At NC State, we welcome visitors from all over the globe whether it is for the day, week, month or year!

To plan a short visit to meet with CALS faculty and tour research facilities, contact us at cals_international@ncsu.edu.

Why NC State?

NC State University is the largest land grant university in the state and is a tier one research institution. The guiding principle behind conducting research at NC State is to solve grand challenges and create economic, societal and intellectual prosperity. CALS Research alone has a $130 million annual research expenditure.

NC State’s 9,000 faculty and staff have forged partnerships with government, industry, nonprofits, and academia to bridge the gap between academic disciplines and meeting real-life challenges.

NC State has a global footprint in the form of over 130 international partnerships, over 4,800 international students, and 600 international scholars.