Points of Pride
Accreditations
FSU
SASCOC: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Colleges
AACSB: Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business - Broadwell College of Business and Economics
CAEP: Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation-College of Education
Programs
ABET: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - Mathematics and Computer Science
CCNE: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - Nursing
CSWE: Council of Social Work Education - Social Work
FEPAC: Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission - Forensic Science. FSU's Forensic Science program is the only program in NC with FEPAC accreditation.
NAEYC: National Accreditation for the Education of Young Children - Birth to Kindergarten
NASAD: National Association of Art and Design - Art
NASM: National Association of Schools of Music - Music
NCSBN: National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Rankings
FSU
#1 of Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities of 2022 (#1 Online College in North Carolina)
#6 of Best HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) 2022 by Intelligent.com.
#24 of 2022 Best Colleges in North Carolina Among all HBCUs by US News & World Report.
#38 of 2022 Best Colleges in North Carolina Among Public Universities by U.S. News & World Report.
#61 of 2022 Best Online Programs for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report.
#68 of Best Bet for Vets' list 2021 by Military Times.
Affordability
#3 of Most Affordable Online Bachelor's in Criminal Justice Programs 2022 by Intelligent.com.
#5 of Top 100 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs 2022 by Online MBA Coach.
#7 of the Most, Least Affordable HBCUs in the U.S., by Student Loan Hero.
#10 of Median Student Loan Debt Among Graduates at HBCUs by Student Loan Hero.
Academics
#1 of Top 40 Most Affordable Online Master's in Psychology Programs 2021 by Best Colleges.
#1 of Best Online Master's in Entrepreneurship Programs 2022 by Intelligent.com.
#2 of Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans in NC by U.S. News & World Report.
#2 of Best Online Fire Science Degree Programs 2022 by Intelligent.com.
#5 of Top 15 HBCU Nursing Schools for 2022 by TopRNtoBSN.com.
#7 of Best One-Year Online MBA Programs for 2022 by College Consensus.
#10 of Best Online Master's in Sociology Programs 2022 by Intelligent.com.