History
University Housing has a long history at NC State University. We’ve housed students through many eras and decades. From the late 1800s until now, students have lived on campus at NC State.
People
- $4.9 million invested in student staff leadership development and opportunities during the 2015-2016 academic year.
- 331 Resident Advisors (RA), Community Assistant Coordinators (CAC), Administrative Coordinators (AC) and Resident Mentors (RM)
- 241 hourly student workers, including Community Assistants (CA) at our 24-hour service desks, Housing Ambassadors, facilities and marketing Interns
- 20 Graduate Assistants and Resident Directors (RD)
- More than 130 full-time staff
- One of the largest student employers on campus
Facilities
- 20 residence halls with three different styles of living
- 10 traditional hall-style buildings
- 8 suite-style buildings
- 2 converted hotels (hotel-style buildings)
- 4 on-campus apartment communities
- Wolf Ridge Apartments
- Wolf Village Apartments
- Western Manor Apartments
- E.S. King Village Apartments
- Residential facilities include seven computer labs with 127 workstations.
- We rank in the top 25 percent of national residence hall buildings for energy savings, which makes us eligible for Energy Star Certification.
- All residence hall rooms, Wolf Village Apartments, Wolf Ridge Apartments, and E.S. King Village Apartments are equipped with sprinkler and state-of-the-art fire suppression systems and high-speed internet connections.
Activities
- 15 Living and Learning Villages, with new programs in progress
- Students living on campus earn higher GPAs than students living off campus.
- Residents participated in more than 2,300 programs in our halls and on campus last year.
Participation
- We house 23 percent of transfer students each year.
- We house 6 percent of graduate students each year.
- 44 percent of new freshmen participate in a Village each year.
- Our on-campus community of more than 9,200 residents is
- 55 percent freshmen
- 23 percent sophomores
- 12 percent juniors
- 10 percent seniors
- 5 percent transfer and other students
- 4 percent graduates