Fitchburg State University Overview

Fitchburg State University is a public institution situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Fitchburg is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Fitchburg State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Fitchburg State is the post-master's certificate.
• During a recent academic cycle, 54% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Fitchburg State makes roughly $53,874 a year. This is 32% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Fitchburg State University?

Contact details for Fitchburg State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	160 Pearl St, Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697
Phone:	978-665-3000
Website:	www.fitchburgstate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Fitchburg State?

You can apply to Fitchburg State online at: www.fitchburgstate.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply-fitchburg-state

Admission Requirements for Fitchburg State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fitchburg State?

Since Fitchburg State has an acceptance rate of 86%, 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 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to Fitchburg State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Fitchburg State received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Fitchburg State University?

The overall average net price of Fitchburg State is $25,824. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Fitchburg State, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,405 a year. That adds up to $29,620 over four years for those students.

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Fitchburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,815 undergraduate students at Fitchburg State, with 2,831 being full-time and 984 being part-time.

There are also 2,913 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,831 full-time undergraduates at Fitchburg State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	322
Hispanic or Latino	406
White	1,879
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	127

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Fitchburg State University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Fitchburg State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Germany.

Fitchburg State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	97	3	342	442
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	202	202
Nursing	150	0	7	157
Human Resource Management	0	13	97	110
Computer Science	13	0	89	102
Special Education	9	3	74	86
Educational Administration	0	11	74	85
Criminal Justice & Corrections	58	0	11	69
Accounting	0	2	64	66
Teacher Education Grade Specific	32	0	11	43
General Psychology	42	0	0	42
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15	8	18	41
Marketing	0	2	38	40
Interdisciplinary Studies	35	4	0	39
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	38	0	0	38
General Biology	32	0	3	35
Design & Applied Arts	34	0	0	34
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	19	0	0	19
Behavioral Science	0	19	0	19
Computer Information Systems	18	0	0	18
History	8	0	10	18
Communication & Media Studies	12	0	5	17
Human Services	14	0	0	14
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	11	11
General Education	9	0	0	9
Student Counseling	0	0	9	9
General English Literature	3	0	6	9
Political Science & Government	9	0	0	9
Industrial Production Technology	8	0	0	8
Economics	7	0	0	7
Drama & Theater Arts	7	0	0	7
Engineering-Related Fields	5	0	0	5
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	5	0	5
Mathematics	5	0	0	5
Health & Physical Education	4	0	0	4
Writing Studies	3	0	0	3
Architectural Sciences & Technology	2	0	0	2
Public Health	2	0	0	2
Geography & Cartography	2	0	0	2
Sociology	2	0	0	2
Energy Systems Technologies	1	0	0	1
Chemistry	1	0	0	1
Child Development & Psychology	1	0	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	697	70	1,071	1,838

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
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