Fayetteville State University Student Population

How many students at Fayetteville State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Fayetteville State University has a total enrollment of 7,107 students, including 6,074 undergraduate and 1,033 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,260 male students (31.8%) and 4,847 female students (68.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,456 Black students (62.7%) and 1,045 White students (14.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,074 undergraduate students (85.5%) and 1,033 graduate students (14.5%).
• Class Delivery: 3,355 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,003 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Fayetteville State's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,260 male (31.80%) and 4,847 female (68.20%) students are attending Fayetteville State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 46.63.

By class level, 6,074 (85.47%) are undergraduate students and 1,033 (14.53%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 31.76% are male and 68.24% are female, while among graduate students, 32.04% are male and 67.96% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,045 White, 4,456 Black, and 112 Asian students out of a total of 7,107 are attending at Fayetteville State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Fayetteville State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Fayetteville State has 328 students under 18 years old and 28 students over 65 years old. There are 3,841 students under 25 years old, and 3,266 students over 25 years old out of 7,107 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 328 students are younger than 18 and 21 students are older than 65. Fayetteville State has 3,708 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,366 students aged 25 and over.

It has 133 graduate students aged under 25 and 900 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fayetteville State University, 3,355 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,003 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,083 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 272 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,074 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,002 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 16.50%.700 students have transferred in as full-time status and 302 students transferred in as part-time status.