Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
150,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
80 (9% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,792 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (69%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
2,569
Men / Women
33% / 67%
From State
94%
From Region
4%
Athletes
12.0%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
92%
Hispanic
3%
Mixed
3%
White
1%
Native American
0%
Asian
0%
International
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 45.9% 45.9%
2012 Men: 52.2% 52.2%
2013 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2014 Men: 46.0% 46.0%
2015 Men: 46.7% 46.7%
2016 Men: 40.8% 40.8%
2017 Men: 41.1% 41.1%
2018 Men: 41.3% 41.3%
2019 Men: 41.6% 41.6%
2020 Men: 38.5% 38.5%
2021 Men: 38.9% 38.9%
2022 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2023 Men: 31.0% 31.0%
2024 Men: 30.5% 30.5%
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: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2014 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2015 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2016 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2017 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 98.4% 98.4%
2012 Black: 99.0% 99.0%
2013 Black: 98.5% 98.5%
2014 Black: 96.6% 96.6%
2015 Black: 95.6% 95.6%
2016 Black: 97.1% 97.1%
2017 Black: 96.8% 96.8%
2018 Black: 95.9% 95.9%
2019 Black: 97.1% 97.1%
2020 Black: 93.1% 93.1%
2021 Black: 93.4% 93.4%
2022 Black: 93.9% 93.9%
2023 Black: 93.5% 93.5%
2024 Black: 92.9% 92.9%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2015 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2021 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2024 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2011 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 White: 0.3% 0.3%
2014 White: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 White: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 White: 0.7% 0.7%
2017 White: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 White: 1.4% 1.4%
2019 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 White: 2.8% 2.8%
2021 White: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 White: 1.2% 1.2%
2023 White: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2011 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2012 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 International: 0.1% 0.1%
2014 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
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%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Asian: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Black: 91.8% 91.8%
2021 Black: 93.2% 93.2%
2022 Black: 92.9% 92.9%
2023 Black: 92.1% 92.1%
2024 Black: 92.4% 92.4%
2025 Black: 92.4% 92.4%
2020 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2022 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2025 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 White: 2.3% 2.3%
2021 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 White: 1.6% 1.6%
2023 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 White: 1.5% 1.5%
2025 White: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 International: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 International: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 International: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 International: 0.2% 0.2%
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
⇅
Fort Valley State University
368
33% / 67%
0%
$47,714
43
94%
Computer Science
17 —
71% / 29%
0%
$69,890
84
85%
Chemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,008
49
—
Mathematics
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$52,734
56
—
Biology
35 —
29% / 71%
0%
$47,729
43
100%
Agricultural Economics
11 —
55% / 45%
0%
$52,608
56
—
Animal Sciences
25 —
36% / 64%
0%
$46,147
38
—
Horticultural Science
8 —
25% / 75%
0%
$43,912
31
—
Veterinary Technology
20 —
0% / 100%
5%
$52,149
55
100%
Nursing
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Accounting
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$45,992
38
92%
Business Administration
14 —
50% / 50%
0%
$56,862
66
92%
Logistics
7 —
71% / 29%
0%
$56,862
66
92%
Marketing
10 —
40% / 60%
0%
$52,448
56
—
Organizational Leadership
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$56,862
66
92%
Family and Consumer Sciences
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$39,304
19
97%
History
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$41,166
23
—
Liberal Studies
15 —
47% / 53%
0%
$34,559
10
94%
Mass Communication
16 —
50% / 50%
0%
$26,811
4
100%
Political Science
12 —
25% / 75%
0%
$50,096
50
—
Psychology
50 —
20% / 80%
0%
$39,690
20
90%
Social Work
20 —
5% / 95%
0%
$51,028
52
86%
Agricultural Teacher Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Early Childhood Education
— —
—
—
$50,280
50
—
Elementary Education
11 —
0% / 100%
0%
$50,280
50
100%
Middle School Education
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$50,280
50
100%
Physical Education
6 —
83% / 17%
0%
$50,495
51
—
Visual and Performing Arts
8 —
50% / 50%
0%
$34,549
10
—
Criminal Justice
33 —
21% / 79%
0%
$42,060
26
91%
Electrical Engineering Technology
10 —
100% / 0%
0%
$74,950
87
—
Engineering Technology
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$74,142
87
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$5,806
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$18,013
Est. In-State Cost
$7,511
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$23,302
ROI Percentile
43th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
78%
4-Year Graduation Rate
19%
6-Year Graduation Rate
41%
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: 33.1% 33.1%
2012 Graduated: 29.4% 29.4%
2013 Graduated: 30.2% 30.2%
2014 Graduated: 31.8% 31.8%
2015 Graduated: 28.7% 28.7%
2016 Graduated: 25.0% 25.0%
2017 Graduated: 25.9% 25.9%
2018 Graduated: 28.2% 28.2%
2019 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0%
2020 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3%
2021 Graduated: 44.9% 44.9%
2022 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5%
2023 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2%
2024 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1%
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%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 21.6% 21.6%
2012 Men: 21.5% 21.5%
2013 Men: 21.8% 21.8%
2014 Men: 20.9% 20.9%
2015 Men: 21.0% 21.0%
2016 Men: 20.7% 20.7%
2017 Men: 19.1% 19.1%
2018 Men: 22.1% 22.1%
2019 Men: 31.0% 31.0%
2020 Men: 33.7% 33.7%
2021 Men: 30.1% 30.1%
2022 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2023 Men: 38.5% 38.5%
2024 Men: 33.5% 33.5%
2011 Women: 43.2% 43.2%
2012 Women: 36.8% 36.8%
2013 Women: 37.3% 37.3%
2014 Women: 41.4% 41.4%
2015 Women: 34.7% 34.7%
2016 Women: 28.1% 28.1%
2017 Women: 31.7% 31.7%
2018 Women: 33.5% 33.5%
2019 Women: 38.5% 38.5%
2020 Women: 51.7% 51.7%
2021 Women: 58.1% 58.1%
2022 Women: 53.5% 53.5%
2023 Women: 49.8% 49.8%
2024 Women: 46.7% 46.7%
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: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Black: 29.5% 29.5%
2013 Black: 30.2% 30.2%
2014 Black: 31.5% 31.5%
2015 Black: 27.9% 27.9%
2016 Black: 24.8% 24.8%
2017 Black: 26.1% 26.1%
2018 Black: 28.2% 28.2%
2019 Black: 34.8% 34.8%
2020 Black: 44.1% 44.1%
2021 Black: 46.2% 46.2%
2022 Black: 45.3% 45.3%
2023 Black: 46.0% 46.0%
2024 Black: 42.4% 42.4%
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
32.1%
118
27% / 73%
0%
$40,271
21
92%
Agriculture & Food Science
17.4%
64
27% / 73%
2%
$48,854
46
100%
Professional
12.5%
46
41% / 59%
0%
$51,302
53
91%
Business & Economics
11.7%
43
44% / 56%
0%
$54,066
60
92%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.5%
35
29% / 71%
0%
$47,729
43
100%
Education
6.2%
23
26% / 74%
0%
$50,339
50
100%
Computer Science
4.6%
17
71% / 29%
0%
$69,890
84
85%
Arts
2.2%
8
50% / 50%
0%
$34,549
10
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.2%
8
38% / 62%
0%
$52,393
56
—
Health Sciences
1.6%
6
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Research
R3
⇅
Agriculture & Food Science
$11.4M
#71
52%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.3M
#492
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.0M
#529
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.0M
#445
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0
#456
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0
#525
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0
#441
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0
#540
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$11.7M
#293
53%
$0
—
—
—
—
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
No
Acceptance Rate
52%
Yield (Unbound)
22%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
52%
52%
52%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9%
2012 Acceptance: 31.9% 31.9%
2013 Acceptance: 32.7% 32.7%
2014 Acceptance: 24.2% 24.2%
2015 Acceptance: 20.5% 20.5%
2016 Acceptance: 26.5% 26.5%
2017 Acceptance: 43.7% 43.7%
2018 Acceptance: 61.3% 61.3%
2019 Acceptance: 51.8% 51.8%
2020 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3%
2021 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3%
2022 Acceptance: 43.1% 43.1%
2023 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8%
2024 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9%
2011 Yield: 29.8% 29.8%
2012 Yield: 35.6% 35.6%
2013 Yield: 46.8% 46.8%
2014 Yield: 41.6% 41.6%
2015 Yield: 43.5% 43.5%
2016 Yield: 29.1% 29.1%
2017 Yield: 33.8% 33.8%
2018 Yield: 23.7% 23.7%
2019 Yield: 24.1% 24.1%
2020 Yield: 24.3% 24.3%
2021 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2022 Yield: 20.5% 20.5%
2023 Yield: 23.3% 23.3%
2024 Yield: 22.8% 22.8%
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: 5,967 5,967
2012 Applicants: 7,341 7,341
2013 Applicants: 4,076 4,076
2014 Applicants: 2,228 2,228
2015 Applicants: 4,925 4,925
2016 Applicants: 6,374 6,374
2017 Applicants: 3,527 3,527
2018 Applicants: 3,217 3,217
2019 Applicants: 3,059 3,059
2020 Applicants: 5,693 5,693
2021 Applicants: 5,403 5,403
2022 Applicants: 6,247 6,247
2023 Applicants: 5,080 5,080
2024 Applicants: 5,201 5,201
2011 Admitted: 3,457 3,457
2012 Admitted: 2,343 2,343
2013 Admitted: 1,334 1,334
2014 Admitted: 539 539
2015 Admitted: 1,010 1,010
2016 Admitted: 1,686 1,686
2017 Admitted: 1,540 1,540
2018 Admitted: 1,971 1,971
2019 Admitted: 1,585 1,585
2020 Admitted: 4,117 4,117
2021 Admitted: 3,904 3,904
2022 Admitted: 2,692 2,692
2023 Admitted: 3,190 3,190
2024 Admitted: 3,426 3,426
2011 Enrolled: 1,030 1,030
2012 Enrolled: 834 834
2013 Enrolled: 624 624
2014 Enrolled: 224 224
2015 Enrolled: 439 439
2016 Enrolled: 490 490
2017 Enrolled: 521 521
2018 Enrolled: 467 467
2019 Enrolled: 382 382
2020 Enrolled: 1,002 1,002
2021 Enrolled: 756 756
2022 Enrolled: 552 552
2023 Enrolled: 742 742
2024 Enrolled: 781 781
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
400
600
800
1000
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 740 740
2012 25th: 780 780
2013 25th: 750 750
2014 25th: 820 820
2015 25th: 770 770
2016 25th: 770 770
2017 25th: 430 430
2018 25th: 833 833
2019 25th: 850 850
2021 25th: 810 810
2022 25th: 810 810
2023 25th: 795 795
2024 25th: 930 930
2011 75th: 900 900
2012 75th: 910 910
2013 75th: 910 910
2014 75th: 930 930
2015 75th: 950 950
2016 75th: 940 940
2017 75th: 698 698
2018 75th: 1070 1070
2019 75th: 960 960
2021 75th: 950 950
2022 75th: 950 950
2023 75th: 920 920
2024 75th: 1070 1070
SAT Math
200
300
400
500
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 370 370
2012 25th: 390 390
2013 25th: 370 370
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 380 380
2016 25th: 390 390
2017 25th: 210 210
2018 25th: 400 400
2019 25th: 410 410
2021 25th: 410 410
2022 25th: 410 410
2023 25th: 395 395
2024 25th: 450 450
2011 75th: 450 450
2012 75th: 450 450
2013 75th: 450 450
2014 75th: 450 450
2015 75th: 470 470
2016 75th: 470 470
2017 75th: 338 338
2018 75th: 490 490
2019 75th: 460 460
2021 75th: 470 470
2022 75th: 470 470
2023 75th: 440 440
2024 75th: 510 510
SAT Reading & Writing
200
300
400
500
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 370 370
2012 25th: 390 390
2013 25th: 380 380
2014 25th: 420 420
2015 25th: 390 390
2016 25th: 380 380
2017 25th: 220 220
2018 25th: 433 433
2019 25th: 440 440
2021 25th: 400 400
2022 25th: 400 400
2023 25th: 400 400
2024 25th: 480 480
2011 75th: 450 450
2012 75th: 460 460
2013 75th: 460 460
2014 75th: 480 480
2015 75th: 480 480
2016 75th: 470 470
2017 75th: 360 360
2018 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 500 500
2021 75th: 480 480
2022 75th: 480 480
2023 75th: 480 480
2024 75th: 560 560
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: 95.0% 95.0%
2012 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0%
2022 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0%
2023 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0%
2024 Submitted: 5.0% 5.0%
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.
