Fairmont State University
Fairmont, West Virginia
- Public
- Town
- 2,590 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 99%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $10,060per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 50%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,37010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Access Scholarship is a tuition-free guarantee for eligible high school graduates, transfer students, and former Fairmont State students returning to finish their degrees.
Source: Fairmont State University launches new Access Scholarship - Fairmont State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 99%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 810–1070Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 17–23Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $10,060full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $20,285sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,708Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $13,064Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 67%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,37010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,392federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,590Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 38%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV — admits 97%
- West Liberty University West Liberty, WV — admits 97%
- Concord University Athens, WV — admits 93%
- Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO — admits 97%
- Alabama State University Montgomery, AL — admits 98%
- Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria, TX — admits 96%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Fairmont State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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