Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC · Public · Midsize city · FSU
Public institution in Fayetteville, NC · 5,493 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $40,144 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 7%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 9%Average net price
- Top 10%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $7,360183rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,96995th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,969141st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,098201st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,987994th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,1441,611th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,8311,362nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.2%1,651st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.7%799th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 79.9%902nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 972982nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 17934th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,493458th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 52.6%325th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 116 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $74,576 | $69,338 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,378 | $61,814 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $39,009 | $39,369 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,327 | $36,642 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,755 | $30,047 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $33,077 | $22,572 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $32,925 | $36,992 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $32,678 | $29,202 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $32,162 | $26,585 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $30,988 | $28,236 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $30,590 | $27,995 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $27,440 | $25,194 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1867source
- Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium seats about 5,520source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Athletic nickname: "Broncos"source
- Mascot: Mr. Broncosource
- Motto: "Res Non Verba (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 200 acressource
- Formerly known as "Howard School"source
- Formerly known as "(1867–1877)"source
- Formerly known as "State Colored Normal School"source
- Formerly known as "(1877–1939)"source
- Formerly known as "Fayetteville State Teachers College"source
- Formerly known as "(1939–1963)"source
- Formerly known as "Fayetteville State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1963–1969)"source
- Athletic conference: CIAAsource
Athletics — 9 sports + curated flag football
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,344,653 (M $729,606 · W $615,047)
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Key links
- Official websiteuncfsu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 198543)
- Compare colleges in NCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in North CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Fayetteville State University vs Wake Forest UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
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