employees, nearly 38,000 students, a $1.495 billion annual budget, and a $2.2 billion endowment. It is the largest university in the state and one of the anchors of North Carolina's Research Triangle, together with Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In 2009, NCSU canceled a planned appearance by the Dalai Lama to speak on its Raleigh campus, citing concerns about a Chinese backlash and a shortage of time and resources.
NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center, in D.H. Hill Library, maintains a website devoted to NC State history entitled Historical State.
In October 2023, Polychlorinated biphenyl was detected in Poe Hall. NCSU closed Poe Hall the next month. The Campus Community Alliance for Environmental Justice, a student-led coalition, was formed to petition the college to test for environmental contaminants in all campus buildings and increase transparency surrounding Poe Hall.
== Campuses ==
=== Main campus ===
NC State's Main Campus has three sub-campuses: …
