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Acceptance Rate 82.15%
Yield 14.84%
SAT Score 990
ACT Score 17
Applicants 6,515

Fayetteville State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 82.15% at Fayetteville State University. Total 6,515 students applied and 5,352 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 990 and the average ACT score is 17.
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 Rate82.15%
Average Test Scores990 SAT / 17 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 82.15%. A total of 6,515 students (2,139 men and 4,373 women) have applied to and 5,352 (1,654 men and 3,695 women) students admitted to Fayetteville State University.
Among them, 294 male and 498 female students have enrolled into Fayetteville State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 14.84%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Fayetteville State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,5152,1394,37300
Admitted5,3521,6543,69500
Enrolled79429449800
Acceptance Rate 82.15% 77.33% 84.50% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 14.84% 17.78% 13.48% - -
[Chart] Fayetteville State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Fayetteville State, 18 applicants (2% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 62 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 990 at Fayetteville State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,090 and 25th percentile score is 890.
The average ACT score is 17 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 19 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
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 Total8909901090
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460490550
Math430500540
ACT Composite151719
Math141618
English131518
[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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