An additional 200 per year merit scholarships have been established since 1995. NC State's endowment will rank in the top 100 nationally, and will rank in the top 20 for public universities. There is a health insurance program for graduate assistants. There is a process that provides more flexibility in defining jobs and paying competitive salaries for university staff employees. Every academic department will have at least one program widely recognized as the best in North Carolina.
Every academic department uses benchmark comparisons to improve the quality of their programs.
NC State will be widely recognized as the leader in Distance Learning in North Carolina . These are not listed in any priority order.