North Carolina State University (NC State) was founded as a land grant college in 1887 in Raleigh, North Carolina. NCSU is known for its programs in agriculture, engineering, and textiles -- as well as the NC State Wolfpack athletic teams. Today NC State is the largest university in North Carolina with more than 33,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 faculty members.
Campus Life
Of the nine political groups on campus, five are left-leaning and four are right-leaning.
The liberal groups are the College Democrats, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Student Worker Alliance, VOX (Voices for Planned Parenthood), and the Roosevelt Institution at NC State. The Roosevelt Institution is part of a national network of student groups that research, write, and promote policy proposals. Liberals likely targeted NC State because the main campus is just blocks away from the state legislature.
The four conservative groups are the College Republicans, College Libertarians, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, and the Network of Enlightened Women (NeW), which is a book club and educational group for conservative women. The underlined groups are affiliated with CampusReform.org's Campus Leadership Program, which provides students with advice, assistance, and support.
