#2 Region for Increase of Educated Migrants
Forbes.com,  June 2011

Research Universities

Three major research universities make up the region known as the Research Triangle. NC State in Wake County, UNC-Chapel Hill in Orange County and Duke University in Durham County. Any of these universities by themselves would be a significant asset and an enormous economic engine. When you combine the resources of the three, all within a short drive of the other, you create one of the most dynamic regions in the country.

 

North Carolina State University (Raleigh)

  • 34,376 students
  • 7,100 degrees conferred annually
  • 220 bachelor and masters programs
  • 61 doctoral programs
  • $361 million in annual research expenditures
  • Home to Centennial Campus
    • 1,334 total acres adjacent to NC State's main campus
    • Almost 4 million square feet of space exists or has been approved for construction
    • 130 corporate and government partners located on Centennial
    • Buildings and sites are available for lease to companies that wish to partner with the University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill)

  • 29,390 students
  • $716 million in research funding awarded in 2009
  • Over 35 spin-off companies
  • First public university in the United States (Chartered in 1789, opened in 1795)

Duke University (Durham)

  • 14,983 students, ½ undergrad, ½ graduate and professional
  • 2006 - 2007 economic impact of $3.4 billion
  • Approximately $800 million in research expenditures in fiscal 2009.