Carey Hoyt Bostian (March 1, 1907 – April 22, 2000) was an American educator.

After teaching at Catawaba, Bostian joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1930, where he taught zoology.

During his chancellorship, enrollment at the university surpassed 5,000 students for the first time.

Luther Hodges to proceed with the creation of Research Triangle Park, which is just outside of Raleigh.

[3] NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center serves as the repository for Carey Hoyt Bostian's manuscript papers and university archives.