Colleges / Campbell University
College · Private nonprofit · Buies Creek, NC · Town
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Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Religious affiliation
Address143 Main Street, Buies Creek, NC 27506
Websitewww.campbell.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size2,680
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 22.

If you get in

2,680 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $62k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$249k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$98k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$151k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$41.6k
Room & board
$15.2k
Books & supplies
$1,438

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out30%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,680
Location
Buies Creek, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Campbell University
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown4%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 52

What you can study.

Colleges / Campbell University
College · Private nonprofit · Buies Creek, NC · Town
CU

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Religious affiliation
Address143 Main Street, Buies Creek, NC 27506
Websitewww.campbell.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$25k
Undergrad size2,680
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $25k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 22.

If you get in

2,680 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $62k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $25k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$249k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$98k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$151k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$41.6k
Room & board
$15.2k
Books & supplies
$1,438

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out30%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,680
Location
Buies Creek, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Campbell University
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown4%
  • International2%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 52

What you can study.