Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Fayetteville State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.5% of undergraduate students being women and 29.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 5,557, with 3,917 women and 1,640 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Fayetteville State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.5% of undergraduate students being women and 32.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,191, with 804 women and 387 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 29.5% 1,640 students
- women 70.5% 3,917 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.5% 387 students
- women 67.5% 804 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 59.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,259 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 19.2% of the student body, with 1,049 students. Hispanic students represent 9.4% of the population, with 513 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.6%, with 305 students. Asian students account for 1.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 89 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 14 students.
International students make up 0.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 28 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.0% of the population, totaling 220 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Fayetteville State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 59.5% 3,259 students
- White 19.2% 1,049 students
- Hispanic 9.4% 513 students
- Mixed race 5.6% 305 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 220 students
- Asian 1.6% 89 students
- International students 0.5% 28 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 14 students
Graduate Students
- African American 57.6% 680 students
- White 25.7% 304 students
- Hispanic 5.7% 67 students
- Unknown race 3.6% 43 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 36 students
- Asian 2.5% 30 students
- International students 1.5% 18 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 3 students
Transfer Students
- African American 49.6% 378 students
- White 33.7% 257 students
- Hispanic 8.4% 64 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 29 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 19 students
- Asian 1.3% 10 students
- International students 0.5% 4 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 18% 1,006 students
- 20-21 18% 981 students
- 22-24 15% 855 students
- 25-29 12% 647 students
- 30-34 9% 495 students
- 40-49 8% 469 students
- 35-39 6% 351 students
- 50-64 4% 220 students
- 40-49 26% 314 students
- 30-34 17% 200 students
- 25-29 17% 199 students
- 35-39 15% 182 students
- 50-64 12% 145 students
- 22-24 11% 129 students
- 20-21 1% 15 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Fayetteville State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 547 | 91.47% | |
| South Carolina | 17 | 2.84% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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