Norfolk State vs Fort Valley State University (FVSU)

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	Fort Valley State University	Norfolk State University
Overview
Location	Fort Valley, Georgia	Norfolk, Virginia
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	66.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	72.3%	88.6%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $20 Graduate: $20	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $50
SAT range	810 - 950	860 - 1083
ACT range	16 - 19	15 - 20
Students submitting SAT score	25.0%	19.0%
Students submitting ACT score	26.0%	5.0%
Total number of applicants	5,403	6,490
Total number of admissions given out	3,904	5,753
Admitted students who chose to enroll	756	1,113
Yield rate	19.4%	19.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $15,832 Out of state: $26,554	In state: $26,710 Out of state: $37,878
Average net price	$13,093	$12,264
Tuition	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $14,786	In state: $5,752 Out of state: $16,920
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,722 Meal plan: $3,650	Room/dormitory: $7,206 Meal plan: $3,638
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	95.0% Average amount $8,343	92.0% Average amount $11,764
Students receiving federal student loan	75.0% Average amount $6,166	73.0% Average amount $8,821
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $6,811	3.0% Average amount $14,029

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,666 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	5,016 Men 32.3% Women 67.7%
Graduate students	257 Men 24.5% Women 75.5%	442 Men 36.7% Women 63.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	12.0%	N/A
International students	0.6%	1.2%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	1,403	2,917
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Georgia Florida Alabama South Carolina California	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Agriculture Psychology Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Psychology Public Administration and Social Service Health Professions Communication and Journalism Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	44.9%	37.1%
Dropout rate	24.4%	32.8%
Transferred out	29.0%	27.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $50,458 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,291 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $39,883 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $28,404 Year 2: $36,608 Year 3: $38,390 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $37,191 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,096 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $35,727 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,563 Year 2: $30,554 Year 3: $33,938 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,919 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $33,366 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,519 Year 2: $27,995 Year 3: $31,943 Journalism (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $27,475 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,649 Year 3: $24,351	Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,411 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $48,385 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,654 Year 2: $45,305 Year 3: $47,407 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,881 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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