Fayetteville State University: Statistics

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# 2453 of 12,502 In the World
# 691 of 452 In North America
# 632 of 452 In the United States
# 19 of 14 In North Carolina
# 1 of 4 In Fayetteville
# 542 of 737 For Social Work
Top 1-3 For 12 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

82%

Enrollment

12,230

Average SAT

990

Average ACT

17

Aid receiving

96%

Undergraduates

6,074

Graduates

1,033

Male:Female Ratio

31:69

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Fayetteville State University has an acceptance rate of 82% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 82% 82% 82%
Applicants 6,515 2,139 4,373
Admissions 5,352 1,654 3,695
Freshmen enrolled full time 753 280 471

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 15%
Nonresident Alien 1%
Asian 2%
Hispanic 10%
Black or African American 63%
Two or more races 5%
Unknown 3%

Fayetteville State University majors

Fayetteville State University has granted 1,123 bachelor's degrees across 33 programs, 303 master's across 8 programs, and 20 doctorate degrees across 1 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Fayetteville State University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General 171 129 -
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 181 3 -
Psychology, General 140 27 -
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 82 13 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 93 - -
Social Work 36 41 -
Sociology, General 51 16 -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other - 66 -
Accounting 48 - -
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 48 - -
Fire Services Administration 33 - -
Computer Science 29 - -
Educational Leadership and Administration, General - 8 20
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 21 - -
English Language and Literature, General 19 - -
Forensic Science and Technology 19 - -
Art & Art Studies, General 18 - -
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 17 - -
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 16 - -
Strategic Intelligence 14 - -
History, General 13 - -
Political Science and Government, General 12 - -
Finance, General 10 - -
Chemistry, General 9 - -
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 9 - -
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 7 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching 6 - -
Management Information Systems, General 5 - -
Public Health Education and Promotion 4 - -
Mathematics, General 3 - -
Music, General 3 - -
Dramatic & Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 2 - -
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 2 - -
Geography 1 - -
Spanish Language and Literature 1 - -
Grand Total 1,123 303 20

Publications & Citations

Fayetteville State University has published 2,920 scientific papers with 42,252 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Biology, Law, Environmental Science, Sociology, Computer Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Physics.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,900 / 25,814
Political Science
1,393 / 20,205
Biology
1,232 / 22,929
Law
1,192 / 17,989
Environmental Science
1,036 / 16,047
Sociology
1,020 / 14,315
Computer Science
955 / 14,267
Medicine
938 / 13,834
Engineering
907 / 15,767
Physics
898 / 14,604
Chemistry
883 / 17,006
Psychology
822 / 12,787
Philosophy
820 / 11,469
Business
818 / 12,436
Economics
734 / 10,697
Mathematics
676 / 10,137
Quantum and Particle physics
645 / 12,068
Geography and Cartography
545 / 8,610
Genetics
516 / 9,925
Biochemistry
471 / 9,911
History
466 / 6,515
Organic chemistry
456 / 10,553
Materials Science
453 / 9,547
Geology
447 / 7,193
Statistics
411 / 6,699
Social Psychology
400 / 7,320
Ecology
374 / 6,224
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
346 / 4,705
Linguistics
345 / 4,552
Archaeology
332 / 5,285
Paleontology
326 / 5,331
Management
323 / 6,233
Finance
318 / 5,277
Development Studies
311 / 4,148
Art & Design
287 / 2,787
Psychiatry
262 / 4,255
Machine Learning
238 / 4,408
Metallurgy
236 / 5,587
Demography
231 / 2,984
Pathology
224 / 3,018

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12 Notable alumni

Gene Hobbs

1. Gene Hobbs

1973-. (aged 53)
Eugene Weston Hobbs II, known as Gene Hobbs is an American technical diver and founding board member of the non-profit Rubicon Foundation. Hobbs has served as medical officer for the Woodville Karst Plain Project since 2004 and was named the 2010 Divers Alert Network/ Rolex Diver of the year. Hobbs was a hyperbaric technologist and simulation coordinator at Duke Medical...
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Gladys J. Commons

2. Gladys J. Commons

1948-. (aged 78)
official
Gladys Lee Commons is the former United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
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Brasheedah Elohim

3. Brasheedah Elohim

1980-. (aged 46)
basketball player
Brasheedah Elohim is an American-Israeli basketball player and tennis player. During her professional women's basketball career in Israel, she played for Ramat HaSharon, Ashdod, Ramla, and Jerusalem. She was a member of the 2016 Israel women's national basketball team.
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Roderick Allison

4. Roderick Allison

Roderick "Rod" Allison is the former Acting Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names FSU
Founded 1867
Motto Res Non VerbaDeeds not Words
Colors white, blue
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Session (May - August)
Total staff 871
Classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Address 1200 Murchison Rd Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28301-4298 United States
City Population 209,000
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