholarships, grants, federal work-study jobs and need-based loans of no more than $2,500 per year. 

Jul 1, 2009

Yellow Ribbon Campus

NC State is participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, a dollar-for-dollar matching program that will supplement the existing G.I. Bill and give veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan the opportunity to join the Wolfpack family this fall.