Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, Georgia · Website
$36,666
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$36,666
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fort Valley State University is a public 4-year college in Fort Valley, Georgia with 2,684 undergraduates and 198 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,338 a year (tuition and fees $5,526 in-state, $16,932 out-of-state). It admits 66% of applicants and 41% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $36,666 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,338
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,526
Out-of-state $16,932
Admission rate
66%
US median 78%
Completion rate
41%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$36,666
Rank 3,236 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
- $10,338
- Tuition in-state
- $5,526
- Tuition out-of-state
- $16,932
- Cost of attendance
- $19,879
- Students with a need-based grant
- 73%
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,017
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,021
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,502
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,571
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,914
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 $5,594 in 2015-16 to $5,526 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
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 994
- SAT reading, middle
- 440
- SAT math, middle
- 440
- ACT, middle
- 18
- Undergraduates
- 2,684
- Graduate students
- 198
- Part-time students
- 9.4%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 45
- Endowment
- $13.2M
- 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 3,236 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,338 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,526 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 66% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $28,649 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,666 | $38,579 | $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. 19% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 48% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
45 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $29,000 | $31,173 | $56,411 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $29,556 | $27,677 | $45,292 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,000 | $26,379 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $31,000 | $29,445 | $45,033 | $55,378 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 24 | $73,173 | $38,662 | $42,601 | $59,571 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $31,000 | $26,299 | $37,564 | $51,790 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 19 | $49,805 | $40,170 | $54,144 | $82,751 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $37,250 | $23,157 | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,400 | $60,111 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $33,630 | $49,827 | $44,881 | $92,374 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,634 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $84,599 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 10 | $61,500 | $39,398 | $49,365 | $71,416 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $31,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $31,000 | $22,410 | $26,285 | $56,359 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,647 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $34,000 | $28,794 | $38,345 | $48,460 |
| Animal SciencesMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,394 |
| Plant SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,567 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Fort Valley and Georgia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Georgia
- Homes: Homes for sale in Georgia
Questions and answers
How much does Fort Valley State University cost?
$10,338 a year is the average net price at Fort Valley State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,526 for in-state students and $16,932 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,879. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,017 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fort Valley State University?
66% of applicants are admitted to Fort Valley State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 994 and the middle ACT score is 18. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Fort Valley State University graduates earn?
$36,666 a year is the median pay of former Fort Valley State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($28,649 after 6 years). That ranks 3,236 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $49,827.
How much student debt do Fort Valley State University graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Fort Valley State University graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 68% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fort Valley State University?
41% of first-time, full-time students at Fort Valley State University finish within 6 years. 79% 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 Fort Valley State University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (44 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (32 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (29 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 45 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.