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)
- 31,000+ students
- 6,500+ degrees conferred annually
- 220 bachelor and masters programs
- 61 doctoral programs
- $325 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
- 61 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)
- 28,000 students
- $610 million in research funding awarded in 2007
- Over 35 spin-off companies
- First public university in the United States (Chartered in 1789, opened in 1795)
Duke University (Durham)
- 13,000 students, ½ undergrad, ½ graduate and professional
- 2006 - 2007 economic impact of $3.4 billion
- $805 million in research funding awarded in 2007