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First-year residency requirement.First-year NC State students are required to live in university housing.

Central Campus.Older traditional halls (Bowen, Bragaw, Carroll, Lee, Sullivan, Owen, Tucker, Berry, Becton, Watauga, Bagwell, Welch).

West Campus.Newer apartment-style (Wolf Ridge, Wolf Village).

Greek life.Several fraternities maintain on-campus chapter houses on

As of May 8, 2026

📍 Location

Raleigh, NC

🏛️ College Type

Public land-grant research university

👥 Enrollment

37,000 total students

🏠 Housing

45 dorm buildings reviewed on DormScouter

📊 Dorm Comparison by Safety & Cleanliness

DormOverall ★Safety ★Cleanliness ★ReviewsFeatures
Bowen Hall — — — 0
Bragaw Hall — — — 0
Carroll Hall — — — 0
Lee Hall — — — 0
Sullivan Hall — — — 0
Tucker Hall — — — 0
Berry Hall — — — 0
Becton Hall — — — 0
Watauga Hall — — — 0
Bagwell Hall — — — 0
Welch Hall — — — 0
Wolf Ridge Apartments — — — 0
Wolf Village Apartments — — — 0
Avent Ferry Complex — — — 0
ES King Village — — — 0
Sigma Chi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Phi Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Pi Kappa Alpha (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Delta Theta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Nu (Chapter House) — — — 0
Tau Kappa Epsilon (Chapter House) — — — 0
Lambda Chi Alpha (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Gamma Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Kappa Alpha Order (Chapter House) — — — 0
Theta Chi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Pi Kappa Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Kappa Sigma (Chapter House) — — — 0
Phi Kappa Tau (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Epsilon Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Sigma Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Chi Omega (Chapter House) — — — 0
Pi Beta Phi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Kappa Kappa Gamma (Chapter House) — — — 0
Kappa Alpha Theta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Gamma (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Delta Pi (Chapter House) — — — 0
Kappa Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Zeta Tau Alpha (Chapter House) — — — 0
Sigma Kappa (Chapter House) — — — 0
Delta Zeta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Alpha Xi Delta (Chapter House) — — — 0
Gold Hall — — — 0
Metcalf Hall — — — 0
Owen Hall — — — 0

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🎓 Class-Year Housing Guides

Year-specific advice for North Carolina State University dorms — what changes from freshman to senior year:

🎓 Freshman Guide📚 Sophomore Guide📖 Junior Guide🎉 Senior Guide

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