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Overall Score: .72

Campus History:

Founded in 1867, Fayetteville State University is the state’s second-oldest public institution of higher education and is a part of The University of North Carolina system. Originally it opened as the Howard School which was created when two all black school, Phillips and Sumner combined. Howard School was established to further the education of African Americans, but today FSU is open to students of all races. It ranks in the nation for campus diversity and is home to over 5,300 students. For a more detailed history of FSU, see FSU's Public Relations site.

Student Population:

FSU has 39 undergraduate degree programs and 20 master’s degree programs with a faculty-to-student ratio of 1-to-20. Most of these degrees are in the arts and sciences, business and economics, and education. This year the university reached a new record for enrollment with 6,085 students.

Location, Weather and Topography:

Fayetteville State University is located in the southeastern part of North Carolina in Cumberland County, the home of Fort Bragg. The weather in Fayetteville is usually fairly moderate. The record low for Fayetteville is -1º and the record high is 107º. The average winter temperature has a high of 48.4º and low of 30.6º. The average summer temperature has a high of 90.7º and a low of 59.0º. The warmest month of the year for Fayetteville is July and the coldest month is January. Fayetteville has an air quality index of 34.0 and gets an average of 47.4 inches a year of precipitation.

Disability Services:

Fayetteville State University has a hard-working administration and staff working with disability support services on their campus. “It is the policy of Fayetteville State University that any person with a disability may NOT be discriminated against on the basis of her or his disability.” The chancellor of FSU is T. J. Bryan and Delane Jones is the Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor. Wanda Jenkins is the Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel and Joshua Malcolm is the Assistant Legal Counsel. LaWanda Miller is the Budget Officer, Suzetta Perkins is Legal Assistant, Darryl Williams is Internal Auditor, and Amanda York is Office Assistant.