by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Fort Valley State University was awarded 16 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Fort Valley State University is ranked #2,126 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Fort Valley State University held the #2,129 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 68 colleges in Georgia, Fort Valley State University is ranked at #65.
Fort Valley State University has an acceptance rate of 72%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 25% of students accepted to Fort Valley State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 400 and 480. Math scores were between 410 and 470.
At Fort Valley State University, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fort Valley State University is 75%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Fort Valley State University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 11% for first-time, full-time students at Fort Valley State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,794 undergraduates at Fort Valley State University with 2,419 being full-time and 375 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,102 | $12,398 | $16,805 | $18,289 | $17,913 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Fort Valley State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Fort Valley State University, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $6,359 a year. That adds up to $25,436 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Fort Valley State University is 12.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Fort Valley State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, GA 31030-4313 |
| Phone: | 478-825-6315 |
| Website: | www.fvsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/fvsuwildcats |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/fvsu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 57 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 44 | $27,563 |
| General Biology | 42 | $22,919 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 33 | $31,519 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 20 | $22,456 |
| Social Work | 20 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 19 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 | NA |
| Accounting | 14 | NA |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 13 | $25,905 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,700 students took at least one online class at Fort Valley State University. This is an increase from the 1,155 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,700 | 375 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,155 | 1,155 |
| 2018-2019 | 333 | 108 |
| 2017-2018 | 124 | 124 |
| 2016-2017 | 676 | 122 |
Learn more about online learning at Fort Valley State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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