Colleges / Fairmont State University
College · Public · Fairmont, WV · Town
FSU

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

Address1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554-2470
Websitewww.fairmontstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size2,590
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 996 · ACT 20.

If you get in

2,590 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$80k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$44k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.9k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,590
Location
Fairmont, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Fairmont State College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White86%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International1%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.

Colleges / Fairmont State University
College · Public · Fairmont, WV · Town
FSU

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

Address1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554-2470
Websitewww.fairmontstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate99%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size2,590
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 99% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 996 · ACT 20.

If you get in

2,590 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$80k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$36k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$44k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.9k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention66%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,590
Location
Fairmont, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Fairmont State College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White86%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International1%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.