Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 5,762 undergrads, where 57% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.56
Economic access
Campus size
41% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 48% take some
Where first-years come from
794 first-time students
21% came from other states and 1.4% from abroad; 75% are from North Carolina. Fewer from other states than at 56% of colleges.
- In-state (North Carolina)75%
- Other states21%
- Abroad1.4%
- Not reported3.3%
Top home states
- North Carolina(home state)75% 593
- South Carolina4.7% 37
- Georgia2.6% 21
- Maryland2.4% 19
- Florida1.9% 15
From 24 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,002
new transfer students, 56% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 85% of colleges.
700 full-time, 302 part-time.
Going on to another college
28%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 544 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Many adult students24% of undergrads study part-time.
68% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 1,485 students.
Housing
Beds
1,485
About 26 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
How the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 5% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 1
Nonreligious and secular
Fayetteville State University Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
North Carolina public universities and community colleges may not keep offices named diversity, equity, and inclusion or promoting different treatment by federally protected class; the law doesn't name sexual orientation or gender identity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§116-415 to 116-417 (North Carolina SB 558 (2026)), in effect since June 24, 2026. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since June 24, 2026About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)