In the past decade, Fayetteville State University's student enrollment has risen by over 50 percent while average SAT scores for entering students have increased. FSU now counts 4,531 undergraduate and graduate students, a full-time faculty of close to 250, and enrollment is projected to grow to 6,000 by 2008. New degree programs have also been established, including FSU's first doctoral program, in Educational Leadership. The university offers 39undergraduate and 19 master's degree programs in the arts and sciences, business and economics, and education.

FSU boasts a faculty-to-student ratio of 1-to-17 and the FSU faculty puts teaching first. Students are guaranteed personal attention from their professors and benefit from innovative programs like Chancellor Willis B. McLeod's new Freshman Year Initiative, which helps freshmen make the transition from high school to university life.

The attractively-landscaped FSU campus has also seen major improvements. Soon 100 percent of campus buildings, including individual rooms in residence halls, will have access to the information highway, and a new Distance Learning Center is available to bring the world's best educational resources to the campus. The Rudolph Jones Student Center has just reopened after undergoing major expansion and renovation, as has the Rosenthal Fine Arts Building. All eight existing residence halls have been renovated and air-conditioned, and a new hall was opened in 1997. The new $11 million Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Building boasts a 4,000-seat basketball arena, an indoor Olympic-sized swimming pool, an aerobics studio, racquetball courts, new outdoor tennis courts, weight rooms, and more. A $45.5 million project for renovations and additions to the campus is underway to accommodate expected enrollment growth.

With a growing student body, a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, an attractive campus with state-of-the-art facilities, and a nurturing faculty, Fayetteville State University offers all of the advantages of a large university while maintaining the atmosphere of a closely-knit liberal arts campus.

For more information, please contact:
Office of Admissions
Fayetteville State University
800.222.2594
910.486.1371