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Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina · Fringe town

87.2%
Admit rate
$24,516
Avg net price
61%
Graduation rate
$54,886
Median earnings

Campbell University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Buies Creek, North Carolina (fringe town setting), enrolling 2,680 undergraduates. It has a Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,680 undergradsFringe townAccessible · 87% admitNCAA Division I-FCS · Colonial Athletic AssociationCold winters

About Buies Creek, North Carolina

Buies Creek is a census-designated place located in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The James Archibald Campbell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
26 miles to Raleigh, NC
To the ocean
86 miles
Nearest airport
30 miles to Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY)

How Campbell University compares

Selectivity87.2%

More selective than 30% · #43 most selective of 53 in North Carolina

Graduation rate61%

Higher than 62% · #15 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention76%

Higher than 50%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,886

Higher than 53% · #13 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$24,516

Cheaper than 30% · #46 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$22,500

Lower than 56%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment2,680

Larger than 66%

Percentiles compare Campbell University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,944students
  • Undergraduate2,68054%
  • Graduate2,26446%

Undergraduates by gender

2,680undergrads
  • Women1,54758%
  • Men1,13342%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White58%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,680
Graduate enrollment
2,264
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
31%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$41,354
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$82,890
Endowment
$210,406,971

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 603 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From North Carolina75%
  • Other U.S. states22%
  • International2.5%

Most first-years stay in state — Campbell University draws overwhelmingly from North Carolina.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
87.2%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$41,600
Room & board
$15,200
Books & supplies
$1,438
Total cost of attendance
$62,187
Average net price
$24,516

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
61%
Graduated on time (4 years)
48%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
30%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,511
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,886
Median debt at graduation
$22,500
Students with federal loans
39%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
52%

About 13% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
48%
Low-income (Pell)
45%
First-generation
48%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,387
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
52%
Housing charge (year)
$8,450
Meal plan (year)
$6,750
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FCS
Football conference
Colonial Athletic Association
Varsity athletes
551 (342 men · 209 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Football126
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)125
Soccer60
Wrestling46
Baseball41
Lacrosse35
Basketball29
Softball24
Golf17
Swimming17
Volleyball16
Tennis15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
18

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,963 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

7.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year6.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
3.3
Burglary
2.7
Rape
0.7
Fondling
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$20,751
$30–48k
$20,981
$48–75k
$19,979
$75–110k
$26,959
$110k+
$30,864

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$86,489

$19,979/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$29,814
average award, among those who get one

Campbell University discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $29,814. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 493 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$54,886
Typical debt at graduation
$22,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,313
Men
$60,934

Men out-earn women by $9,621 (19%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
29°F
Annual rain
46.6″
Annual snow
2.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.36.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lillington, NC US station (4.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.