[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,758 students (81% of total 5,845 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,627.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 96% of total 770 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $8,777.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Fayetteville State University, 4,758 undergraduate students (81% of total 5,845 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,627.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Fayetteville State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,75881% $31,530,420$6,627
Pell Grants3,30857% $19,552,551$5,911
Federal Student Loan2,68746% $18,077,924$6,728

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

741 beginning undergraduate students (96% of total 770 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Fayetteville State University. The average amount of aid received is $8,777.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Fayetteville State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid74196% --
Grants or Scholarships69390%$6,082,505$8,777
Federal Grants57675%$4,273,226$7,419
Pell Grants57374%$3,907,401$6,819
Other Federal Grants20627%$365,825$1,776
State/Local Grants41854%$437,712$1,047
Institutional Grants48563%$1,371,567$2,828
Student Loan Aid40553%$2,208,524$5,453
Federal Student Loans40352%$2,136,811$5,302
Other Student Loans91%$71,713$7,968

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Fayetteville State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level542530$4,736,198$8,738
0-30,000236236$2,444,079$10,356
30,001-48,000150148$1,379,615$9,197
48,001-75,0009388$678,196$7,292
75,001-110,0004038$186,015$4,650
110,001 or more2320$48,293$2,100

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