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Statement · Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $6,233 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $16,652.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $40,144 ten years after entering, the 16th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 38% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
8,367

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $16,652 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $6,233 and $14,112 a year depending on income at Fayetteville State University.

Statement of cost · Fayetteville State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$16,652
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$6,233
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$7,892
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,353

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $6,233; $30–48k: $6,908; $48–75k: $8,983; $75–110k: $13,354; over $110k: $14,112. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$6,233
$30k–$48k$6,908
$48k–$75k$8,983
$75k–$110k$13,354
Over $110k$14,112

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $40,144; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,987.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,831
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$38,524
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
16th percentile among public 4-years
$40,144
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
78th percentile among public 4-years
$22,987
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,766

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $37,831; 8 yrs after entry: $38,524; 10 yrs after entry: $40,144. Median graduate debt: $22,987. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,987.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$37,831
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$38,524
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$40,144
Median graduate debt$22,987

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Fayetteville State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree157$42,034$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree146$87,767$22,052
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree127$48,720$28,786
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree127$85,687not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree87$42,029$26,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree74$40,887$35,680
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree74$48,981$31,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree57not reportednot reported
SociologyBachelor's Degree53$40,617$31,888
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree44$51,627$25,000
Social WorkBachelor's Degree41$46,216$32,500
Psychology, GeneralMaster's Degree38not reportednot reported
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree37$43,980$30,087
Fire ProtectionBachelor's Degree37$81,600$15,777
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree36not reported$26,833
Social WorkMaster's Degree32$54,388not reported
SociologyMaster's Degree26not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree24not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree24not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree22$56,203not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree8$71,456not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Fayetteville State University: 5,762 undergraduates; 57% of students receive Pell grants; 82% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

82%

48th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

5,762

56th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

57%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

92nd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

38%

finish within 150% of normal time

35th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

41%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$23,815

24th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k54%
  • $30k–$48k21%
  • $48k–$75k13%
  • $75k–$110k8%
  • Over $110k4%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k54%
$30k–$48k21%
$48k–$75k13%
$75k–$110k8%
Over $110k4%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.