Student Population at Fayetteville State

Total Enrollment

6,787

Undergraduate

5,748

Graduate

1,039

Online Enrollment

3,074

Men Students

2,065

Women Students

4,722

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,787 students have enrolled at Fayetteville State University - 5,748 undergraduate and 1,039 graduate.

By gender, 2,065 male and 4,722 female students are attending Fayetteville State University. By attendance status, there are 4,416 full-time students and 2,371 part-time students.

The number of students at Fayetteville State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina.

Fayetteville State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,074 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Fayetteville State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,065 male and 4,722 female students attending Fayetteville State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.44 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Fayetteville State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fayetteville State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,748	4,019	1,729
Men	1,706	1,184	522
Women	4,042	2,835	1,207

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fayetteville State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,039	397	642
Men	359	117	242
Women	680	280	400

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,109 Black or African American students (60.54%) and 1,202 White students (17.71%) at Fayetteville State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Fayetteville State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Fayetteville State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	74	17	57
Asian	83	31	52
Black or African American	3,514	1,003	2,511
Hispanic	565	153	412
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	8	9
White	960	309	651
Two or More Races	374	124	250
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	124	48	76
Total	5,748	1,706	4,042

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Fayetteville State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	4	11
Asian	20	11	9
Black or African American	595	173	422
Hispanic	72	22	50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	242	108	134
Two or More Races	35	14	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	35	14	21
Total	1,039	359	680

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,637 students whose age under twenty five and 2,297 students whose age is over thirty years old at Fayetteville State University.

Especially, 548 students are younger than eighteen and 28 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Fayetteville State University.

Population by Student Age at Fayetteville State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,748	1,706	4,042
Under 18	548	167	381
18-19	1,154	354	800
20-21	1,014	312	702
22-24	797	296	501
25-29	671	182	489
30-34	519	129	390
35-39	343	90	253
40-49	446	111	335
50-64	238	60	178
65 and over	18	5	13
Total	5,748	1,706	4,042

Population by Student Age at Fayetteville State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,039	359	680
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	16	1	15
22-24	107	30	77
25-29	182	59	123
30-34	172	65	107
35-39	154	58	96
40-49	267	96	171
50-64	130	47	83
65 and over	10	3	7
Total	1,039	359	680

Online Student Population

At Fayetteville State University, 5,844 students (86.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,074 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 2,843 students live in North Carolina where Fayetteville State University is located in and 147 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,787	5,748	1,039
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	3,074	2,314	760
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,770	2,616	154
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	943	818	125

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	3,074	2,314	760
North Carolina Residents	2,843	2,168	675
Other State in U.S.	147	95	52
Outside of U.S.	13	2	11
Unknown	71	49	22