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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fairmont, WV
Population 130,000
Website https://www.fairmontstate.edu/
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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 17.7%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2012 Men: 45.4% 45.4% 2013 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2014 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2015 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2016 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2018 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2019 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2020 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2021 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2022 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2023 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2024 Men: 38.9% 38.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2015 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2016 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2019 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2020 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2021 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2022 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2023 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2011 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 White: 92.8% 92.8% 2012 White: 93.8% 93.8% 2013 White: 91.9% 91.9% 2014 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2015 White: 89.6% 89.6% 2016 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2017 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2018 White: 87.4% 87.4% 2019 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2020 White: 86.3% 86.3% 2021 White: 85.0% 85.0% 2022 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2023 White: 87.8% 87.8% 2024 White: 88.8% 88.8% 2011 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2015 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 0.4% 0.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2022 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2020 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 White: 86.5% 86.5% 2021 White: 87.5% 87.5% 2022 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2023 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2024 White: 86.6% 86.6% 2025 White: 84.7% 84.7% 2020 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 65 63% / 37% 3% $54,737 56 94%
Accounting 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $60,069 68 90%
Business Administration 62 +7 65% / 35% 3% $54,480 55 94%
Organizational Leadership — — — — $54,480 55 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education, Health and Human Performance 125 26% / 74% 2% $63,281 73 95%
Exercise Science 40 — 42% / 57% 5% $47,817 36 97%
Nursing 41 — 15% / 85% 0% $91,121 95 95%
Public Health 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,807 67 —
Healthcare Administration 8 +1 12% / 88% 0% $59,218 66 94%
Education 34 +1 24% / 76% 0% $49,063 40 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 182 37% / 63% 1% $49,694 42 93%
Communication 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $44,359 26 —
English 10 +2 40% / 60% 0% $43,649 24 —
General Studies 39 — 26% / 74% 0% $47,107 34 93%
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $37,572 11 100%
Political Science 6 +16 33% / 67% 0% $56,059 59 97%
Psychology 51 +1 14% / 86% 2% $41,861 19 90%
Sociology 2 +5 50% / 50% 0% $46,916 34 89%
Spanish — — — — $47,779 36 —
Music — +1 — — $40,677 17 —
Studio Art 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $37,361 11 —
Theatre — — — — $34,488 8 —
Criminal Justice 34 +4 59% / 41% 0% $53,994 54 94%
Forensic Science and Technology 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,583 53 —
National Security Policy Studies 19 +3 79% / 21% 0% $73,993 85 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Technology 105 76% / 24% 2% $74,201 85 97%
Surveying Engineering — +4 — — $82,811 91 —
Computer Science 12 — 100% / 0% 8% $98,749 98 95%
Information Systems 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $56,781 61 96%
Chemistry 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $62,878 73 —
Mathematics — +1 — — $65,152 76 —
Biology 13 — 54% / 46% 0% $56,436 60 —
Occupational Safety and Health 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $103,727 98 100%
Architecture 11 — 64% / 36% 0% $58,496 64 —
Printing Technology 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $28,526 3 89%
Aerospace Engineering Technology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $85,578 93 97%
Aviation Science 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $70,831 82 —
Civil Engineering Technology 15 — 87% / 13% 0% $80,626 90 100%
Electrical Engineering Technology 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,679 92 —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 16 +1 88% / 12% 6% $85,578 93 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 66th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 33.5% 33.5% 2012 Graduated: 34.3% 34.3% 2013 Graduated: 35.1% 35.1% 2014 Graduated: 33.4% 33.4% 2015 Graduated: 31.1% 31.1% 2016 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5% 2017 Graduated: 36.6% 36.6% 2018 Graduated: 36.2% 36.2% 2019 Graduated: 41.3% 41.3% 2020 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2% 2021 Graduated: 45.4% 45.4% 2022 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4% 2023 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3% 2024 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2012 Men: 36.7% 36.7% 2013 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2014 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2015 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2016 Men: 28.7% 28.7% 2017 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2018 Men: 36.2% 36.2% 2019 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2020 Men: 32.5% 32.5% 2021 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2022 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2023 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2024 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2011 Women: 34.6% 34.6% 2012 Women: 32.2% 32.2% 2013 Women: 34.1% 34.1% 2014 Women: 35.7% 35.7% 2015 Women: 31.1% 31.1% 2016 Women: 28.2% 28.2% 2017 Women: 36.9% 36.9% 2018 Women: 36.3% 36.3% 2019 Women: 42.1% 42.1% 2020 Women: 37.7% 37.7% 2021 Women: 45.9% 45.9% 2022 Women: 47.2% 47.2% 2023 Women: 53.2% 53.2% 2024 Women: 47.2% 47.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2012 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2013 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2014 Black: 36.0% 36.0% 2015 Black: 25.7% 25.7% 2016 Black: 16.1% 16.1% 2017 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2019 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2020 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2021 Black: 38.5% 38.5% 2022 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2023 Black: 26.2% 26.2% 2024 Black: 20.8% 20.8% 2011 White: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 White: 35.9% 35.9% 2013 White: 36.1% 36.1% 2014 White: 35.2% 35.2% 2015 White: 32.0% 32.0% 2016 White: 30.1% 30.1% 2017 White: 38.5% 38.5% 2018 White: 37.0% 37.0% 2019 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2020 White: 35.9% 35.9% 2021 White: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2024 White: 47.4% 47.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.7% 118 26% / 74% 1% $44,593 27 92%
Professional 22.6% 108 70% / 30% 1% $69,341 81 96%
Health Sciences 18.9% 90 31% / 69% 2% $72,159 84 96%
Business & Economics 15.3% 73 58% / 42% 3% $55,229 57 94%
Education 7.1% 34 24% / 76% 0% $49,063 40 93%
Arts 4.4% 21 52% / 48% 0% $45,487 29 89%
Computer Science 3.1% 15 93% / 7% 7% $90,355 95 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 13 54% / 46% 0% $56,436 60 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 5 60% / 40% 0% $62,878 73 —

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8% 2012 Acceptance: 54.9% 54.9% 2013 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2014 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2015 Acceptance: 64.8% 64.8% 2016 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0% 2017 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2018 Acceptance: 94.8% 94.8% 2019 Acceptance: 85.4% 85.4% 2020 Acceptance: 94.3% 94.3% 2021 Acceptance: 98.8% 98.8% 2022 Acceptance: 98.5% 98.5% 2023 Acceptance: 99.2% 99.2% 2024 Acceptance: 98.6% 98.6% 2011 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2012 Yield: 39.5% 39.5% 2013 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2014 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2015 Yield: 42.1% 42.1% 2016 Yield: 36.6% 36.6% 2017 Yield: 41.1% 41.1% 2018 Yield: 36.8% 36.8% 2019 Yield: 33.7% 33.7% 2020 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2021 Yield: 37.5% 37.5% 2022 Yield: 37.0% 37.0% 2023 Yield: 34.3% 34.3% 2024 Yield: 33.8% 33.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 3,354 3,354 2012 Applicants: 3,461 3,461 2013 Applicants: 2,799 2,799 2014 Applicants: 2,798 2,798 2015 Applicants: 3,019 3,019 2016 Applicants: 3,430 3,430 2017 Applicants: 2,630 2,630 2018 Applicants: 2,409 2,409 2019 Applicants: 2,712 2,712 2020 Applicants: 2,439 2,439 2021 Applicants: 1,767 1,767 2022 Applicants: 1,926 1,926 2023 Applicants: 1,979 1,979 2024 Applicants: 1,955 1,955 2011 Admitted: 1,906 1,906 2012 Admitted: 1,899 1,899 2013 Admitted: 1,861 1,861 2014 Admitted: 1,861 1,861 2015 Admitted: 1,956 1,956 2016 Admitted: 2,228 2,228 2017 Admitted: 1,857 1,857 2018 Admitted: 2,283 2,283 2019 Admitted: 2,315 2,315 2020 Admitted: 2,301 2,301 2021 Admitted: 1,745 1,745 2022 Admitted: 1,897 1,897 2023 Admitted: 1,964 1,964 2024 Admitted: 1,928 1,928 2011 Enrolled: 776 776 2012 Enrolled: 751 751 2013 Enrolled: 757 757 2014 Enrolled: 757 757 2015 Enrolled: 824 824 2016 Enrolled: 816 816 2017 Enrolled: 763 763 2018 Enrolled: 840 840 2019 Enrolled: 780 780 2020 Enrolled: 800 800 2021 Enrolled: 655 655 2022 Enrolled: 701 701 2023 Enrolled: 673 673 2024 Enrolled: 651 651

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 820 820 2012 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 830 830 2014 25th: 830 830 2015 25th: 830 830 2016 25th: 820 820 2017 25th: 940 940 2018 25th: 900 900 2019 25th: 910 910 2020 25th: 900 900 2021 25th: 900 900 2022 25th: 820 820 2023 25th: 830 830 2024 25th: 810 810 2011 75th: 1030 1030 2012 75th: 1030 1030 2013 75th: 1040 1040 2014 75th: 1040 1040 2015 75th: 1020 1020 2016 75th: 1020 1020 2017 75th: 1140 1140 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2019 75th: 1110 1110 2020 75th: 1110 1110 2021 75th: 1090 1090 2022 75th: 1050 1050 2023 75th: 1040 1040 2024 75th: 1070 1070

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 370 370 2023 25th: 380 380 2024 25th: 360 360 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 540 540 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 530 530 2022 75th: 490 490 2023 75th: 480 480 2024 75th: 510 510

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 460 460 2022 25th: 450 450 2023 25th: 450 450 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 500 500 2012 75th: 510 510 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2012 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2021 Submitted: 80.0% 80.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.