Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC · Private nonprofit · 2,680 undergrads (small, town) · website ↗

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No application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$20,751
$30,000 – $48,000	$20,981
$48,000 – $75,000	$19,979
$75,000 – $110,000	$26,959
Over $110,000	$30,864
All incomes (average)	$24,516

Sticker tuition and fees: $41,600 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Campbell University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,766
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,766
Books and supplies	$1,478
Other expenses, on campus	$7,042
Other expenses, off campus	$7,042

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (493 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	100%	$34,413
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	33%	$5,415
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	100%	$29,814
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	49%	$5,477

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 87%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: 22
Students with Pell grants: 38%
Graduation rate (6yr): 61%
Freshman retention: 76%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $54,886
Median debt at graduation: $22,500
International undergrads: 66 (2.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 13 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 50%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Not considered
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 3,680
Admitted: 3,470
Enrolled: 603

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business21%

Health & Nursing14%

Kinesiology & Sports Science10%

Criminal Justice8%

Psychology7%

Computer Science7%

Education5%

Engineering4%

Biology & Life Sciences4%

Communications & Media3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (22)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	98	$50,165	$59,746national $68,257	$19,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	96	$30,926	$49,087national $54,562	$20,500
Psychology, General	51	$41,372	$46,246national $50,706	$24,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	45	$76,934	$79,506national $88,910	$26,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	42	$66,360	$78,021national $83,343	$18,500
Marketing	36	$37,973	$63,181national $69,303	$18,480
Biology, General	35	$38,183	$56,463national $57,214	$19,500
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	32	$66,256	$75,425national $68,416	$20,827
Engineering, General	30	$71,355	—national $89,359	$18,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General	27	$66,142	$71,497national $92,374	$26,750
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	27	$60,497	$79,566national $116,539	$26,598
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	25	$62,194	$68,578national $85,063	$18,750
Homeland Security	20	$54,789	$62,695national $70,193	$19,250
Health and Medical Administrative Services	19	$38,713	$54,960national $58,716	$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	17	$45,753	$47,989national $47,382	$16,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections	16	$41,071	$49,830national $55,378	$22,125
Accounting and Related Services	15	$46,143	$69,748national $76,194	$15,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	14	$42,028	$51,126national $63,560	—
Hospitality Administration/Management	12	$58,775	$63,402national $56,726	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	11	$48,810	—national $51,389	—
Social Work	6	—	$43,675national $51,790	—
Social Sciences, General	4	—	$71,052national $53,366	—

Associate degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Education, General	15	—	$49,267national $41,787	—

Master's degrees (8)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	71	$67,849	$98,446national $103,485	$34,440
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	55	$118,338	$121,685national $127,347	$153,300
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	32	$89,728	$121,913national $129,214	$51,665
Public Health	27	$79,341	$84,266national $82,751	$64,335
Educational Administration and Supervision	23	$68,440	$68,006national $71,685	—
Theological and Ministerial Studies	22	$39,911	$55,216national $61,300	—
Biology, General	11	$42,352	—national $69,830	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	11	$75,408	—national $110,694	—

First professional degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	173	$65,790	$89,637national $107,773	$151,122
Medicine	152	$61,367	$145,072national $112,460	$302,745
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	68	$99,307	$134,704national $138,348	$227,460
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	43	$74,379	$78,722national $81,641	$167,339

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 54 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 143 Main Street, Buies Creek, NC 27506
Phone: (800) 334-4111
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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