Methodist University
Fayetteville, North Carolina · Also known as Methodist · Website
$48,050
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,050
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Methodist University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Fayetteville, North Carolina with 1,448 undergraduates and 355 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,704 a year (tuition and fees $41,250). It admits 75% of applicants and 44% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,050 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,704
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$41,250
US median $11,837
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
44%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,050
Rank 1,651 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
- $24,704
- Tuition and fees
- $41,250
- Cost of attendance
- $55,796
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,371
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,073
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,328
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,698
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,453
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 $30,530 in 2015-16 to $41,250 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
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1,182
- SAT reading, middle
- 585
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 1,448
- Graduate students
- 355
- Part-time students
- 6.8%
- Women
- 43%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 44%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 75
- Endowment
- $48.2M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,651 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,704 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $41,250 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 44% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,540 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,050 | $36,048 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
75 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $27,000 | $47,235 | $63,424 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $27,000 | $28,270 | $45,457 | $54,562 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 39 | $106,463 | $113,608 | $128,117 | $127,347 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $31,027 | $53,072 | $55,378 |
| Fire ProtectionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $30,637 | $53,649 | $86,436 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,983 | $70,746 | $83,653 | $88,910 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,090 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Education, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,849 | $58,716 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $80,163 | $103,485 |
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 Methodist University cost?
$24,704 a year is the average net price at Methodist University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $41,250, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,796. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,371 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Methodist University?
75% of applicants are admitted to Methodist University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,182 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Methodist University graduates earn?
$48,050 a year is the median pay of former Methodist University students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,540 after 6 years). That ranks 1,651 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $113,608.
How much student debt do Methodist University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Methodist University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Methodist University?
44% of first-time, full-time students at Methodist University finish within 6 years. 65% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Methodist University?
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (69 professional graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (53 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (39 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 75 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.