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Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·methodist.edu
6-yr Graduation
44%
-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
1,822
peer median 1,666
Avg net price
$24,978
+$5.5k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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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
2,743
2,743 candidates competed
Admitted
2,061
75.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
316
15.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
44%-3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
30%
Non-Pell
48%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-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 62 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 50 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
12
19.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing12 · 19.4%
  • No Data50 · 80.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
50

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.

12
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+41.2%
$45,457 vs $32,203
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.8%
$79,806 vs $54,745
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.4%
$80,163 vs $54,745
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+57.8%
$50,810 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+64.8%
$53,072 vs $32,203
Fire Protection
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+66.6%
$53,649 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+73.0%
$88,766 vs $51,310
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+82.7%
$58,849 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
179%
$142,553 debt · $79,806 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
59%
$27,000 debt · $45,457 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
51%
$27,000 debt · $53,072 earn
Fire Protection
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
50%
$27,000 debt · $53,649 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
49%
$25,000 debt · $50,810 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
43%
$27,000 debt · $63,424 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$25,885 debt · $83,653 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 1966Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 13

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

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$21,803
$30–48k$20,432
$48–75k$23,113
$75–110k$27,208
$110k+$30,198

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,978
+$5,520vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $19,459
Federal loans
58.0%
In-state tuition
$39,664
Out-of-state
$39,664

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 823 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $23.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
823
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,617,685 total
Direct Loans
$23.0M
2,285 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$3.1M
766 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
814 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.0M
267 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.9M
222 loan awards
Grad PLUS$8.1M
216 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 670 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (3.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
670
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.3%
2017
8.0%
2018
12.0%
2019
3.4%
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 Methodist

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs73
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

366 total completions
01Health Professions
13837.7%
02Business
8523.2%
03Security/Protective
318.5%
04Parks/Recreation
318.5%
05Psychology
184.9%
06Public Admin
154.1%
07Biological Sciences
143.8%
08Education
133.6%
09Computer Sciences
123.3%
10Social Sciences
92.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,822
12-mo unduplicated
1,966
Undergraduate
1,617
Graduate
349

Gender split

Men
50%989
Women
50%977

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.4%
Black
22.0%
Hispanic
10.2%
Unknown
10.0%
Non-resident
6.3%
Two or more
2.7%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
568
407 M · 161 W
Women athletes
28.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$43K
$26K
Head-coach salaries
$45K
$42K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
167 M ·
$754K
Baseball
71 M ·
$312K
Soccer
37 M · 32 W
$314K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
35 M · 23 W
$94K
Basketball
37 M · 21 W
$293K
Lacrosse
34 M · 21 W
$322K

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
8.83
16 offenses · 1,811 students

3-year trend

1.692 yrs ago5.741 yr ago8.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
30
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Rape
5
Motor vehicle theft
3
Arson
2

By location

16total
  • On campus16

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
3
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs08
Liquor012

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were 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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
127

Methodist vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Methodist 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
SubjectMethodist University
44%1,822$24,978Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mount Olive
48%75.8%2,109$17,893Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Carolina University
21%39.5%880$18,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Greensboro College
46%70.1%967$19,314Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Converse University
62%67.7%1,787$19,712Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of Mobile
57%77.9%1,545$19,603Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median47%70.1%1,666$19,459

Frequently asked questions about Methodist University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Methodist.

What is the graduation rate at Methodist University?

Methodist University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Methodist University?

Methodist University reports a total enrollment of 1,822 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Methodist University?

The average net price at Methodist University is $24,978 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Methodist University?

Methodist University's yield rate is 15.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Methodist University located?

Methodist University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311-1420.

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