Economic diversity and student outcomes at
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
The median family income of a student from Fayetteville State is $33,900, and 5.9% come from the top 20 percent. About 2.4% of students at Fayetteville State came from a poor family but became a rich adult.
A new study, based on millions of anonymous tax records, shows that some colleges are even more economically segregated than previously understood, while others are associated with income mobility.
Below, estimates of how Fayetteville State compares with its peer schools in economic diversity and student outcomes.
AccessWhat kind of students attend Fayetteville State
Among the lowest
About typical
Among the highest
| In the C.I.A.A. | In North Carolina | Among Selective public colleges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $33,900 | |||
| Average income percentile | 40th | |||
| Share of students from top 0.1% | <1% | |||
| ...from top 1% | <1% | |||
| ...from top 5% | <1% | |||
| ...from top 10% | 2.1% | |||
| ...from top 20% | 5.9% | |||
| ...from bottom 20% | 22% |
OutcomesHow Fayetteville State students fare later in life
Among the lowest
About typical
Among the highest
| In the C.I.A.A. | In North Carolina | Among Selective public colleges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median individual income at age 34 | $28,700 | |||
| ...for men | $30,000 | |||
| ...for women | $28,000 | |||
| Average income percentile | 51st | |||
| Share who end up in the top 1% | <1% | |||
| ...in the top 5% | 1.8% | |||
| ...in the top 10% | 4.8% | |||
| ...in the top 20% | 12% | |||
| ...in the bottom 20% | 12% | |||
| Avg. income percentile of a poor student | 48th | |||
| ...of a rich student | 53rd | |||
| Pct. married in 2014 | 28% |
MobilityShare of students at Fayetteville State who ...
Among the lowest
About typical
Among the highest
| In the C.I.A.A. | In North Carolina | Among Selective public colleges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moved up two or more income quintiles | 30% | |||
| Moved from the bottom to top income quintile | 2.4% |
College by collegeComparing Fayetteville State with its peers
Median parent income
For students born in 1991, approximately the class of 2013, in 2015 dollars.
357th out of 377 Selective public colleges
No data available for Fayetteville State.
No. 337
New Mexico Highlands
$42,900
No. 338
New Jersey City
$42,200
No. 339
John Jay, Criminal Justice
$41,900
No. 340
Florida A&M
$40,500
No. 341
California State University, Los Angeles
$40,300
No. 342
City College of New York
$40,200
No. 343
Prairie View A&M
$39,300
No. 344
Winston-Salem State
$38,700
No. 345
Sul Ross State
$38,200
No. 345
Tennessee State
$38,200
No. 347
North Carolina Central
$37,700
No. 348
University of the District of Columbia
$37,500
No. 348
University of Texas at El Paso
$37,500
No. 350
Cal State, Dominguez Hills
$36,900
No. 351
CUNY York
$36,800
No. 352
Kentucky State
$36,300
No. 353
Alabama A&M
$36,200
No. 354
South Carolina State
$34,400
No. 355
Southern and A&M, Baton Rouge
$34,200
No. 356
Arkansas at Monticello
$34,000
No. 357
Fayetteville State
$33,900
No. 358
Savannah State
$33,800
No. 359
Elizabeth City State
$33,000
No. 359
Langston
$33,000
No. 361
Jackson State
$32,600
No. 361
Cheyney University
$32,600
No. 363
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
$32,300
No. 363
Texas-Pan American
$32,300
No. 365
Chicago State
$32,100
No. 366
Medgar Evers
$32,000
No. 367
Texas Southern
$31,800
No. 368
New York City College of Technology
$31,600
No. 369
Central State
$31,500
No. 370
Grambling State
$31,400
No. 371
Fort Valley State
$31,300
No. 372
Albany State
$30,800
No. 373
Oglala Lakota College
$30,500
No. 374
Alabama State University
$30,300
No. 375
Alcorn State University
$27,700
No. 376
Southern at New Orleans
$25,700
Highest
Cal Poly $152,900
Lowest (No. 377)
Mississippi Valley State $25,100
Chance a poor student has to become a rich adult
The share of children who were from the bottom fifth of incomes as students and moved to the top fifth as adults.
359th out of 369 Selective public colleges
No data available for Fayetteville State.
No. 339
University of Memphis
12%
No. 340
Elizabeth City State
12%
No. 341
University of Montana Western
12%
No. 342
Fort Valley State
12%
No. 343
West Virginia Community and Technical College System
12%
No. 344
Wayne State College
12%
No. 345
Fort Lewis
12%
No. 346
Austin Peay State
11%
No. 347
Albany State
11%
No. 348
Texas Southern
11%
No. 349
Shawnee State
11%
No. 350
Eastern Kentucky University
11%
No. 351
Morehead State
11%
No. 352
South Carolina State
11%
No. 353
Kentucky State
11%
No. 354
Jacksonville State
10%
No. 355
Southern Indiana
10%
No. 356
Francis Marion
10%
No. 357
Jackson State
9.7%
No. 358
West Virginia State University
9.7%
No. 359
Fayetteville State
9.6%
No. 360
Eastern New Mexico
9.6%
No. 361
Southern at New Orleans
9.5%
No. 362
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
8.8%
No. 363
Mississippi Valley State
8.7%
No. 364
Central State
8.6%
No. 365
Cheyney University
8.3%
No. 366
Glenville State
7.8%
No. 367
Evergreen State
7.8%
No. 368
Langston
6.8%
No. 369
Bluefield State
6.5%
Highest
Lowest (No. 369)
Bluefield State 6.5%
Median student income at age 34
Incomes continue to grow, but the relative ranks remain roughly stable after this age.
354th out of 369 Selective public colleges
No data available for Fayetteville State.
No. 334
Fort Lewis
$32,700
No. 335
North Carolina Central
$32,300
No. 336
University of Montana Western
$32,200
No. 337
Chicago State
$31,900
No. 337
Albany State
$31,900
No. 337
Boise State
$31,900
No. 337
Mississippi University for Women
$31,900
No. 341
Lewis-Clark State
$31,800
No. 342
Jackson State
$31,700
No. 343
Montana State University, Billings
$31,500
No. 344
Arkansas at Monticello
$31,400
No. 345
Elizabeth City State
$31,000
No. 346
Medgar Evers
$30,900
No. 346
Fort Valley State
$30,900
No. 346
Arkansas at Little Rock
$30,900
No. 349
Grambling State
$30,500
No. 350
Utah State
$30,100
No. 350
University of the District of Columbia
$30,100
No. 352
Idaho State
$29,900
No. 353
Savannah State
$29,400
No. 354
Fayetteville State
$28,700
No. 354
Southern Utah
$28,700
No. 356
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
$28,400
No. 357
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
$28,200
No. 357
Kentucky State
$28,200
No. 359
Western New Mexico
$28,000
No. 360
Texas Southern
$27,700
No. 361
Eastern New Mexico
$27,500
No. 362
Southern at New Orleans
$27,300
No. 363
West Virginia State University
$27,200
No. 364
Evergreen State
$27,000
No. 365
Cheyney University
$26,500
No. 366
Langston
$25,300
No. 367
Central State
$25,200
No. 368
Mississippi Valley State
$24,900
No. 369
Bluefield State
$24,800
Highest
SUNY Maritime $90,500
Lowest (No. 369)
Bluefield State $24,800
Overall mobility index
This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at Fayetteville State moved up two or more income quintiles.
51st out of 369 Selective public colleges
No data available for Fayetteville State.
No. 31
Cheyney University
32%
No. 32
Albany State
32%
No. 33
Chicago State
32%
No. 34
Alabama A&M
32%
No. 35
Valley City State
32%
No. 36
Norfolk State
32%
No. 37
Texas Southern
32%
No. 38
University of Houston
32%
No. 39
University of the District of Columbia
31%
No. 40
Florida International
31%
No. 41
Tennessee State
31%
No. 42
New Jersey Institute of Technology
31%
No. 43
Fort Valley State
31%
No. 44
North Carolina Central
31%
No. 45
U.C. Riverside
30%
No. 46
Virginia State
30%
No. 47
Maine Maritime Academy
30%
No. 48
Florida A&M
30%
No. 49
Cal State, Bakersfield
30%
No. 50
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
30%
No. 51
Fayetteville State
30%
No. 52
North Carolina A&T State
29%
No. 53
New Mexico Highlands
29%
No. 54
Northeastern Illinois
28%
No. 55
Savannah State
28%
No. 56
Montana State, Northern
28%
No. 57
Cal State, Fresno
28%
No. 58
Montana Tech
28%
No. 59
University of Louisiana at Monroe
27%
No. 60
University of West Alabama
27%
No. 61
Langston
27%
No. 62
Western New Mexico
27%
No. 63
Southwestern Oklahoma State
27%
No. 64
Cal State, San Bernardino
26%
No. 65
Cal State, Stanislaus
26%
No. 66
Southern Arkansas
26%
No. 67
Oregon Institute of Technology
26%
No. 68
University of Texas at San Antonio
26%
No. 69
San Jose State
26%
No. 70
College of Staten Island
25%
Highest
Lowest (No. 369)
Married in 2014
For students born between 1980-82, roughly the college class of 2002.
341st out of 369 Selective public colleges
No data available for Fayetteville State.
No. 321
U.C. Santa Cruz
44%
No. 322
College of Staten Island
44%
No. 323
San Francisco State
44%
No. 324
University of Hawaii and Hawaii C.C.'s
44%
No. 325
Northeastern Illinois
44%
No. 326
Fashion Institute of Technology
42%
No. 327
SUNY Farmingdale
42%
No. 328
New Mexico Highlands
42%
No. 329
California State University, Los Angeles
40%
No. 330
Evergreen State
39%
No. 331
New Jersey City
39%
No. 332
Hunter College
38%
No. 333
City College of New York
38%
No. 334
Purchase College
38%
No. 335
Cal State, Dominguez Hills
34%
No. 336
Kentucky State
34%
No. 337
SUNY Old Westbury
33%
No. 338
John Jay, Criminal Justice
33%
No. 339
New York City College of Technology
28%
No. 340
North Carolina A&T State
28%
No. 341
Fayetteville State
28%
No. 342
Elizabeth City State
28%
No. 343
Tennessee State
28%
No. 344
Florida A&M
28%
No. 345
Savannah State
27%
No. 346
Winston-Salem State
27%
No. 347
CUNY York
27%
No. 348
South Carolina State
26%
No. 349
North Carolina Central
26%
No. 350
Virginia State
25%
No. 351
Norfolk State
24%
No. 352
Alabama A&M
24%
No. 353
Prairie View A&M
22%
No. 354
Fort Valley State
21%
No. 355
Southern and A&M, Baton Rouge
21%
No. 356
Albany State
21%
No. 357
Jackson State
21%
No. 358
Central State
20%
No. 359
Langston
20%
No. 360
Lincoln University (Pa.)
20%
Highest
Utah State 80%
Lowest (No. 369)
Family income vs. student income at age 34
The chart below shows how Fayetteville State and its peer schools are comparing with the remaining schools analyzed in the study. You can click on any point in the chart to navigate to that school.
How access at Fayetteville State has changed
Peer schools are shown in yellow
Students from...
Bottom 60%
Top 20%
Top 10%
Top 1%
Note: Fayetteville State University includes data for the following colleges:
The estimates presented here are based on millions of anonymous tax filings and tuition records. These statistics cover only schools that participate in Title IV federal funding, which excludes the military academies and certain other colleges.
Measures of access are for students born in 1991, roughly the class of 2013; measures of outcomes and mobility are for students born between 1980 and 1982, who are around age 35, when relative income ranks stabilizes.
Class size figures represent the number of students in the study who were born in 1991: approximately the class of 2013 or today's 25-year-olds. This measure does not include international students or students who could not be linked to their parents' tax returns.
The athletic conferences listed here are meant to be a helpful way to compare colleges with their peers. They are incomplete for some conferences. Only one conference is displayed for each college.
Source: “Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility”, by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner and Danny Yagan, The Equality of Opportunity Project