Join us on February 6th and 7th for Hack_NCState, NC State's biggest hackathon.Registration opens soon. The interest form is coming soon.
Join 400+ students for 24 hours of creation, learning, and fun.
Team up in groups of 2–4 to brainstorm, design, and build a project from the ground up based on a track. Whether you're building a web app, hardware hack, game, or machine learning model, you have 24 hours to turn an idea into a functional demo.
Zero technical background required. Attend beginner-friendly technical workshops, meet with industry mentors, and visit the sponsor tabling fair to connect with engineers and tech recruiters hiring for internships.
Submit your build to industry judges for prizes! Every hacker also receives catered meals, snacks, and exclusive 10-year anniversary swag, 100% free.
Have other questions? Reach out to us at [email protected].
Hack_NCState 2027 will run through the weekend of February 6th and 7th. You begin coding at 11 AM on Saturday and have until 11 AM on Sunday to submit your project. It will be held in Talley Student Union in the heart of North Carolina State University's Main Campus.
The event schedule and other detailed information will be sent out to registered participants as we get closer to the event. During the event, you'll be able to view all essential resources on today.hackncstate.org.
A track is designed to help focus your ideas into one specific subject area. You can think of it like a category. Some examples of tracks include social impact, financial technology, or data science. Each track has its own tiers of prizes, and you will submit to one when you create your team. You're free to change which track you want to work on at any time. Tracks will be revealed during the opening ceremony.
Bring any valid ID (student ID is acceptable), a laptop and charger, any specialized hardware/cables you plan to test, and a reusable water bottle. If you plan to sleep in the venue, we also recommend bringing personal toiletries or a light blanket.
You do not need a pre-formed team to register. We run a team-formation event directly after opening ceremony, so you can assemble a team of 2-4 people.
No. To maintain competitive integrity, all project code, design work, and repositories must be initiated after hacking officially kicks off. You are welcome to use open-source libraries, frameworks, APIs, and public documentation.
Any current undergraduate or graduate student from any college or university is eligible. All majors, including design, business, engineering, and data science, are welcome.
Attending is 100% free. We provide entry, swag, hardware access, workshops, and all catered meals and snacks throughout the 24 hours.
We are unable to offer any kind of travel reimbursements. However, free on-campus parking is available throughout the weekend.
We are grateful to our sponsors for their support in making Hack_NCState possible. If you are interested in sponsoring Hack_NCState, please reach out to us at [email protected].
