Fitchburg State University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3577 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1010 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #938 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #46 of 88 | In Massachusetts |
| #2476 of 3,479 | For Clinical Psychology |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 87%
- Undergraduates
- 3,027
- Graduates
- 2,865
- Male:Female Ratio
- 39:61
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Post-master's certificate
- Website
- www.fitchburgstate.edu
Fitchburg State University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Fitchburg State University has an acceptance rate of 87% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 87% | 83% | 90% |
| Applicants | 4,582 | 2,139 | 2,443 |
| Admissions | 3,983 | 1,786 | 2,197 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 538 | 253 | 285 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 1 | 1 |
1,119 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
2,745 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
64 or 12%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1060
or below
75% of them
had 1230
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Fitchburg State University are 1060-1230 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
3 or 1%
submitted ACT
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school record | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 3747 (64%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 736 (12%) |
| Black or African American | 616 (10%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 226 (4%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 226 (4%) |
| Asian | 195 (3%) |
| Two or more races | 136 (2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 5 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $11,539
- Students receiving aid
- 97%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $970 | $3,510 |
| Tuition in-state | $970 | $3,510 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $7,050 | $3,510 |
| Fee in-district | $10,376 | $2,736 |
| Fee in-state | $10,376 | $2,736 |
| Fee out-of-state | $10,376 | $2,736 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 1,551 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $15,454 |
| Room charge | $11,094 |
| Meal charge | $4,360 |
Fitchburg State University majors
Fitchburg State University has granted 678 bachelor's degrees across 29 programs and 1,209 master's across 16 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Fitchburg State University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 88 | 568 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 201 | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 189 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 137 | |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 53 | 31 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 5 | 76 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 67 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 55 | 8 |
| Psychology, General | 48 | |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 39 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 35 | |
| Education, General | 12 | 19 |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 25 | |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 25 | |
| Human Services, General | 24 | |
| Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | 24 | |
| Construction Engineering Technology & Technician | 22 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 14 | 5 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 12 | 4 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 14 | 1 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 12 | |
| History, General | 8 | 3 |
| Public Health, General | 8 | |
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 5 | 3 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 7 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 6 | |
| Sociology, General | 6 | |
| Chemistry, General | 5 | |
| Nursing Practice | 4 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 4 | |
| Economics, General | 2 | |
| Mathematics, General | 2 | |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 1 | |
| Geography | 1 | |
| Grand Total | 678 | 1,209 |
Fitchburg State University has a graduation rate of 55%, which is among the 48% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 55% | 51% | 58% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Fitchburg State University has published 1,123 scientific papers with 13,163 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Medicine, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Biology, Sociology, Philosophy, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13 | 44 |
| 1994 | 9 | 59 |
| 1995 | 15 | 55 |
| 1996 | 16 | 73 |
| 1997 | 16 | 83 |
| 1998 | 14 | 100 |
| 1999 | 8 | 76 |
| 2000 | 18 | 99 |
| 2001 | 5 | 102 |
| 2002 | 14 | 115 |
| 2003 | 23 | 177 |
| 2004 | 15 | 141 |
| 2005 | 19 | 150 |
| 2006 | 19 | 206 |
| 2007 | 22 | 236 |
| 2008 | 17 | 339 |
| 2009 | 14 | 315 |
| 2010 | 22 | 370 |
| 2011 | 18 | 426 |
| 2012 | 22 | 394 |
| 2013 | 32 | 430 |
| 2014 | 37 | 433 |
| 2015 | 32 | 532 |
| 2016 | 42 | 551 |
| 2017 | 64 | 574 |
| 2018 | 56 | 570 |
| 2019 | 27 | 646 |
| 2020 | 56 | 716 |
| 2021 | 63 | 871 |
| 2022 | 36 | 920 |
| 2023 | 42 | 918 |
| 2024 | 43 | 1013 |
| 2025 | 34 | 910 |
Fitchburg State University alumni
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R. A. Salvatore
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writernovelistrole-playing game designer
- Biography
-
Robert Anthony Salvatore is an American author best known for The Legend of Drizzt, a series of fantasy novels set in the Forgotten Realms and starring the character Drizzt Do'Urden. He has also written The DemonWars Saga, a series of high fantasy novels; several other Forgotten Realms novels; and Vector Prime, the first novel in the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order series. He has sold more than 15 million copies of his books in the United States alone, and 22 of his titles have been New York Times best-sellers.
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Joey Graceffa
- Occupations
- YouTuberMinecraft YouTuberactortelevision actorwriter
- Biography
-
Joseph Michael Graceffa Jr. is an American YouTuber, vlogger, actor, author, and producer. He runs four active YouTube channels, all named after him. His main channel is dedicated to vlogging, while the second features video gaming content. The third is for daily vlogs, and the fourth is a react channel. His channels have a combined total of more than 2.9 billion views. He was a contestant on the 22nd and 24th seasons of The Amazing Race, and has appeared in a handful of short films as well as creating and hosting Escape the Night, an immersive reality web series, distributed by YouTube via its paid-subscription service YouTube Premium. He appears in all four of the seasons with several other YouTubers, including Liza Koshy, Tyler Oakley, Justine Ezarik, Matthew Patrick, and Rosanna Pansino.
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Peter H. Reynolds
- Occupations
- illustratorwriterbusiness executive
- Biography
-
Peter Hamilton Reynolds is a Canadian author and illustrator of children's books and is the founder of the educational media company FableVision.
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Patricia Deegan
- Occupations
- researcherlived experiencepsychologist
- Biography
-
Patricia E. Deegan is an American disability-rights advocate, psychologist and researcher. She has been described as a "national spokesperson for the mental health consumer/survivor movement in the United States." Deegan is known as an advocate of the mental health recovery movement and is an international speaker and trainer in the field of mental health.
General info
| Alternative names | FSU Fitchburg State |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1894 |
| Motto | You Fit Here |
| Colors | green, gold |
| Academic calendar | September to May. Also Summer Session (June - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 606 |
| Carnegie classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Location and contacts
| Address | 160 Pearl St Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 01420-2697 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 42,000 |
| Phone | 9786653000 |