- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MASuburb: midsizeZIP 01420Founded 1894
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1894
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.fitchburgstate.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MassachusettsPublic
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg State University is a public university in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, with 2,752 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $13,803 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention70%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans45%
$13,803net price / year
87%admission rate
1150average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$63,428median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,615median debt
#629 of 1,704 for earnings#420 of 1,739 for lowest net price#942 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,078 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $26,437tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,886
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,966
- Average net price
- $13,803national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,379
$30,001–48,000$10,607
$48,001–75,000$10,609
$75,001–110,000$13,638
$110,001+$23,328
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,170
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,428middle 50%: $43,615–$87,664
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,615
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,664
Median, Fitchburg State University$63,428
Lower quarter$43,615
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,752
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 50%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,973 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,112
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,753,658
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic18%
Black14%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions19%
Business & management16%
Visual & performing arts12%
Education8.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.8%
Psychology6.8%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Framingham State University Framingham, MA | $15,951 | 46% | $63,249 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Troy University Troy, AL | $13,943 | 50% | $49,010 |
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| Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS | $14,291 | 48% | $53,785 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165820. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4982087.