In 2011, in concert with UNC-GA, NC State selected 16 similar institutions for benchmarking its performance. These institutions, selected based on data published by IPEDS and other sources, are meant to be a meaningful comparison group, with a mixture of both comparable and aspirational peers. Values in the table are from the base year when the selection process took place, 2009-10.
Official Peers
| Institution Name | Land Grant |
Carnegie Class | Carnegie Engaged University |
Medical School (MD/DO) | Hospital | DVM | Total Enrollment |
| Colorado State University | Y | VHRU | Y | N | N | Y | 28,902 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | N | VHRU | N | N | N | N | 20,291 |
| Iowa State University | Y | VHRU | Y | N | N | Y | 27,945 |
| Michigan State University | Y | VHRU | Y | Y | N | Y | 47,071 |
| North Carolina State University | Y | VHRU | Y | N | N | Y | 33,819 |
| Ohio State University | Y | VHRU | Y | Y | Y | Y | 55,014 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Y | VHRU | Y | Y | Y | N | 45,185 |
| Purdue University | Y | VHRU | Y | N | N | Y | 41,052 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Y | VHRU | Y | N | N | N | 37,366 |
| Texas A & M University | Y | VHRU | N | Y | N | Y | 48,702 |
| University of Arizona | Y | VHRU | N | Y | N | N | 38,767 |
| University of California-Davis | Y | VHRU | N | Y | Y | Y | 31,247 |
| University of Florida | Y | VHRU | N | Y | N | Y | 50,691 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Y | VHRU | Y | N | N | Y | 43,881 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Y | VHRU | N | N | N | Y | 37,195 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Y | VHRU | Y | Y | N | Y | 41,654 |
| Virginia Polytechnic and State University | Y | VHRU | Y | N | N | Y | 30,870 |
Source: IPEDS data for 2009-10 Academic Year, the base year for data used in peer selection process
Carnegie Classification VHRU = Very High Research University
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Links to Peer Institutions
Peer Institutions For NC State University 
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Last updated: 2/16/17 jwp