College · Public · Fitchburg, MA · Suburb
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size2,752
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1150 · ACT 22.
If you get in
2,752 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $26k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$102k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$57k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $11.3k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $17.4k
- Room & board
- $15.5k
- Books & supplies
- $1,500
How students pay for it.
Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 2,752
- Location
- Fitchburg, MA
- Region
- New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- Fitchburg State
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White58%
- Hispanic18%
- Black14%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian3%
- Unknown2%
- International1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time19%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 39
What you can study.