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Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·campbell.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
+3.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
4,963
peer median 4,211
Avg net price
$23,991
-$73 vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,956
6,956 candidates competed
Admitted
6,064
87.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
616
10.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
61%+3.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%
Non-Pell
68%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 94 Title IV programs, 31 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
94
Passing
31
33.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

94programs
  • Passing31 · 33.0%
  • No Data63 · 67.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
30
No data
63

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

31
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+24.0%
$55,216 vs $44,535
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+35.6%
$43,675 vs $32,203
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+43.6%
$46,246 vs $32,203
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+43.8%
$78,722 vs $54,745
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+48.4%
$68,006 vs $45,831
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+49.0%
$47,989 vs $32,203
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+52.4%
$49,087 vs $32,203
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+53.0%
$49,267 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

28
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
184%
$144,870 debt · $78,722 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
157%
$212,005 debt · $134,704 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
153%
$137,486 debt · $89,637 earn
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Master's Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
128%
$70,395 debt · $55,216 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
111%
$135,015 debt · $121,685 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
89%
$74,716 debt · $84,266 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
55%
$24,125 debt · $43,675 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
53%
$26,250 debt · $49,830 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1941Next review Dec 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 22

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,276
$30–48k$20,251
$48–75k$19,451
$75–110k$26,703
$110k+$31,975

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,991
vs Doctoral/Professional median $24,064
Federal loans
39.0%
In-state tuition
$40,410
Out-of-state
$40,410

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,254 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $85.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,254
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,584,485 total
Direct Loans
$85.1M
4,452 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.7M
900 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.6M
931 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$32.7M
1,301 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.6M
263 loan awards
Grad PLUS$39.5M
1,057 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,628 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,628
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.6%
2017
5.8%
2018
3.5%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Campbell

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs101
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,372 total completions
01Health Professions
48435.3%
02Business
29921.8%
03Legal Professions
17312.6%
04Parks/Recreation
967.0%
05Education
836.0%
06Psychology
604.4%
07Computer Sciences
574.2%
08Biological Sciences
493.6%
09Security/Protective
362.6%
10Communication
352.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,963
12-mo unduplicated
5,697
Undergraduate
3,243
Graduate
2,454

Gender split

Men
44%2,534
Women
56%3,163

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.2%
Black
15.5%
Hispanic
12.8%
Two or more
4.6%
Unknown
3.9%
Non-resident
2.3%
Asian
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
477
289 M · 188 W
Women athletes
39.4%
Athletic aid
$11.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$30.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7.0M
$5.0M
Recruiting expense
$359K
$177K
Head-coach salaries
$171K
$95K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
93 M · 65 W
$1.6M
Football
109 M ·
$5.8M
Soccer
29 M · 26 W
$1.8M
Baseball
40 M ·
$1.8M
Wrestling
36 M ·
$1.1M
Lacrosse
· 34 W
$975K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.95
5 offenses · 5,272 students

3-year trend

0.672 yrs ago1.071 yr ago0.95Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs06
Liquor017

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
239

Campbell vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Campbell selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCampbell University
61%4,963$23,991Doctoral/Professional
Elon University
84%66.3%7,239$41,048Doctoral/Professional
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
17%74.6%3,220$6,608Doctoral/Professional
Wingate University
46%91.1%3,458$21,371Doctoral/Professional
Gardner-Webb University
54%77.2%3,104$24,137Doctoral/Professional
Lipscomb University
72%67.7%5,017$25,610Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median57%74.6%4,211$24,064

Frequently asked questions about Campbell University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Campbell.

What is the graduation rate at Campbell University?

Campbell University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Campbell University?

Campbell University reports a total enrollment of 4,963 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Campbell University?

The average net price at Campbell University is $23,991 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Campbell University?

Campbell University's yield rate is 10.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Campbell University located?

Campbell University is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506.

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