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 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,96995th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,969140th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,098201st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,987987th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,1441,603rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,8311,357th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.2%1,636th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.7%793rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 79.9%891st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 972980th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 17932nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,493458th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 52.6%322nd highest of 2,122 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).
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fayetteville State University’s 5,493 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · 5,471 undergrads
- North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC · 5,400 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC · 5,386 undergrads
- High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC · 4,970 undergrads
- Elon UniversityElon, NC · 6,402 undergrads
- Duke UniversityDurham, NC · 6,417 undergrads
Elsewhere
- California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, CA · 5,491 undergrads
- Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA · 5,495 undergrads
- Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY · 5,478 undergrads
- Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX · 5,515 undergrads
- University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL · 5,468 undergrads
- University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY · 5,468 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuncfsu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 198543)
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- Compare with Wake Forest UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- 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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