Fairmont State University Teaching Programs

Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, Fairmont State University is a public institution. Fairmont is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Fairmont State University?

Contact details for Fairmont State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554-2470
Phone:	304-367-4000
Website:	www.fairmontstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Fairmont State?

You can apply to Fairmont State online at: https://www.fairmontstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Fairmont State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fairmont State?

Since Fairmont State has an acceptance rate of 98%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 80% of students accepted to Fairmont State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 560. Math scores were between 370 and 490.

Fairmont State received ACT scores from 61% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Fairmont State University?

The overall average net price of Fairmont State is $21,668. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Fairmont State, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,285 a year. That adds up to $25,140 over four years for those students.

Fairmont State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,273 undergraduate students at Fairmont State, with 2,478 being full-time and 795 being part-time.

There are also 289 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,478 full-time undergraduates at Fairmont State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fairmont State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	2,175
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	95

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Fairmont State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Fairmont State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Fairmont State University

In 2022-2023, 2,459 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Fairmont State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Fairmont State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Educational Leadership & Administration	71%

Fairmont State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	57	57
General Education	35	0	0	35
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	21	0	21
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	35	21	60	116

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Scochran4 under License

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