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Fayetteville State University Data & Information Overview

45 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
81% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Fayetteville State University Ranked?

#1,746 Best Colleges in Nation
#67 Best Colleges in NC
Criminal Justice & Corrections Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

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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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Fayetteville State University?

81% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
4% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

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.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Fayetteville State University  ( 440 to 530 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Fayetteville State University  ( 430 to 530 )
200
800
Fayetteville State University received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 14 and 19.

ACT Composite Scores for Fayetteville State University  ( 14 to 19 )
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36

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Fayetteville State University Faculty

18 to 1 Student to Faculty
71% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  71 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Fayetteville State University

70% Freshmen Retention
23% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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%

On-Time Graduation Rate  23 out of 100
0
100

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Fayetteville State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,959 Full-Time Undergraduates
78.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
70.9% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Fayetteville State University Cost?

$6,319 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
$21,584 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Fayetteville State University is $6,319. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Fayetteville State University

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do Fayetteville State University Graduates Make?

$40,144 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Fayetteville State University make around $40,144 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Fayetteville State University

North Carolina State
3,959 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Fayetteville State University is a public institution situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The city atmosphere of Fayetteville makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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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/

Fayetteville State University Majors

40 Majors With Completions
2,988 Undergraduate Degrees
2,988 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 40 majors graduated from Fayetteville State University. Of these students, 2,988 received undergraduate degrees and 2,988 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

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

Learn more about the majors offered at Fayetteville State University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Fayetteville State University

86% Take At Least One Class Online
45% Take All Classes Online

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

Learn more about online learning at Fayetteville State University.

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Notes and References

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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