For Industry
We move industry forward by partnering on applied research to solve current challenges, identifying and investigating future risks or opportunities, and serving as a pipeline for student talent.
9 Industry Consortia
An NC State Consortium is an association of a university unit with three or more industrial companies, organizations or governments, which collectively conduct a common activity or pool resources to achieve a shared goal in research, instruction or public service.
#5 for Research Funding
Among U.S. public universities without a medical school, NC State ranks No. 5 in industry-sponsored research expenditures, according to NSF HERD data.
70+ Colocated Partners
Our Centennial Campus is to home to more than 70 private companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, alongside an equal number of academic units from across NC State.
Sharing Business Insights in Real Time
Centennial Campus
NC State’s Centennial Campus is one of the premier research and innovation developments in North America — and an economic powerhouse for North Carolina and the nation. First conceived more than four decades ago, the campus is home to more than 70 private companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, alongside an equal number of academic units from across NC State.
Each day, thousands of students, faculty, staff and partners cross paths, share ideas and solve problems on Centennial. And their work ripples outward to benefit communities and industry statewide. Here’s to a place that brings together bright minds to Think and Do — and to work, learn and thrive.
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