Campbell University
Private College in Buies Creek, NC. Six-year graduation rate 61%. Median 10-year earnings $54,886.
Ten years after entry, the median Campbell University student earns $54,886 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 61% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $22,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. On economic mobility, 3.1% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Campbell University admits 87% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool runs to 6,956, typical for a school of this reach. A 10% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 61% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The 30% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 32% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,790 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $25,736 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $20,751 at $0–30k versus $30,864 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 89% of students receive it, averaging $30,709. 39% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 564 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $20,751 |
| $30–48k | $20,981 |
| $48–75k | $19,979 |
| $75–110k | $26,959 |
| $110k+ | $30,864 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,092 of these 2,790 students, totalling $7,561,676 — an average of $6,925 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harnett County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)