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Campbell University: cost, admission and results

Campbell University is a private nonprofit college in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It has about 2,680 undergraduate students. It admits 87% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $25,057 a year.

At a glance

  • 87%Admission rate
  • $25,057Net price a year
  • 58%Graduation rate
  • $59,026Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Town near a city
Undergraduate students
2,680
Graduate students
2,264
Students per teacher
13 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
campbell.edu

Getting in

Campbell University admits 87% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The midpoint ACT score is 22 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$42,830
Room and meals on campus$14,766
Books and supplies$1,478
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$62,825
Average net price after grants and scholarships$25,057

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 51% above the median net price of colleges in North Carolina on this site ($16,597). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$21,932
$30,001 to $48,000$21,616
$48,001 to $75,000$18,785
$75,001 to $110,000$25,261
Above $110,000$33,515

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNC medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year76%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)58%45%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$59,026$46,097$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$20,500$21,590$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in North Carolina and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

42% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 39% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 53% women and 47% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 28 of the 95 colleges in North Carolina on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,276.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Campbell University?

Campbell University admits 87% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Campbell University?

Published tuition and fees are $42,830 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Campbell University?

58% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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