Fort Valley State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Fort Valley State University is a public master's university in Fort Valley, GA (town setting), with 2,558 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 63% of 5,080 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 795–920 on the SAT and 16–19 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $30,986 a year for out-of-state students and $20,264 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,457 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 45% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in agriculture, psychology, business. The campus reported 0.23 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Fort Valley State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $5,392 in-state · $16,114 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Fort Valley State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Fort Valley State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 16 | — | 1 | $394k | $24,627 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 16 | — | 1 | $307k | $19,161 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 11 | — | 1 | $42k | $3,846 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 12 | — | 1 | $32k | $2,684 | — | |
| Football | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 113 | — | 1 | $1.1M | $9,789 | — | |
| Softball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 20 | — | 1 | $200k | $9,991 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 28 | — | 1 | $75k | $2,693 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 22 | — | 1 | $102k | $4,615 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 21 | — | 2 | $356k | $16,975 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 18 | — | 1 | $169k | $9,395 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.