Fayetteville State University is a regional public comprehensive university, offering degrees at the baccalaureate and master’s levels and a doctorate in educational leadership. The primary mission of Fayetteville State University is to provide high-quality education to its students through a basic liberal arts foundation, specialized professional training, and specific graduate programs. Committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service to the community, the university seeks to prepare its students and graduates to lead meaningful and productive lives. In doing so, Fayetteville State University strives to produce creative thinkers and leaders who will reach beyond current intellectual and cultural boundaries to become change agents for shaping the future of the nation and the world.

As part of its broader mission, the university extends its services as a regional institution by providing life-long learning experiences and opportunities to the university’s immediate and extended communities and serving as a resource for business, education, and culture in North Carolina.