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Fayetteville State University was awarded 45 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Fayetteville State University is ranked #1,746 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Fayetteville State University held the #1,755 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, Fayetteville State University is ranked at #67.
The acceptance rate at Fayetteville State University is 81%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Fayetteville State University is a good fit for you.
About 4% of students accepted to Fayetteville State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 530. Math scores were between 430 and 530.
The student to faculty ratio at Fayetteville State University is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Fayetteville State University is 71%. 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 Fayetteville State University is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Fayetteville State University is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,661 undergraduates at Fayetteville State University with 3,959 being full-time and 1,702 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,178 | $6,239 | $8,953 | $12,842 | $12,640 |
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 Fayetteville State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Fayetteville State University, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $5,396 a year. That adds up to $21,584 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Fayetteville State University is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Fayetteville State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1200 Murchison Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298 |
| Phone: | 910-672-1111 |
| Website: | https://www.uncfsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 312 | $30,944 |
| Nursing | 219 | $73,448 |
| General Psychology | 198 | $31,217 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 106 | $29,016 |
| Social Work | 87 | $29,726 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 70 | $42,080 |
| Sociology | 68 | $33,544 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 55 | NA |
| Accounting | 48 | $40,056 |
| General Biology | 38 | $28,332 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 5,844 students took at least one online class at Fayetteville State University. This is a decrease from the 6,104 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,844 | 3,074 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,104 | 3,490 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,135 | 3,317 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,124 | 2,059 |
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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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