Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley State University is a public college in Fort Valley, GA. Its average net price is $12,421 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,287
$30,001 to $48,000$11,824
$48,001 to $75,000$12,688
$75,001 to $110,000$15,293
$110,001 and up$18,925
$5,556Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$17,220Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,421Average Net Price
$11,540Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,400Books and Supplies
$4,500Other Expenses
77.8%Students on Pell Grants
67.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

65.9%Acceptance Rate
480 to 560SAT Reading, Middle Half
450 to 510SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$34,324
8 years after entry$40,246
10 years after entry$41,857
38.9%Graduation Rate
78.5%Retention Rate
$26,738Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Fort Valley, GALocation
Fringe townSetting
2,684Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Animal Sciences$37,766 National median for this major n=6,365Not published
Biology$30,068 Small program - rough guide n=35$30,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,011 Small program - rough guide n=62$30,687 Small program - rough guide n=70
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Criminal Justice$38,919 Small program - rough guide n=62$30,190 Small program - rough guide n=57
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$30,933 Small program - rough guide n=51$30,500 Small program - rough guide n=83
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$33,851 Small program - rough guide n=31$29,505 Small program - rough guide n=40
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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