- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Methodist University
Fayetteville, NCCity: midsizeZIP 28311Founded 1956
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1956
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.methodist.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Methodist University
Methodist University is a private nonprofit university in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with 1,448 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 39% within six years and costs $25,760 a year after aid.
39%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention65%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans59%
$25,760net price / year
75%admission rate
1182average SAT
39%graduate in 6 years
$54,558median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,044 of 1,704 for earnings#1,272 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,382 of 1,738 for graduation rate#703 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
- $57,639tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,174
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,174
- Average net price
- $25,760national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,129
$30,001–48,000$23,738
$48,001–75,000$20,772
$75,001–110,000$24,301
$110,001+$31,950
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1182
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college39%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
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
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 43%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,704
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,558middle 50%: $35,339–$76,453
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,453
Median, Methodist University$54,558
Lower quarter$35,339
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
- 1,448
- Part-time
- 6.8%
- Women / men
- 43% / 57%
- Average age at entry
- 23.1
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,728 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,574
- Endowment, end of year
- $48,206,066
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic12%
Black20%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident6.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown11%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Parks, recreation & fitness14%
Psychology9.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.3%
Health professions7.3%
Computer & information sciences4.4%
Public administration & social service4.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198969. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6823850.