NC State in Wake County, UNC-Chapel Hill in Orange County and Duke University in Durham County. Any of these universities by themselves would be a significant asset and an enormous economic engine. When you combine the resources of the three, all within a short drive of the other, you create one of the most dynamic regions in the country.
Universities and Colleges
4-Year Colleges and Universities
By the Numbers
Research Universities
Three major research universities make up the Research Triangle region.
Raleigh
North Carolina State University
- 39,603 students
- 10,542 degrees conferred annually
- More than 300 bachelor and masters programs
- 62 doctoral programs
- $633 million in annual research expenditures
- Educating more North Carolinians than any other university
- Home to Centennial Campus (Video)
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 32,346 students
- More than 80 majors and minors in 60 departments
- 66 doctoral programs and 112 master's programs offered
- Nation's first public university – only public university to award degrees in the 18th century
- Nearly one-third of Carolina undergraduates study in other countries before graduation (330 programs in 70 countries)
- 13:1 student-faculty ratio with 87% of classes having less than 50 students
Durham
Duke University
- 17,499 students
- 63 majors, 61 minors and 23 certificates offered in undergraduate study
- Offers master's and doctoral degrees in more than 80 departments and programs of study
- 200+ domestic and international learning opportunities
- 50%+ of Duke undergrads complete faculty-mentored research projects
- 8:1 student-faculty ratio with 70% of classes having fewer than 19 students