Alumni

• Represent all 100 N.C. counties
• 63 percent pursue science or math fields
• Nearly 80 percent attend UNC schools
• About 60 percent remain N.C. residents, generating an estimated economic impact of approximately $500 million annually
• Volunteer nearly 140,000 hours in North Carolina every year

Students

• 680 North Carolina juniors and seniors
• Represent equally N.C. Congressional Districts
• At any given time, represent 90-95 N.C. counties
• The Class of 2010 provided more than 22,000 hours of community service to the state of North Carolina
• Three hours of work service required per week

Faculty

• 100 percent hold a master's degree
• 35 percent hold a doctorate
• 25 percent certified before National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Academics

• Average Class Size: 20.3 students
• Student to Faculty Ratio: 10 to 1
• The Class of 2010 had a mean SAT score of 1379 (verbal and math)
• In the 2009-2010 academic year, 91 percent of students received a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement examinations
• NCSSM is one of only 13 schools nationwide to have been listed every year among Newsweek’s “Public Elites.”

Distance Education

• Enrichment programming and courses for credit to 60 schools throughout N.C.
• 5,000+ N.C. educators served by professional development conferences and workshops hosted by NCSSM faculty