Dr. William L. Roper, Interim President of the University of North Carolina System, addresses the NC State University graduating class of 2019 at PNC Arena on Thursday, December 19, 2019.

North Carolina State University is a public research land-grant institution, and is the largest university in the state of North Carolina. On Thursday, the university conferred approximately 3,600 associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees.