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Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC · Private · Midsize city · Methodist

Private institution in Fayetteville, NC · 1,425 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $48,050 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$24,9781,471st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,6641,628th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,6641,594th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,5851,565th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,0501,184th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,5401,190th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
40.2%1,504th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
64.7%1,455th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
75.2%750th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1201400th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,4251,145th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
38.7%766th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 117 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$56,234$56,234
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,240$44,971
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,153$37,363
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$33,993$26,353
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$30,047$29,565
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$29,639$37,208
Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$28,236$32,382
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,585$32,569
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$20,140—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Methodist University’s 1,425 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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