unitid 198543 · Fayetteville, NC · public 4-year · city (midsize)
Fayetteville State University
- enrollment 2023
- 8,367
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
82%
48th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,762
56th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
57%
undergrads on Pell grants
92nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
38%
finish within 150% time
35th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,652
22nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$7,892
after aid, aided students
20th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,144
after entry, Title IV students
16th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,987
78th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $6,233 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k54%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110k8%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $23,815
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,353
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 157 | $42,034 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 146 | $87,767 | $22,052 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 127 | $48,720 | $28,786 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 127 | $85,687 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 87 | $42,029 | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 74 | $40,887 | $35,680 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 74 | $48,981 | $31,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 57 | — | — |
| Sociology. | 53 | $40,617 | $31,888 |
| Biology, General. | 44 | $51,627 | $25,000 |
| Social Work. | 41 | $46,216 | $32,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 38 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.