Fayetteville, NC · Clery Act 2024 · Public

Fayetteville State University

Across 2022–2024, Fayetteville State University reported 48 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Elon University.

2.67
Incidents / 1k students
#1,213
Rank of 2,072
#73
NC rank
7,107
Enrolled students

2.67 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Fayetteville State University reports 2.67 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 54% above Georgia College & State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Georgia College & State University (0.70/1k); Ocean County College (0.00/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Missouri University of Science and Technology (4.89/1k); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (3.07/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Elon University (3.18/1k); University of North Carolina at Pembroke (9.38/1k); High Point University (6.79/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k); Campbell University (3.63/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); Winston-Salem State University (15.47/1k); Wingate University (3.76/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

incidents / 1,000 students
2.67
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#1,213
report fewer incidents than this campus
59%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
14
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Data updated August 2026

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Sheet 198543 · Fayetteville State University 2.67/1k score rate · #1,213/2,072

RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT

  • RATE-MID 2.67/1k
  • RANK-LOWER #1,213/2,072
  • ST-MID #73 in state
  • BELOW-PEER Saint Joseph's University - · 0.40 back
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-DOWN ↓ 30%
  • CAT-LEAD Rape
  • ENR-MID 7,107
  • FIRE-REPORT 1 fire

Nearest enrollment peer: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (+0.40/1k)

Fayetteville State University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.

Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (+0.40/1k). National rank #1,213 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Fayetteville State University reports 2.67 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 54% above Georgia College & State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Georgia College & State University (0.70/1k); Ocean County College (0.00/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Missouri University of Science and Technology (4.89/1k); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (3.07/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Elon University (3.18/1k); University of North Carolina at Pembroke (9.38/1k); High Point University (6.79/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k); Campbell University (3.63/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); Winston-Salem State University (15.47/1k); Wingate University (3.76/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Fayetteville State University

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Fayetteville on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Fayetteville State University's 2.67/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

No change

Fayetteville State University was unchanged from 14 to 14 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.

This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.

See national reporting-year changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 NC 4-year peers in this comparison, Fayetteville State University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 75% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105022.645.167.790.3Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 72Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 67Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 64Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 83Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 86Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 86Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 53Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 50Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 86Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 69Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 58Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 86Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 42Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 81Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 44Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 86Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 86Fayetteville State Univers…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 75
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
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  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
  • Fayetteville State Univers…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
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CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
Pfeiffer University8890.00086
Lees-McRae College9107.69325
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences9240.00686
Livingstone College9365.34844
Montreat College9621.041181
Shaw University96431.12140
Greensboro College9678.271722
Mars Hill University1,1104.501956
University of North Carolina School of the Arts1,1115.402242
Guilford College1,1800.002586
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte1,1844.222861
Fayetteville State University (this campus)7,1072.678675

Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.

What changed between 2023 and 2024

Reported on-campus incidents at Fayetteville State University held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Arson (0 to 1) and Fondling (2 to 3). Falling over the same period: Aggravated Assault (1 to 0) and Robbery (1 to 0).

This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.

What actually gets reported at Fayetteville State University

Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Robbery, Aggravated Assault and Arson.

The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.

Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.

Crime Statistics by Year

11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus only

Fayetteville State University: Criminal Offenses by year

Declining 30% (20 → 14 incidents)

121416182022 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 20On-campus incidents, 2023: 14On-campus incidents, 2024: 14 20 14 ▼ -30.0%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 20
2023 14
2024 14
Crime Type 202420232022
Rape 556
Fondling 326
Motor Vehicle Theft 333
Burglary 224
Robbery 011
Aggravated Assault 010
Arson 100
Incest 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Statutory Rape 000

Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate

Fire Safety

Year Fires Inj. Deaths Cat I Cat II
2024 1 0 0 0 0

Arrests & Disciplinary Actions

9 category-year records
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
9 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 19 32
Liquor 2024 2 31
Weapons 2024 14 0
Drugs 2023 15 29
Liquor 2023 0 15
Weapons 2023 14 4
Drugs 2022 18 61
Liquor 2022 1 8
Weapons 2022 9 1

Fayetteville State University vs peer institutions

Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment

Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).

Selected

NC

Fayetteville State University

2.67 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#1,213
Enrollment
7,107
Data year
2024

NJ

Ocean County College

0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
Unranked
Enrollment
7,095
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Fayetteville State University sits on price and outcomes

See North Carolina's cost ranking

At $7,892, Fayetteville State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 30% among 145 North Carolina colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,086.

$7,892
average net price
$14,086
North Carolina median
1.6×
six-year earnings to median debt
$7,879
reported income-bracket spread

Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $6,233, while those above $110,000 record $14,112 - roughly 2.3 times as much. A published average of $7,892 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.

Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $37,831 - about 4.8 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.

Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.

Academic & Financial Profile

Tuition & Costs

In-State Tuition
$4,353
Out-of-State Tuition
$8,353
Avg Net Price
$7,892
Median Debt
$22,987
Pell Grant Recipients
57%
How does this cost rank in NC? →

Admissions

Acceptance Rate
82%
SAT Average
959
SAT Math Range
430-540
ACT Average
17
ACT Range
15-19

Outcomes

4-Year Graduation Rate
37%
Retention Rate
75%
Median Earnings (6yr)
$37,831
Median Earnings (10yr)
$40,144
Loan Repayment (3yr)
38%

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 946 similar institutions by enrollment size.

Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA · 7,097 enrolled
Safety Score 0.70
Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ · 7,095 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ · 7,065 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO · 7,154 enrolled
Safety Score 4.89
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · 7,159 enrolled
Safety Score 3.07

Closest by National Rank

Fayetteville State University (national rank #1213) sits near Clatsop Community College (#1212) and Highline College (#1214) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Clatsop Community College
Astoria, OR
National Rank #1212
Highline College
Des Moines, WA
National Rank #1214
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
National Rank #1211
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury, CT
National Rank #1215
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
National Rank #1210

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Fayetteville State University, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).

Similar enrollment (nationwide)

Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA · 7,097 enrolled
Safety score 0.70
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO · 7,154 enrolled
Safety score 4.89
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · 7,159 enrolled
Safety score 3.07
Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, ME · 7,165 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX · 7,047 enrolled
Safety score 4.26
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · 7,040 enrolled
Safety score 1.56
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD · 7,025 enrolled
Safety score 5.84
Seattle University
Seattle, WA · 7,189 enrolled
Safety score 7.79

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Highline College
Des Moines, WA · 5,592 enrolled
Safety score 2.68
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury, CT · 745 enrolled
Safety score 2.68
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ · 23,375 enrolled
Safety score 2.70
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT · 9,997 enrolled
Safety score 2.70
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA · 11,092 enrolled
Safety score 2.70
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA · 3,417 enrolled
Safety score 2.63
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA · 1,900 enrolled
Safety score 2.63
Greenville University
Greenville, IL · 1,104 enrolled
Safety score 2.72

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fayetteville State University safe?
Fayetteville State University has a safety score of 2.67 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,213 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Georgia College & State University (0.70/1k). Same-state same-level set: Elon University (3.18/1k); University of North Carolina at Pembroke (9.38/1k); High Point University (6.79/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k); Campbell University (3.63/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); Winston-Salem State University (15.47/1k); Wingate University (3.76/1k).
What crimes are reported at Fayetteville State University?
For calendar year 2024, Fayetteville State University reported Rape (5), Fondling (3), Motor Vehicle Theft (3), Burglary (2) and Arson (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Fayetteville State University compare to similar schools?
Fayetteville State University reports 54% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Georgia College & State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Georgia College & State University (0.70/1k); Ocean County College (0.00/1k); Scottsdale Community College (0.00/1k); Missouri University of Science and Technology (4.89/1k); Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia (3.07/1k). Same-state same-level set: Elon University (3.18/1k); University of North Carolina at Pembroke (9.38/1k); High Point University (6.79/1k); North Carolina Central University (5.13/1k); Campbell University (3.63/1k); Wake Forest University (10.19/1k); Winston-Salem State University (15.47/1k); Wingate University (3.76/1k).
Does Fayetteville State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Fayetteville State University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.

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