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Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV · Public · Town (distant) · FSU · Fairmont State College

Public institution in Fairmont, WV · 2,690 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $46,857 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$9,055269th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,454415th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,372739th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,091268th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,8571,249th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,1971,144th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.3%1,215th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
64.2%1,472nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
99.2%1,527th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
993947th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,690761st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.0%1,038th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 149 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$73,949$59,169
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$61,778$63,855
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$56,931$57,318
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$48,432$54,153
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$46,087—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,798$38,289
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$42,682—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$31,748$30,409
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$31,492$28,598
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$31,127$36,674
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$30,305$31,189
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$30,047$31,495

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,973,883 (M $1,153,287 · W $820,596)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fairmont State University’s 2,690 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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