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Comparing NC State to Peer Institutions

Official Peers
NC State has selected 16 similar institutions for benchmarking its performance.
Links to 16 Official Peer Institutions
Comparative Data

Research-Extensive Universities
This is a larger set of universities classified as research-extensive.
Links to Research Extensive Universities
Comparative Data

Southern Universities Group
NC State is a participates in the SUG data exchange.
LInks to Universities in the Southern Universities Group
Southern University Group (password protected)

Comparing NC State on Measures Related to Undergraduate Learning
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Spring 2001

Selecting Peers and Performance Measures
Measuring Performance
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
NCSU Benchark Report - 2004  (archived)

Sources for Peer Data
Most of the data used in the peer comparisons made on this site come from surveys conducted by various organizations. Some of the external sites which provide peer statistics and sources for information on this site include:
Association of Research Libraries Statistics
National Science Foundation, Science Research Statistics
American Association of University Professors Economic Status of the Profession
National Research Council
Institute of International Education
IPEDS Peer Analysis System (password protected)
NCAA Academics & Athletics
National Center for Education Statistics
Voluntary Support of Education Data Miner
The Center Research University Data
WebCaspar Science & Engineering Statistics
US News Rankings & Guides
Chronicle Facts & Figures (password protected)
Peterson's College Search & Graduate Program Search
The Princeton Review College Rankings
Kiplinger Best Values in Public Colleges
U 101 Directory of Colleges and Universities in US and Canada
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) - list of medical schools