- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GATown: fringeZIP 31030Founded 1939
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1939
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.fvsu.edu
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Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley State University is a public university in Fort Valley, Georgia, with 2,684 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 39% within six years and costs $12,421 a year after aid.
39%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention78%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share78%
Federal loans68%
$12,421net price / year
66%admission rate
994average SAT
39%graduate in 6 years
$41,857median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,738median debt
#1,527 of 1,704 for earnings#319 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,379 of 1,738 for graduation rate#474 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
- $22,406tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,556
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,220
- Average net price
- $12,421national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,287
$30,001–48,000$11,824
$48,001–75,000$12,688
$75,001–110,000$15,293
$110,001+$18,925
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 994
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–560
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–510
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college39%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college78%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 39%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,324
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,857middle 50%: $24,116–$57,118
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,738
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$57,118
Median, Fort Valley State University$41,857
Lower quarter$24,116
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
- 2,684
- Part-time
- 9.4%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 21.7
- First-generation students
- 34%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 78%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,426 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,828
- Endowment, end of year
- $13,249,095
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.3%
Hispanic3.1%
Black92%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.2%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Agriculture17%
Psychology14%
Business & management12%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.0%
Education6.2%
Public administration & social service5.4%
Computer & information sciences4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 139719. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5472214.