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Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville State University is a public campus in Fayetteville proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$5,742

family income
under $30k

$6,901

$30–48k

$8,806

$48–75k

$11,448

$75–110k

$13,998

over $110k

Average net price

$7,8922023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Fayetteville State University rose from $6,195 (2008) to $7,892 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$6,195
2009	$6,174
2010	$3,695
2011	$4,833
2012	$5,808
2013	$6,794
2014	$4,927
2015	$5,952
2016	$5,824
2017	$5,858
2018	$5,899
2019	$6,969
2020	$6,623
2021	$6,319
2022	$7,360
2023	$7,892

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$16,6522024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Fayetteville State University rose from $12,560 (2009) to $16,652 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$12,560
2010	$13,011
2011	$11,587
2012	$12,162
2013	$13,188
2014	$14,366
2015	$13,171
2016	$15,066
2017	$15,463
2018	$16,030
2019	$16,044
2020	$16,623
2021	$16,603
2022	$16,342
2023	$16,098
2024	$16,652

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,780	$9,050
2001	$1,770	$9,692
2002	$2,052	$10,967
2003	$2,237	$11,598
2004	$2,521	$11,957
2005	$2,860	$12,596
2006	$3,245	$12,981
2007	$3,422	$13,604
2008	$3,703	$13,805
2013	$4,605	$15,401
2014	$4,655	$16,263
2015	$4,885	$16,493
2016	$5,085	$16,693
2017	$5,183	$16,791
2018	$5,249	$16,857
2019	$5,274	$16,882
2020	$5,309	$16,917
2021	$5,379	$16,987
2022	$3,906	$7,906
2023	$3,969	$7,969

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Fayetteville State University reports tuition of $4,353 for in-state students and $8,353 for out-of-state students. Check Fayetteville State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 5,762 undergrads, Fayetteville State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

38.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Fayetteville State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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38.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Fayetteville State University fell from 43.2% (entered 1991) to 38.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	43.2%
1992 cohort	38%
1993 cohort	34.7%
1994 cohort	33.2%
1995 cohort	37.1%
1996 cohort	38.8%
1997 cohort	38.1%
1998 cohort	34.7%
1999 cohort	42.3%
2000 cohort	37%
2001 cohort	35.8%
2002 cohort	37.9%
2003 cohort	31.7%
2004 cohort	34.1%
2005 cohort	30.7%
2006 cohort	31.2%
2007 cohort	32.1%
2008 cohort	34.6%
2009 cohort	31.7%
2010 cohort	32%
2011 cohort	32.9%
2012 cohort	35.3%
2013 cohort	34.3%
2014 cohort	36.3%
2015 cohort	37.3%
2016 cohort	43.6%
2017 cohort	35.2%
2018 cohort	38.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$5,467	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$6,231	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$7,184	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$7,571	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$7,396	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$7,375	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,598	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$9,483	$2,725
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,011	$3,552
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,809	$4,014
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,750	$5,168
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,842	$6,255
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,620	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,919	$7,163
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,070	$7,995
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,994	$8,544
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,143	$9,346
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,729	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,953	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,396	$12,901
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,330	$12,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,208	$12,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,890	$11,093
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,987	$10,596

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$37,831

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$38,524

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$40,144

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Fayetteville State University admitted 5,352 of 6,515 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82.1% rate describes that application pool.

82.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $3,969 in-state tuition · 2023–24 5,762 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 890–10901600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Fayetteville State University received 6,515 applications and admitted 5,352 (82.1%), with 794 enrolling.

Fayetteville State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Fayetteville State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 460–550 and Math was 430–540 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 890–1090 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	460	490	550
SAT Math	430	500	540
ACT Composite	15	17	19

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

82.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	80.5%
Fall 2002	84.9%
Fall 2003	86.3%
Fall 2004	85.1%
Fall 2005	83.7%
Fall 2006	79.9%
Fall 2007	77.2%
Fall 2008	78%
Fall 2009	64.5%
Fall 2010	69.1%
Fall 2011	61%
Fall 2012	64.3%
Fall 2013	55%
Fall 2014	50.3%
Fall 2015	60.4%
Fall 2016	59.3%
Fall 2017	67.6%
Fall 2018	67.9%
Fall 2019	68.5%
Fall 2020	79.4%
Fall 2021	82.1%
Fall 2022	81.2%
Fall 2023	79.9%
Fall 2024	82.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

890–1090Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	750	920
Fall 2002	740	940
Fall 2003	780	950
Fall 2004	770	950
Fall 2005	750	930
Fall 2006	740	930
Fall 2007	770	940
Fall 2008	750	920
Fall 2009	780	930
Fall 2010	760	900
Fall 2011	760	920
Fall 2012	780	930
Fall 2013	780	920
Fall 2014	810	960
Fall 2015	790	930
Fall 2016	790	950
Fall 2017	870	1020
Fall 2018	890	1030
Fall 2019	870	1010
Fall 2020	840	1000
Fall 2021	830	1040
Fall 2022	870	1060
Fall 2023	855	1045
Fall 2024	890	1090

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–19Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	14	24
Fall 2007	15	19
Fall 2008	15	18
Fall 2009	15	19
Fall 2010	15	19
Fall 2011	15	20
Fall 2012	15	19
Fall 2013	17	19
Fall 2014	17	21
Fall 2015	17	20
Fall 2016	17	21
Fall 2017	17	20
Fall 2018	18	21
Fall 2019	17	21
Fall 2020	16	20
Fall 2021	14	19
Fall 2022	14	19
Fall 2023	15	20
Fall 2024	15	19

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

5,762Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Fayetteville State University rose from 4,154 (Fall 2002) to 5,762 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,154
Fall 2003	4,222
Fall 2004	4,328
Fall 2005	4,937
Fall 2006	5,241
Fall 2007	5,678
Fall 2008	5,179
Fall 2009	5,259
Fall 2010	4,868
Fall 2011	4,930
Fall 2012	5,012
Fall 2013	5,077
Fall 2014	4,862
Fall 2015	5,087
Fall 2016	5,105
Fall 2017	4,817
Fall 2018	4,915
Fall 2019	5,061
Fall 2020	5,061
Fall 2021	4,986
Fall 2022	5,218
Fall 2023	5,493
Fall 2024	5,762

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

75%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Fayetteville State University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 79% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 75%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	73%
Fall 2003 cohort	73%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	71%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	74%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	67%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	69%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	66%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	75%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Fayetteville State University

56.6% of Fayetteville State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Fayetteville State University as a primarily residential campus of 5,762 undergraduates — and 75.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Fayetteville State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 890–1090 — their midpoint is below the NC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Fayetteville State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Fayetteville State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Fayetteville State University82.1%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Fayetteville State University$4,353

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Fayetteville State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Fayetteville State University$40,144

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

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Fayetteville State University, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Fayetteville State University	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82.1%	74.9%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$4,353	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$40,144	$45,873	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Fayetteville State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Fayetteville State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,701
Fire Protection	$73,969
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,732
Biology, General	$48,881
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$48,094
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$46,660
Social Work	$46,119
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$45,610
Sociology	$43,889
Psychology, General	$43,358
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$42,270
Communication and Media Studies	$38,325
Computer Science	$36,164

These 13 fields listed for Fayetteville State University measure earnings after completion. The $40,144 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional Fayetteville State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Fayetteville State University report?

Fayetteville State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 890–1090 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Fayetteville State University's acceptance rate?

82.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,352 admitted from 6,515 applicants.

How much does Fayetteville State University cost?

In-state tuition is $4,353; out-of-state students pay $8,353. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Fayetteville State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $40,144. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

Gardner-Webb University — 77.2% admitted
Elon University — 66.3% admitted
Elizabeth City State University — 64.2% admitted
Greensboro College — 70.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.