Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
450,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation
256 (71%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
4,776
Men / Women
32% / 68%
From State
75%
From Region
9%
Athletes
5.4%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
65%
White
12%
Hispanic
10%
Mixed
6%
International
2%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 39.1% 39.1%
2012 Men: 42.7% 42.7%
2013 Men: 38.6% 38.6%
2014 Men: 33.2% 33.2%
2015 Men: 38.4% 38.4%
2016 Men: 34.5% 34.5%
2017 Men: 40.0% 40.0%
2018 Men: 35.8% 35.8%
2019 Men: 31.6% 31.6%
2020 Men: 29.6% 29.6%
2021 Men: 33.9% 33.9%
2022 Men: 31.7% 31.7%
2023 Men: 34.3% 34.3%
2024 Men: 37.1% 37.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Native: 3.6% 3.6%
2018 Native: 2.3% 2.3%
2019 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2020 Native: 4.3% 4.3%
2021 Native: 3.8% 3.8%
2022 Native: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2011 Black: 83.9% 83.9%
2012 Black: 81.7% 81.7%
2013 Black: 84.6% 84.6%
2014 Black: 85.3% 85.3%
2015 Black: 80.4% 80.4%
2016 Black: 83.2% 83.2%
2017 Black: 81.1% 81.1%
2018 Black: 80.5% 80.5%
2019 Black: 83.0% 83.0%
2020 Black: 77.6% 77.6%
2021 Black: 81.2% 81.2%
2022 Black: 77.7% 77.7%
2023 Black: 75.5% 75.5%
2024 Black: 71.8% 71.8%
2011 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2012 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2013 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2015 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2016 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2017 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6%
2018 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2019 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2020 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4%
2021 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4%
2022 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2023 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2024 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2011 White: 6.3% 6.3%
2012 White: 5.7% 5.7%
2013 White: 4.2% 4.2%
2014 White: 5.2% 5.2%
2015 White: 4.8% 4.8%
2016 White: 5.0% 5.0%
2017 White: 4.5% 4.5%
2018 White: 5.8% 5.8%
2019 White: 5.4% 5.4%
2020 White: 7.3% 7.3%
2021 White: 4.5% 4.5%
2022 White: 5.8% 5.8%
2023 White: 5.4% 5.4%
2024 White: 5.9% 5.9%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 International: 0.1% 0.1%
2016 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2019 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 International: 1.5% 1.5%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Black: 63.0% 63.0%
2021 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 Black: 63.3% 63.3%
2023 Black: 65.1% 65.1%
2024 Black: 64.9% 64.9%
2025 Black: 65.2% 65.2%
2020 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2021 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0%
2022 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2023 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2024 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1%
2025 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0%
2020 White: 16.4% 16.4%
2021 White: 16.7% 16.7%
2022 White: 16.7% 16.7%
2023 White: 14.4% 14.4%
2024 White: 13.2% 13.2%
2025 White: 12.4% 12.4%
2020 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 International: 1.7% 1.7%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Fayetteville State University
1,162
27% / 73%
1%
$55,767
69
91%
Computer Science
38 —
71% / 29%
0%
—
—
—
Chemistry
13 —
46% / 54%
0%
$51,373
60
—
Mathematics
4 +1
75% / 25%
25%
—
—
—
Biology
49 +1
14% / 86%
2%
$54,095
66
84%
Nursing
135 —
8% / 92%
2%
$92,657
97
—
Accounting
46 +2
24% / 76%
0%
$51,752
61
—
Business Administration and Management
156 +4
29% / 71%
0%
$51,477
60
—
Finance
10 +4
50% / 50%
0%
$59,383
75
92%
Health Administration
27 +1
11% / 89%
0%
$43,733
39
100%
Management Information Systems
5 —
60% / 40%
0%
$57,031
71
89%
Sports Management
38 —
79% / 21%
3%
$44,320
41
—
Communication
22 —
59% / 41%
0%
$37,518
21
93%
English
21 —
14% / 86%
0%
—
—
—
General Education
60 —
17% / 83%
0%
—
—
—
Geography
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$48,939
54
—
History
18 —
44% / 56%
0%
—
—
—
Political Science
20 —
20% / 80%
0%
$52,467
62
—
Psychology
161 —
17% / 83%
0%
—
—
—
Social Work
43 —
9% / 91%
0%
$48,276
52
90%
Sociology
62 —
11% / 89%
0%
$42,916
37
—
Spanish
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$44,240
41
—
Biology Teacher Education
— —
—
—
$46,897
48
—
Early Childhood Education
21 —
5% / 95%
5%
$46,555
47
—
Elementary Education
12 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,555
47
91%
Middle School Education
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$46,555
47
91%
Physical Education
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$46,018
46
—
Public Health Education
14 —
14% / 86%
0%
$43,145
37
—
Music
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$33,304
12
—
Studio Art
19 —
58% / 42%
0%
$24,830
4
95%
Theater
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$33,952
13
—
Criminal Justice/Safety
98 —
29% / 71%
0%
$44,653
42
—
Fire Services Administration
27 —
96% / 4%
0%
$86,694
95
—
Forensic Science and Technology
9 —
22% / 78%
0%
$45,922
46
—
Strategic Intelligence
12 —
83% / 17%
0%
—
—
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$4,573
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$8,886
Est. In-State Cost
$5,916
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$11,495
ROI Percentile
69th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
75%
4-Year Graduation Rate
24%
6-Year Graduation Rate
38%
Transfer-Out Rate
29%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 30.7% 30.7%
2012 Graduated: 31.2% 31.2%
2013 Graduated: 32.2% 32.2%
2014 Graduated: 34.6% 34.6%
2015 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7%
2016 Graduated: 32.0% 32.0%
2017 Graduated: 32.9% 32.9%
2018 Graduated: 35.3% 35.3%
2019 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3%
2020 Graduated: 36.3% 36.3%
2021 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3%
2022 Graduated: 43.6% 43.6%
2023 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2%
2024 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 29.4% 29.4%
2012 Men: 28.0% 28.0%
2013 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2014 Men: 29.5% 29.5%
2015 Men: 25.4% 25.4%
2016 Men: 21.5% 21.5%
2017 Men: 23.6% 23.6%
2018 Men: 28.8% 28.8%
2019 Men: 30.7% 30.7%
2020 Men: 32.3% 32.3%
2021 Men: 31.4% 31.4%
2022 Men: 36.9% 36.9%
2023 Men: 27.4% 27.4%
2024 Men: 30.8% 30.8%
2011 Women: 31.4% 31.4%
2012 Women: 32.8% 32.8%
2013 Women: 33.0% 33.0%
2014 Women: 37.7% 37.7%
2015 Women: 35.4% 35.4%
2016 Women: 38.7% 38.7%
2017 Women: 39.9% 39.9%
2018 Women: 39.4% 39.4%
2019 Women: 36.2% 36.2%
2020 Women: 38.3% 38.3%
2021 Women: 41.0% 41.0%
2022 Women: 47.1% 47.1%
2023 Women: 40.4% 40.4%
2024 Women: 42.6% 42.6%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 31.1% 31.1%
2012 Black: 32.5% 32.5%
2013 Black: 33.7% 33.7%
2014 Black: 35.3% 35.3%
2015 Black: 31.5% 31.5%
2016 Black: 31.8% 31.8%
2017 Black: 33.7% 33.7%
2018 Black: 35.4% 35.4%
2019 Black: 34.4% 34.4%
2020 Black: 34.2% 34.2%
2021 Black: 38.5% 38.5%
2022 Black: 42.7% 42.7%
2023 Black: 36.0% 36.0%
2024 Black: 37.4% 37.4%
2011 Hispanic: 29.2% 29.2%
2012 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5%
2013 Hispanic: 40.9% 40.9%
2014 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2015 Hispanic: 26.1% 26.1%
2016 Hispanic: 35.0% 35.0%
2017 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2018 Hispanic: 25.7% 25.7%
2019 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7%
2020 Hispanic: 36.7% 36.7%
2021 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1%
2022 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1%
2023 Hispanic: 41.1% 41.1%
2024 Hispanic: 46.5% 46.5%
2011 White: 34.6% 34.6%
2012 White: 38.3% 38.3%
2013 White: 15.4% 15.4%
2014 White: 33.3% 33.3%
2015 White: 36.1% 36.1%
2016 White: 29.6% 29.6%
2017 White: 10.3% 10.3%
2018 White: 45.7% 45.7%
2019 White: 27.0% 27.0%
2020 White: 38.2% 38.2%
2021 White: 32.1% 32.1%
2022 White: 48.6% 48.6%
2023 White: 36.1% 36.1%
2024 White: 27.8% 27.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
35.9%
417
19% / 81%
0%
$45,138
43
91%
Business & Economics
24.3%
282
34% / 66%
0%
$50,195
57
97%
Professional
12.6%
146
45% / 55%
0%
$53,209
64
—
Health Sciences
11.6%
135
8% / 92%
2%
$92,657
97
—
Education
4.6%
53
13% / 87%
2%
$45,614
45
91%
Life & Natural Sciences
4.2%
49
14% / 86%
2%
$54,095
66
84%
Computer Science
3.3%
38
71% / 29%
0%
—
—
—
Arts
2.2%
25
48% / 52%
0%
$26,967
5
95%
Physical Sciences & Math
1.5%
17
53% / 47%
6%
$51,373
60
—
Research
R3
⇅
Computer Science
$1.1M
#220
74%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$1.0M
#356
89%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.8M
#347
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.5M
#290
46%
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.3M
#422
95%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.1M
#324
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0
#457
—
$0
20
#204
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$3.9M
#412
83%
$0
20
#383
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
52%
Yield (Unbound)
14%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
52%
52%
52%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0%
2012 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3%
2013 Acceptance: 55.0% 55.0%
2014 Acceptance: 50.3% 50.3%
2015 Acceptance: 60.4% 60.4%
2016 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3%
2017 Acceptance: 67.6% 67.6%
2018 Acceptance: 67.9% 67.9%
2019 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5%
2020 Acceptance: 79.4% 79.4%
2021 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1%
2022 Acceptance: 81.2% 81.2%
2023 Acceptance: 79.9% 79.9%
2024 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1%
2011 Yield: 34.5% 34.5%
2012 Yield: 33.2% 33.2%
2013 Yield: 27.8% 27.8%
2014 Yield: 23.0% 23.0%
2015 Yield: 26.5% 26.5%
2016 Yield: 23.7% 23.7%
2017 Yield: 25.7% 25.7%
2018 Yield: 22.0% 22.0%
2019 Yield: 20.4% 20.4%
2020 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%
2021 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%
2022 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2023 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2024 Yield: 14.8% 14.8%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,596 2,596
2012 Applicants: 3,062 3,062
2013 Applicants: 4,010 4,010
2014 Applicants: 4,110 4,110
2015 Applicants: 3,943 3,943
2016 Applicants: 4,611 4,611
2017 Applicants: 3,859 3,859
2018 Applicants: 4,130 4,130
2019 Applicants: 4,858 4,858
2020 Applicants: 4,611 4,611
2021 Applicants: 4,135 4,135
2022 Applicants: 4,116 4,116
2023 Applicants: 5,043 5,043
2024 Applicants: 6,515 6,515
2011 Admitted: 1,584 1,584
2012 Admitted: 1,970 1,970
2013 Admitted: 2,204 2,204
2014 Admitted: 2,068 2,068
2015 Admitted: 2,381 2,381
2016 Admitted: 2,733 2,733
2017 Admitted: 2,607 2,607
2018 Admitted: 2,803 2,803
2019 Admitted: 3,328 3,328
2020 Admitted: 3,660 3,660
2021 Admitted: 3,393 3,393
2022 Admitted: 3,344 3,344
2023 Admitted: 4,029 4,029
2024 Admitted: 5,352 5,352
2011 Enrolled: 547 547
2012 Enrolled: 655 655
2013 Enrolled: 612 612
2014 Enrolled: 476 476
2015 Enrolled: 631 631
2016 Enrolled: 647 647
2017 Enrolled: 670 670
2018 Enrolled: 618 618
2019 Enrolled: 678 678
2020 Enrolled: 736 736
2021 Enrolled: 632 632
2022 Enrolled: 786 786
2023 Enrolled: 807 807
2024 Enrolled: 794 794
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
10%
SAT Range
890
–
1090
SAT Math Range
430
–
540
SAT RW Range
460
–
550
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
700
800
900
1000
1100
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 760 760
2012 25th: 780 780
2013 25th: 780 780
2014 25th: 810 810
2015 25th: 790 790
2016 25th: 790 790
2017 25th: 870 870
2018 25th: 890 890
2019 25th: 870 870
2020 25th: 840 840
2021 25th: 830 830
2022 25th: 870 870
2023 25th: 855 855
2024 25th: 890 890
2011 75th: 920 920
2012 75th: 930 930
2013 75th: 920 920
2014 75th: 960 960
2015 75th: 930 930
2016 75th: 950 950
2017 75th: 1020 1020
2018 75th: 1030 1030
2019 75th: 1010 1010
2020 75th: 1000 1000
2021 75th: 1040 1040
2022 75th: 1060 1060
2023 75th: 1045 1045
2024 75th: 1090 1090
SAT Math
350
400
450
500
550
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 390 390
2012 25th: 400 400
2013 25th: 400 400
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 400 400
2016 25th: 400 400
2017 25th: 430 430
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 430 430
2020 25th: 410 410
2021 25th: 390 390
2022 25th: 430 430
2023 25th: 410 410
2024 25th: 430 430
2011 75th: 470 470
2012 75th: 470 470
2013 75th: 470 470
2014 75th: 490 490
2015 75th: 470 470
2016 75th: 470 470
2017 75th: 510 510
2018 75th: 510 510
2019 75th: 500 500
2020 75th: 490 490
2021 75th: 520 520
2022 75th: 530 530
2023 75th: 525 525
2024 75th: 540 540
SAT Reading & Writing
350
400
450
500
550
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 370 370
2012 25th: 380 380
2013 25th: 380 380
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 390 390
2016 25th: 390 390
2017 25th: 440 440
2018 25th: 450 450
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 430 430
2021 25th: 440 440
2022 25th: 440 440
2023 25th: 445 445
2024 25th: 460 460
2011 75th: 450 450
2012 75th: 460 460
2013 75th: 450 450
2014 75th: 470 470
2015 75th: 460 460
2016 75th: 480 480
2017 75th: 510 510
2018 75th: 520 520
2019 75th: 510 510
2020 75th: 510 510
2021 75th: 520 520
2022 75th: 530 530
2023 75th: 520 520
2024 75th: 550 550
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2015 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2016 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0%
2017 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2018 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2019 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2020 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2021 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0%
2022 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0%
2023 Submitted: 13.0% 13.0%
2024 Submitted: 10.0% 10.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
