North Carolina State University is a publiccollege inRaleigh,North Carolina. It has about 31,000 students.[1] It is the largest public college in North Carolina and theflagship school forengineering,design, andagriculture.
The university was started in 1887. It was called the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
NC State sports date back to 1900. The student body (which includes athletes!) is known as the "Wolfpack". This is because the students who watch the games are said to be rabid with support, like a pack of wolves!
NC State boasts the largest public stadium in the North Carolina.Carter Finley Stadium routinely packs in over 50,000.
The three most popular sports to watch around the school and around Raleigh are Wolfpack Women's Basketball, Wolfpack Men's Basketball, and Wolfpack football. The three most hated sports areUNC basketball,UNC football, andDuke basketball.
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