Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley State University, also known as FVSU, was established in 1895. Located in Fort Valley, Georgia, The Fort Valley State College was formed by the merger between the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth and Fort Valley High and Industrial School. The college became Fort Valley State University in June of 1996. The campus is located on 1,365 acres and the university offers education in agriculture, graduate studies, arts and science.

The sports teams of the university are nicknamed the Wildcats and participate in basketball, football, softball, tennis, cross country, and track and field. The students also have access to the Criminal Justice Club, the Social Work Club, the FVSU Christian Fellowhsip Society, the Creative Writing Club, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

Fort Valley State University Highlights

Where Fort Valley State University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work, security and law enforcement, landscaping and horticulture, science, therapy and counseling, media, computer science and engineering, and mathematics.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Selective admissions.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Fort Valley State Students

Fort Valley State is a historically black college.

The student enrollment at Fort Valley State was 2,562 in 2007-2008 (2,456 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Fort Valley State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Fort Valley State provides on-campus housing for 1,500 of its 2,456 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Fort Valley State Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Fort Valley State is in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Fort Valley State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 9 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 7 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Fort Valley State Admissions (2008-2009)

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