Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina · Website
$40,144
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,144
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fayetteville State University is a public 4-year college in Fayetteville, North Carolina with 5,762 undergraduates and 1,033 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $7,892 a year (tuition and fees $4,353 in-state, $8,353 out-of-state). It admits 82% of applicants and 38% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,144 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,987 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,892
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,353
Out-of-state $8,353
Admission rate
82%
US median 78%
Completion rate
38%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,987
About $244 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,144
Rank 2,642 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,892
- Tuition in-state
- $4,353
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,353
- Cost of attendance
- $16,652
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,233
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,908
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,983
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,354
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,112
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,885 in 2015-16 to $4,353 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 959
- SAT reading, middle
- 480
- SAT math, middle
- 455
- ACT, middle
- 17
- Undergraduates
- 5,762
- Graduate students
- 1,033
- Part-time students
- 24%
- Women
- 68%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 61
- Endowment
- $34.9M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,642 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,892 | $14,086 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,353 | $6,906 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 82% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 38% | 48% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,987 | $20,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,831 | $31,569 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,144 | $36,048 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 29% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
61 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 157 | $19,979 | $31,217 | $43,358 | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $17,599 | $73,448 | $88,701 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $24,864 | $30,944 | $48,094 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 127 | $31,571 | $68,138 | $94,069 | $103,485 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $19,674 | $29,016 | $46,660 | $55,378 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $29,890 | Withheld | $45,610 | $53,072 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $20,000 | $40,056 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| SociologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $24,234 | $33,544 | $43,889 | $52,657 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $23,490 | $28,332 | $48,881 | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $29,195 | $29,726 | $46,119 | $51,790 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,711 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $27,000 | $42,080 | $50,732 | $47,382 |
| Fire ProtectionOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $13,836 | $67,586 | $73,969 | $86,436 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,283 | $32,069 | $42,270 | $58,716 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 32 | $32,182 | $43,107 | $52,915 | $65,123 |
| SociologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,330 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $24,248 | $50,940 | $36,164 | $107,009 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,805 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $24,210 | $38,325 | $56,359 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Fayetteville and North Carolina on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Fayetteville State University cost?
$7,892 a year is the average net price at Fayetteville State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,353 for in-state students and $8,353 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,652. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,233 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fayetteville State University?
82% of applicants are admitted to Fayetteville State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 959 and the middle ACT score is 17. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Fayetteville State University graduates earn?
$40,144 a year is the median pay of former Fayetteville State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,831 after 6 years). That ranks 2,642 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $73,448.
How much student debt do Fayetteville State University graduates have?
$22,987 is the median federal student loan debt of Fayetteville State University graduates, about $244 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fayetteville State University?
38% of first-time, full-time students at Fayetteville State University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Fayetteville State University?
Psychology, General (157 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (146 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (127 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 61 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.