Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA · Public · Town (fringe) · FVSU
Public institution in Fort Valley, GA · 2,541 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $36,666 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Pell Grant share
- Top 9%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Cost of attendance
- Top 22%Average net price
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
- $11,609427th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,392176th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,114606th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,342389th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,0001,821st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,6661,736th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,6491,769th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 45.2%1,337th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.6%1,115th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.8%450th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 8641,019th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 18912th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,541797th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 72.0%108th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 82 mi (ATL)
On 2 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 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $36,852 | — |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $35,416 | $33,281 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $35,060 | $29,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,993 | $41,007 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $31,577 | $27,995 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAgriculture | bachelors | $29,322 | $30,771 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $27,978 | $24,035 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $27,048 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $25,967 | $21,964 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $25,774 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $24,808 | $30,554 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1939source
- Athletic nickname: "Wildcats"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Royal Blue and Old Goldsource
- Motto: "Be Bold. Be Amazing. Be Prepared."source
- Campus size: about 1,365 acressource
- Formerly known as "Fort Valley State College" (1939–1996)source
- Athletic conference: SIACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Fountain City Classic (since 1924)source
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $696,664 (M $410,648 · W $286,016)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fort Valley State University’s 2,541 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA · 2,605 undergrads
- Point UniversityWest Point, GA · 2,617 undergrads
- Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA · 2,727 undergrads
- Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · 2,736 undergrads
- Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA · 2,291 undergrads
- College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA · 2,794 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, WA · 2,539 undergrads
- Cameron UniversityLawton, OK · 2,534 undergrads
- Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 2,534 undergrads
- Rogers State UniversityClaremore, OK · 2,552 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, PR · 2,555 undergrads
- Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, TX · 2,526 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefvsu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 139719)
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