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Acceptance Rate 81.24%
Yield 23.50%
SAT Score 930
ACT Score 16
Applicants 4,116

Fayetteville State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 81.24% at Fayetteville State University. Total 4,116 students applied and 3,344 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 930 and the average ACT score is 16.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Fayetteville State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.uncfsu.edu/fsu-admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www2.cfnc.org/exclusive.html#/applicationlogin/FSU/UNC/FSUUndergradApp
Acceptance Rate81.24%
Average Test Scores930 SAT / 16 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 81.24%. A total of 4,116 students (1,360 men and 2,755 women) have applied to and 3,344 (1,017 men and 2,326 women) students admitted to Fayetteville State University.
Among them, 249 male and 537 female students have enrolled into Fayetteville State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.50%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Fayetteville State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,1161,3602,75501
Admitted3,3441,0172,32601
Enrolled78624953700
Acceptance Rate 81.24% 74.78% 84.43% - 100.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.50% 24.48% 23.09% - 0.00%
[Chart] Fayetteville State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Fayetteville State, 31 applicants (4% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 92 applicants (12%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 930 at Fayetteville State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,060 and 25th percentile score is 870.
The average ACT score is 16 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 19 and the 25th percentile score is 14.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Fayetteville State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Fayetteville State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Fayetteville State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8709301060
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing440480530
Math430450530
ACT Composite141619
Math151618
English121517
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Fayetteville State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Fayetteville State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Fayetteville State

The calendar system at Fayetteville State University is Semester. Fayetteville State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Fayetteville State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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