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Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley State University is based in the town of Fort Valley, GA — a public campus in a small-town setting. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation. The federal record identifies it as a land-grant institution.

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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

$10,128

family income
under $30k

$11,168

$30–48k

$12,984

$48–75k

$16,414

$75–110k

$16,034

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$10,3382023–24Skip 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 Fort Valley State University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $15,001 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $10,338.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,637
2009	$12,282
2010	$12,525
2011	$13,939
2012	$14,220
2013	$15,001
2014	$14,782
2015	$12,946
2016	$13,192
2017	$14,940
2018	$13,650
2019	$13,509
2020	$13,320
2021	$13,584
2022	$11,609
2023	$10,338

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$19,8792024–25Skip 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 Fort Valley State University rose from $15,942 (2009) to $19,879 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,942
2010	$17,890
2011	$18,686
2012	$19,263
2013	$19,801
2014	$20,479
2015	$21,341
2016	$19,486
2017	$19,655
2018	$20,811
2019	$21,082
2020	$20,264
2021	$20,160
2022	$20,211
2023	$20,342
2024	$19,879

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	$2,412	$8,052
2001	$2,468	$8,264
2002	$2,580	$8,610
2003	$2,782	$9,418
2004	$2,916	$9,884
2005	$3,044	$10,360
2006	$3,210	$10,892
2007	$3,558	$12,162
2008	$4,018	$13,310
2013	$6,438	$18,640
2014	$6,448	$18,954
2015	$5,594	$15,850
2016	$5,594	$5,594
2017	$6,658	$19,738
2018	$6,658	$19,738
2019	$5,772	$16,494
2020	$5,832	$16,554
2021	$5,832	$16,554
2022	$5,832	$16,572
2023	$5,392	$16,114

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Fort Valley State University reports tuition of $5,526 for in-state students and $16,932 for out-of-state students. Check Fort Valley State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,684 undergrads, Fort Valley State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

41.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Fort Valley 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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41.1%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 Fort Valley State University rose from 29.3% (entered 1991) to 41.1% (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	29.3%
1992 cohort	22.3%
1993 cohort	18%
1994 cohort	25.9%
1995 cohort	23%
1996 cohort	25.5%
1997 cohort	30.5%
1998 cohort	30.3%
1999 cohort	25.1%
2000 cohort	35.6%
2001 cohort	31.5%
2002 cohort	33.9%
2003 cohort	30.2%
2004 cohort	33.3%
2005 cohort	33.1%
2006 cohort	29.4%
2007 cohort	30.2%
2008 cohort	31.8%
2009 cohort	28.7%
2010 cohort	25%
2011 cohort	25.9%
2012 cohort	28.2%
2013 cohort	34.9%
2014 cohort	43.3%
2015 cohort	44.9%
2016 cohort	45.6%
2017 cohort	45.2%
2018 cohort	41.1%

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)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,921	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$20,277	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$19,125	$4,626
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$5,040
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$19,720	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$19,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,255	$6,498
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,133	$5,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$19,161	$6,624
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	—	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$22,000	$7,450
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,963	$8,443
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,953	$8,759
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$30,926	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$33,538	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$35,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$36,500	$14,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$35,980	$14,249
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$37,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$33,560	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$31,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$31,000	$9,500

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

$28,649

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$32,953

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$36,666

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

Fort Valley State University admitted 3,426 of 5,201 applicants in Fall 2024. The 65.9% rate describes that application pool.

65.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $5,392 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,684 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 930–10701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Fort Valley State University received 5,201 applications and admitted 3,426 (65.9%), with 781 enrolling.

Fort Valley State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Fort Valley State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 480–560 and Math was 450–510 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 930–1070 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	480	510	560
SAT Math	450	470	510
ACT Composite	19	20	24

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

65.9%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	49.2%
Fall 2002	40.3%
Fall 2003	48.1%
Fall 2004	43.7%
Fall 2005	36.2%
Fall 2006	42.4%
Fall 2007	44.3%
Fall 2008	43.7%
Fall 2009	47.2%
Fall 2010	33%
Fall 2011	57.9%
Fall 2012	31.9%
Fall 2013	32.7%
Fall 2014	24.2%
Fall 2015	20.5%
Fall 2016	26.5%
Fall 2017	43.7%
Fall 2018	61.3%
Fall 2019	51.8%
Fall 2020	72.3%
Fall 2021	72.3%
Fall 2022	43.1%
Fall 2023	62.8%
Fall 2024	65.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1070Fall 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	810	1000
Fall 2002	924	1275
Fall 2003	891	1333
Fall 2004	660	1200
Fall 2005	680	1120
Fall 2006	690	1210
Fall 2007	680	1190
Fall 2008	860	1020
Fall 2009	734	1021
Fall 2010	704	1000
Fall 2011	740	900
Fall 2012	780	910
Fall 2013	750	910
Fall 2014	820	930
Fall 2015	770	950
Fall 2016	770	940
Fall 2017	430	698
Fall 2018	833	1070
Fall 2019	850	960
Fall 2021	810	950
Fall 2022	810	950
Fall 2023	795	920
Fall 2024	930	1070

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

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

One filed value fell outside the usable range for this scale and isn't drawn here.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	21
Fall 2002	17	25
Fall 2003	17	27
Fall 2004	15	25
Fall 2005	16	22
Fall 2006	15	24
Fall 2007	15	24
Fall 2008	15	23
Fall 2009	16	23
Fall 2010	15	21
Fall 2011	15	19
Fall 2012	16	18
Fall 2014	17	19
Fall 2015	16	20
Fall 2016	10	19
Fall 2017	—	17
Fall 2018	16	20
Fall 2019	16	18
Fall 2021	16	19
Fall 2022	16	19
Fall 2023	16	19
Fall 2024	19	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, 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

2,684Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Fort Valley State University rose from 2,051 (Fall 2002) to 2,684 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,051
Fall 2003	2,196
Fall 2004	2,238
Fall 2005	1,943
Fall 2006	2,007
Fall 2007	2,427
Fall 2008	2,935
Fall 2009	3,341
Fall 2010	3,413
Fall 2011	3,607
Fall 2012	3,232
Fall 2013	2,805
Fall 2014	2,172
Fall 2015	2,220
Fall 2016	2,223
Fall 2017	2,329
Fall 2018	2,337
Fall 2019	2,242
Fall 2020	2,767
Fall 2021	2,635
Fall 2022	2,347
Fall 2023	2,541
Fall 2024	2,684

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

79%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 Fort Valley State University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 79% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 79%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	78%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	59%
Fall 2011 cohort	58%
Fall 2012 cohort	59%
Fall 2013 cohort	57%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	73%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	67%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	79%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Fort Valley State University

73.3% of Fort Valley State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Fort Valley State University as a primarily residential campus of 2,684 undergraduates — and 78.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Fort Valley State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 930–1070 — their midpoint is below the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Fort Valley 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 Fort Valley 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

Fort Valley State University65.9%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Fort Valley State University$5,526

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Fort Valley State University$36,666

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

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Fort Valley State University, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Fort Valley State University	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	65.9%	70.7%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$5,526	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$36,666	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

Fort Valley 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 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$56,411
Psychology, General	$45,292
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$45,033
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$44,881
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$38,345
Social Work	$37,564
Communication and Media Studies	$26,285

These 7 fields listed for Fort Valley State University measure earnings after completion. The $36,666 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 26 additional Fort Valley State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Fort Valley State University report?

Fort Valley State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 930–1070 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Fort Valley State University's acceptance rate?

65.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,426 admitted from 5,201 applicants.

How much does Fort Valley State University cost?

In-state tuition is $5,526; out-of-state students pay $16,932. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Fort Valley State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $36,666. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Georgia Southwestern State University — 75.2% admitted
Emmanuel University — 74% admitted
Georgia College & State University — 78.2% admitted
Clayton State University — 68.4% 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.