NC State University Graduate School

Another successful Graduate Education Day at the NC General Assembly. Special thank you to our three graduate student representatives, Azka Arshad (Ph.D. in Chemistry), Christopher Oates (Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Matthew Gleason (M.S. in Operations Research) for serving as our NC State Graduate Education ambassadors for the day. Special thank you also to our elected officials for taking time to meet with our students.

Congratulations graduates! You all worked so hard for this moment. What we have here is interviews and photos from everyone’s big day 🎓.

Hear about the excitement from Chancellor Howell and Dean Harris. Listen to all the graduate students waiting patiently for their moment to shine. You all made it and we are so proud of our 🐺❤️.

Congratulations to all our 2026 graduates!

It’s almost showtime! Commencement 2026 🎓🐺

Congratulations Graduates! 🎓🎉 As the academic journey of our Spring 2026 graduates comes to a close, we celebrate the determination and discovery that brought them to this milestone. On Saturday, May 9, more than 7,400 graduates will become Wolfpack alumni, of those over 2,000 will be conferred a master's or doctoral degree. Learn more about a few of our Spring 2026 graduates and what's next after commencement.

Congratulations 2026 Graduates As the semester draws to a close, a new chapter begins for our exceptional graduate students who are about to don their caps and gowns this Spring.

Join Caity Gampp, our International Admissions and Recruiting Manager for the TOEFL Destinations: North Carolina virtual session, Thursday, May 7, from 9-10 a.m. This session is designed to help students navigate their options in North Carolina and will give them a chance to hear directly from Caity and other experts from NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UNC Charlotte. Registration is required and the session is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. See the link http://ncst.at/ecw250YT3Nr for more details.

Get ready for the NC State University Research Image Contest! 📸🔬

Envisioning Research is the university's annual research image contest. It's made to help the NC State research community share the beauty of research. Visually highlighting the work being done at the bench and in the field, both on campus and around the world.

Graduate students, undergraduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff are encouraged to enter. Help us highlight the beauty and importance of the work being done. Over $4,000 in cash prizes are awarded annually to university-affiliated applicants, and the winning images are used in a variety of promotional ways across campus to increase visibility. 👀

Mark your calendars, the submission deadline is April 29! 🗓️

🔗 Learn more at http://ncst.at/gwqg50YNqsp

🔦 spotlight 🔦: Meet NC State College of Education graduate student Maya Ryder, who is pursuing her master's degree in school counseling. Maya is also a manager at 321 Coffee, where she works alongside adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) on NC State’s Centennial Campus. ☕🐺🐾

Grad Student Profile: Maya Ryder Maya Ryder is a first-year master’s student in the College of Education’s School Counseling program and a manager at 321 Coffee on NC State's Centennial Campus.

A little Graduate School team building. 🎳 We had a blast!