Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, Georgia
- Public
- Town
- 2,684 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 66%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $12,421per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 40%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,85710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Fort Valley State University is the only university in the world that is simultaneously a University System of Georgia institution, a historically black university, and an 1890 land-grant institution.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 66%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 930–1070Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–24Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,421full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,406sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,556Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $17,220Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,85710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,738federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,684Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 78%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Gordon State College Barnesville, GA — admits 86%
- Columbus State University Columbus, GA — admits 99%
- Francis Marion University Florence, SC — admits 86%
- University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX — admits 84%
Also worth a look
- Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA — admits 75%
- Clayton State University Morrow, GA — admits 68%
- Minot State University Minot, ND — admits 65%
- Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL — admits 65%
- Indiana University-East Richmond, IN — admits 67%
- Savannah State University Savannah, GA
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Fort Valley State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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