Fairmont State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 130,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (12%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,360
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 87%
From Region 9%
Athletes 404 (17.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 85%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 2%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 65 63% 91% 0% 3% 0% 3% $57,980 6 -1.06 56 92%
Accounting 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,068 2 -1.74 61 90% — — — —
Business Administration 62 +7 65% 90% 0% 3% 0% 3% $57,879 5 -1.03 56 92% — — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $57,879 6 -1.31 56 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education, Health and Human Performance 125 26% 87% 0% 7% 1% 2% $65,392 29 -0.51 70 95%
Exercise Science 40 — 42% 68% 0% 20% 2% 5% $58,532 40 -0.38 57 95% — — — —
Nursing 41 — 15% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,762 30 -0.55 91 97% — — — —
Public Health 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $60,490 33 -0.43 62 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 8 +1 12% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,216 38 -0.37 59 94% — — — —
Education 34 +1 24% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,438 21 -0.66 33 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 182 37% 87% 0% 5% 1% 1% $53,935 2 -0.67 45 94%
English 10 +2 40% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,058 18 -0.77 24 — — — — —
General Studies 39 — 26% 90% 0% 3% 0% 0% $56,400 50 -0.09 52 92% — — — —
History 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,571 0 -1.89 8 100% — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $49,037 19 -0.80 32 — — — — —
Communication 7 — 71% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $47,287 6 -1.36 27 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +16 33% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $65,120 32 -0.52 70 96% — — — —
Psychology 51 +1 14% 86% 0% 4% 2% 2% $51,083 29 -0.60 38 94% — — — —
Sociology 2 +5 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,914 7 -0.90 26 89% — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $47,906 54 +0.12 29 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,286 42 -0.17 22 — — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $43,964 56 +0.12 19 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 34 +4 59% 85% 0% 3% 0% 0% $52,156 10 -1.07 41 96% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 8 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,332 14 -0.90 44 — — — — —
National Security Policy Studies 19 +3 79% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $67,720 28 -0.82 74 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Technology 105 76% 87% 0% 5% 2% 2% $75,531 58 -0.74 83 98%
Surveying Engineering — +4 — — — — — — $76,720 1 -2.23 84 — — — — —
Computer Science 12 — 100% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $98,745 22 -0.77 96 95% — — — —
Information Systems 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,020 6 -1.37 77 100% — — — —
Chemistry 5 +2 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,790 16 -0.75 68 — — — — —
Mathematics — +1 — — — — — — $61,248 12 -0.91 63 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 54% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,957 33 -0.41 66 100% — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 7 — 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,740 93 +1.25 91 100% — — — —
Architecture 11 — 64% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,304 19 -0.66 65 — — — — —
Printing Technology 7 — 43% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $28,525 0 -2.45 3 89% — — — —
Aerospace Engineering Technology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,666 33 -0.17 90 97% — — — —
Aviation Science 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $75,101 10 -1.28 82 — — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology 15 — 87% 87% 0% 7% 7% 0% $82,485 6 -1.59 88 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 6 — 100% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $84,699 29 -0.34 89 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 16 +1 88% 69% 0% 12% 0% 6% $86,666 33 -0.17 90 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,149
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,132
Est. In-State Cost $11,835
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,043
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Professional 22.6% 108 70% 85% 0% 6% 2% 1% $68,453 51 -0.91 75 97% —
Health Sciences 18.9% 90 31% 83% 0% 10% 1% 2% $73,630 35 -0.33 81 97% —
Business & Economics 15.3% 73 58% 92% 0% 3% 0% 3% $58,115 3 -0.98 56 92% —
Social Sciences 13.8% 66 23% 83% 0% 8% 2% 2% $51,830 17 -0.69 40 94% —
Humanities 10.9% 52 31% 88% 0% 2% 0% 0% $53,325 41 -0.32 44 92% —
Education 7.1% 34 24% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,438 21 -0.66 33 93% —
Arts 4.4% 21 52% 81% 0% 5% 0% 0% $48,613 36 -1.19 31 89% —
Computer Science 3.1% 15 93% 93% 0% 0% 0% 7% $93,000 20 -0.89 94 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 13 54% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,957 27 -0.41 66 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 5 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,790 11 -0.75 68 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $1.3M $1.3M $38K
Baseball 36 $308K $275K $32K
Wrestling 32 $210K $203K $6K
Basketball 20 $910K $841K $69K
Golf 14 $131K $106K $25K
Tennis 13 $123K $108K $14K
Swimming 10 $69K $62K $7K
Cross Country 8 $32K $30K $2K
Total 233 $3.1M $2.9M $197K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Gymnastics 37 $257K $279K -$21K
Soccer 29 $317K $290K $27K
Softball 29 $297K $285K $12K
Volleyball 22 $291K $272K $18K
Basketball 14 $511K $541K -$30K
Swimming 12 $99K $92K $7K
Tennis 11 $110K $103K $6K
Cross Country 9 $54K $50K $4K
Golf 9 $117K $95K $22K
Total 171 $2.1M $2.0M $45K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $1.3M $1.3M $38K
Gymnastics 37 $257K $279K -$21K
Baseball 36 $308K $275K $32K
Basketball 34 $1.4M $1.4M $39K
Wrestling 32 $210K $203K $6K
Soccer 29 $317K $290K $27K
Softball 29 $297K $285K $12K
Tennis 24 $233K $212K $21K
Golf 23 $249K $201K $47K
Swimming 22 $169K $154K $14K
Volleyball 22 $291K $272K $18K
Cross Country 17 $87K $80K $6K
Total 404 $7.4M $7.2M $187K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 33%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 810 – 1070
SAT Math Range 360 – 510
SAT RW Range 450 – 560