Colleges / Fort Valley State University
College · Public · Fort Valley, GA · Town
FVS

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

HBCU
Address1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, GA 31030-4313
Websitewww.fvsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$29k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size2,684
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $29k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 994 · ACT 18.

If you get in

2,684 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 $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$80k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$41k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$16.9k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants73%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans68%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr41%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$29k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$37k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out29%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,684
Location
Fort Valley, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black92%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • White1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$22k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.

Colleges / Fort Valley State University
College · Public · Fort Valley, GA · Town
FVS

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

HBCU
Address1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, GA 31030-4313
Websitewww.fvsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$29k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size2,684
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $29k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 994 · ACT 18.

If you get in

2,684 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 $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$80k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$41k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$16.9k
Room & board
$11.1k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants73%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans68%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$31k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr41%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$29k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$37k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out29%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,684
Location
Fort Valley, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black92%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • White1%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$22k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 33

What you can study.