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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Frostburg, MD
Population 90,000
Website http://www.frostburg.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,300 (15%)
Days Without Precipitation 220 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,502
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 84%
From Region 12%
Athletes 36.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 24%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 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: 51.0% 51.0% 2012 Men: 55.4% 55.4% 2013 Men: 56.0% 56.0% 2014 Men: 53.4% 53.4% 2015 Men: 55.5% 55.5% 2016 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2017 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2018 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2019 Men: 53.0% 53.0% 2020 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2021 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2022 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 Men: 53.1% 53.1% 2024 Men: 52.2% 52.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 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: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2012 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2016 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 Black: 21.3% 21.3% 2013 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2014 Black: 28.2% 28.2% 2015 Black: 32.0% 32.0% 2016 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2017 Black: 31.8% 31.8% 2018 Black: 28.3% 28.3% 2019 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2020 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2021 Black: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2023 Black: 38.9% 38.9% 2024 Black: 39.7% 39.7% 2011 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2017 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2018 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2019 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2020 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2021 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2022 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2024 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2011 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2012 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2013 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2014 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2015 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2016 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2017 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2018 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2019 White: 49.3% 49.3% 2020 White: 46.5% 46.5% 2021 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2022 White: 48.4% 48.4% 2023 White: 44.6% 44.6% 2024 White: 44.9% 44.9% 2011 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 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: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Black: 33.8% 33.8% 2021 Black: 33.4% 33.4% 2022 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2023 Black: 28.7% 28.7% 2024 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2025 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2020 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2021 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2022 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2024 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2025 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2020 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2021 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2022 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2023 White: 56.3% 56.3% 2024 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2025 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2020 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 International: 2.9% 2.9%

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
Frostburg State University 734 43% / 57% 11% $63,992 74 97%
General Engineering 13 +1 62% / 38% 8% $93,921 96 96%
Computer Science 13 — 100% / 0% 0% $79,144 89 94%
Cybersecurity 13 — 92% / 8% 8% $80,588 90 100%
Information Science/Studies 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $65,660 77 100%
Information Technology 13 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,097 77 94%
Chemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $61,463 70 —
Geosciences 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,200 66 —
Mathematics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,202 71 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,342 75 —
Biology 7 — 29% / 71% 14% $60,343 68 100%
Wildlife Biology 16 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,928 17 96%
Wildlife Management 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $48,653 39 —
Athletic Training — — — — $61,514 70 —
Exercise Science 40 — 70% / 30% 0% $44,159 26 94%
Nursing 147 — 17% / 83% 0% $97,089 97 98%
Pre-Health Studies 17 — 18% / 82% 0% $59,146 66 100%
Accounting 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $69,739 81 90%
Business Administration 55 — 71% / 29% 4% $57,483 62 97%
Economics 85 +1 47% / 53% 89% $67,203 78 —
Leisure Studies 19 — 68% / 32% 5% $49,460 41 100%
Communication 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,198 49 97%
English 16 — 25% / 75% 0% $43,923 25 96%
Geography 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,199 57 —
History 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $50,214 44 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,100 49 —
International Studies — — — — $56,926 61 —
Mass Communication 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $52,198 49 97%
Natural Resources/Conservation — — — — $56,609 60 —
Philosophy 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $48,054 37 —
Political Science 4 +3 100% / 0% 0% $54,438 55 100%
Psychology 62 +1 18% / 82% 0% $51,879 48 97%
Social Sciences 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $48,304 38 —
Social Work 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $47,469 35 97%
Sociology 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $57,347 62 87%
Early Childhood Education 36 — 14% / 86% 0% $46,762 33 93%
Elementary Education — — — — $46,762 33 93%
General Education 33 — 42% / 58% 0% $44,581 27 93%
Physical Education 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $48,139 37 —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 12 +1 25% / 75% 0% $46,762 33 93%
Music 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $43,861 25 100%
Studio Art 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $28,328 3 95%
Theater 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $27,966 3 100%
Criminal Justice 21 +3 33% / 67% 0% $61,788 71 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,737
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,462
Est. In-State Cost $13,889
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,525
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

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: 45.5% 45.5% 2012 Graduated: 44.0% 44.0% 2013 Graduated: 46.5% 46.5% 2014 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5% 2015 Graduated: 51.4% 51.4% 2016 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1% 2017 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5% 2018 Graduated: 51.8% 51.8% 2019 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4% 2020 Graduated: 52.8% 52.8% 2021 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2023 Graduated: 52.1% 52.1% 2024 Graduated: 49.7% 49.7%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 38.1% 38.1% 2012 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2013 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2014 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2015 Men: 44.2% 44.2% 2016 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2017 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2018 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2019 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2020 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2021 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2022 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2023 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2024 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2011 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2012 Women: 52.5% 52.5% 2013 Women: 49.8% 49.8% 2014 Women: 53.1% 53.1% 2015 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2016 Women: 52.5% 52.5% 2017 Women: 56.0% 56.0% 2018 Women: 60.6% 60.6% 2019 Women: 57.9% 57.9% 2020 Women: 58.5% 58.5% 2021 Women: 55.4% 55.4% 2022 Women: 56.6% 56.6% 2023 Women: 57.9% 57.9% 2024 Women: 57.6% 57.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 43.0% 43.0% 2012 Black: 40.9% 40.9% 2013 Black: 43.6% 43.6% 2014 Black: 44.1% 44.1% 2015 Black: 49.8% 49.8% 2016 Black: 40.5% 40.5% 2017 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2018 Black: 46.5% 46.5% 2019 Black: 47.7% 47.7% 2020 Black: 56.3% 56.3% 2021 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2022 Black: 43.2% 43.2% 2023 Black: 47.2% 47.2% 2024 Black: 43.2% 43.2% 2011 Hispanic: 27.6% 27.6% 2012 Hispanic: 34.8% 34.8% 2013 Hispanic: 48.6% 48.6% 2014 Hispanic: 37.9% 37.9% 2015 Hispanic: 42.5% 42.5% 2016 Hispanic: 34.7% 34.7% 2017 Hispanic: 34.6% 34.6% 2018 Hispanic: 42.5% 42.5% 2019 Hispanic: 46.8% 46.8% 2020 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2021 Hispanic: 39.3% 39.3% 2022 Hispanic: 34.5% 34.5% 2023 Hispanic: 47.2% 47.2% 2024 Hispanic: 44.7% 44.7% 2011 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2012 White: 45.9% 45.9% 2013 White: 49.3% 49.3% 2014 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2015 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2016 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2017 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2018 White: 54.7% 54.7% 2019 White: 52.7% 52.7% 2020 White: 52.6% 52.6% 2021 White: 52.7% 52.7% 2022 White: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2024 White: 57.0% 57.0%

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
Health Sciences 27.8% 204 27% / 73% 0% $83,549 92 98%
Business & Economics 23.6% 173 57% / 43% 46% $62,369 72 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.2% 126 33% / 67% 0% $50,587 45 97%
Education 12.3% 90 29% / 71% 0% $46,100 31 93%
Computer Science 6.3% 46 96% / 4% 2% $73,813 85 97%
Arts 3.3% 24 58% / 42% 0% $33,415 6 98%
Professional 2.9% 21 33% / 67% 0% $61,788 71 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 19 47% / 53% 0% $42,148 20 96%
Engineering 1.8% 13 62% / 38% 8% $93,921 96 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 11 55% / 45% 0% $61,309 70 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.0% 7 29% / 71% 14% $60,343 68 100%

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 19 #219 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 19 #388 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

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: 55.2% 55.2% 2012 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2013 Acceptance: 59.5% 59.5% 2014 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5% 2015 Acceptance: 63.5% 63.5% 2016 Acceptance: 62.7% 62.7% 2017 Acceptance: 72.3% 72.3% 2018 Acceptance: 78.3% 78.3% 2019 Acceptance: 80.1% 80.1% 2020 Acceptance: 73.6% 73.6% 2021 Acceptance: 86.1% 86.1% 2022 Acceptance: 87.9% 87.9% 2023 Acceptance: 89.4% 89.4% 2024 Acceptance: 89.2% 89.2% 2011 Yield: 34.6% 34.6% 2012 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2013 Yield: 38.9% 38.9% 2014 Yield: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Yield: 37.6% 37.6% 2016 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2017 Yield: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Yield: 30.7% 30.7% 2019 Yield: 30.1% 30.1% 2020 Yield: 19.7% 19.7% 2021 Yield: 15.9% 15.9% 2022 Yield: 14.2% 14.2% 2023 Yield: 15.1% 15.1% 2024 Yield: 13.4% 13.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,323 4,323 2012 Applicants: 3,951 3,951 2013 Applicants: 3,872 3,872 2014 Applicants: 4,252 4,252 2015 Applicants: 3,913 3,913 2016 Applicants: 4,228 4,228 2017 Applicants: 3,436 3,436 2018 Applicants: 3,061 3,061 2019 Applicants: 3,072 3,072 2020 Applicants: 4,335 4,335 2021 Applicants: 4,287 4,287 2022 Applicants: 3,976 3,976 2023 Applicants: 4,556 4,556 2024 Applicants: 5,037 5,037 2011 Admitted: 2,388 2,388 2012 Admitted: 2,340 2,340 2013 Admitted: 2,302 2,302 2014 Admitted: 2,488 2,488 2015 Admitted: 2,483 2,483 2016 Admitted: 2,652 2,652 2017 Admitted: 2,484 2,484 2018 Admitted: 2,397 2,397 2019 Admitted: 2,462 2,462 2020 Admitted: 3,191 3,191 2021 Admitted: 3,689 3,689 2022 Admitted: 3,494 3,494 2023 Admitted: 4,075 4,075 2024 Admitted: 4,492 4,492 2011 Enrolled: 826 826 2012 Enrolled: 814 814 2013 Enrolled: 895 895 2014 Enrolled: 958 958 2015 Enrolled: 933 933 2016 Enrolled: 831 831 2017 Enrolled: 774 774 2018 Enrolled: 737 737 2019 Enrolled: 740 740 2020 Enrolled: 628 628 2021 Enrolled: 587 587 2022 Enrolled: 497 497 2023 Enrolled: 614 614 2024 Enrolled: 603 603

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

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: 880 880 2012 25th: 880 880 2013 25th: 860 860 2014 25th: 870 870 2015 25th: 860 860 2016 25th: 860 860 2017 25th: 920 920 2018 25th: 930 930 2019 25th: 920 920 2020 25th: 910 910 2021 25th: 980 980 2011 75th: 1080 1080 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1070 1070 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1060 1060 2016 75th: 1070 1070 2017 75th: 1110 1110 2018 75th: 1110 1110 2019 75th: 1140 1140 2020 75th: 1130 1130 2021 75th: 1200 1200

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 480 480 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 610 610

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: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 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: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0% 2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

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.