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Campus of Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Buies Creek, NCTown: fringeZIP 27506Founded 1887
Photo: Gerry Dincher from Hope Mills, NC · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Founded
1887
Carnegie class
Doctoral/professional university
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Federal aid since
1965
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit

Campbell University

Campbell University is a private nonprofit university in Buies Creek, North Carolina, with 2,680 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $25,057 a year after aid.

58%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention76%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans39%
average net price / year
$25,057 $62,825
after grants · sticker cost struck through
$25,057net price / year
87%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$59,026median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#840 of 1,704 for earnings#1,230 of 1,739 for lowest net price#725 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,088 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs

Cost and net price

Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.

Published cost
Cost of attendance
$62,825tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
Tuition & fees, in-state
$42,830
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
$42,830
Average net price
$25,057national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,932
$30,001–48,000$21,616
$48,001–75,000$18,785
$75,001–110,000$25,261
$110,001+$33,515
getting in

Admissions and test scores

Admission
Admission rate
87%national median 77%
Average SAT
—
SAT reading, middle 50%
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SAT math, middle 50%
—
ACT composite, middle 50%
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Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling

Graduation, earnings and debt

Completion
Graduation rate, 6 years
58%within 150% of normal time
Graduation rate, 4 years
45%
First-year retention
76%
Award within 8 years, all students
52%
Earnings and debt
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,076
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,026middle 50%: $39,750–$89,523
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
3-year loan default rate
0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,523
Median, Campbell University$59,026
Lower quarter$39,750
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here

Students and faculty

Undergraduates
Degree-seeking undergraduates
2,680
Part-time
15%
Women / men
53% / 47%
Average age at entry
24.0
First-generation students
31%
Pell Grant recipients
42%
Faculty and resources
Student-to-faculty ratio
13 : 1
Full-time faculty
50%
Average faculty salary
$9,210 / month
Instructional spending per student
$14,458
Endowment, end of year
$210,406,971
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic14%
Black15%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.9%
23 fields of study

Most popular fields

Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).

Business & management21%
Health professions14%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.6%
Psychology7.1%
Computer & information sciences6.5%
Education5.4%
Science technologies4.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198136. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q904219.