Frostburg State University Overview

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

What Is Frostburg State University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Frostburg State.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Frostburg State bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $49,230 a year. That's about 21% more than their peers at other schools.

Frostburg State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Frostburg State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Value Ecology & Systematics Biology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Most Popular Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Most Popular General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#62	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#172	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#182	Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Frostburg State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Best Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#23	Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#40	Best Value Colleges for General Education	College Factual
#40	Best Value Colleges for General Education	College Factual
#88	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#207	Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Frostburg State University?

Contact details for Frostburg State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532-1099
Phone:	301-687-4000
Website:	www.frostburg.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/FrostburgStateUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/frostburgstate

How Do I Get Into Frostburg State?

You can apply to Frostburg State online at: www.frostburg.edu/admissions-and-cost/index.php

Admission Requirements for Frostburg State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Frostburg State?

Frostburg State has an acceptance rate of 74%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% of students accepted to Frostburg State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 560.

Frostburg State received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Frostburg State University?

The overall average net price of Frostburg State is $30,728. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Frostburg State, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,036 a year. That adds up to $28,144 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Frostburg State is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Frostburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,119 undergraduate students at Frostburg State, with 3,221 being full-time and 898 being part-time.

There are also 738 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,221 full-time undergraduates at Frostburg State, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	1,048
Hispanic or Latino	170
White	1,620
International Students	150
Other Races/Ethnicities	194

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 19 countries are represented at Frostburg State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Frostburg State University

In 2019-2020, 4,164 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 12th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Frostburg State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Frostburg State University was $9,410 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $23,510. The following table shows how Frostburg State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	#4	#7
Recreation Administration	#4	#7
Computer Science	#22	#28
Computer & Information Sciences	#67	#96

Online Growth Rankings of Frostburg State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Frostburg State University was 16.4%. This is the #1,171 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Frostburg State regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	13%
Nursing	6%
Recreation Administration	71%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Frostburg State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Frostburg State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Recreation Administration	#7
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#173

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Frostburg State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Economics	165	0	0	0	165
Nursing	139	0	19	0	158
Business Administration & Management	89	0	56	0	145
Teacher Education Grade Specific	56	0	37	0	93
General Psychology	69	0	0	0	69
Liberal Arts General Studies	64	0	0	0	64
General Education	0	3	56	0	59
Criminal Justice & Corrections	47	0	0	0	47
Computer Science	18	0	26	0	44
Communication & Media Studies	39	0	0	0	39
Recreation Administration	19	0	16	0	35
Allied Health Professions	7	0	25	0	32
Health/Medical Prep Programs	31	0	0	0	31
Sociology	26	0	0	0	26
General Engineering	24	0	0	0	24
Health & Physical Education	24	0	0	0	24
General Biology	20	0	0	0	20
Political Science & Government	20	0	0	0	20
Social Work	20	0	0	0	20
Computer Information Systems	19	0	0	0	19
Accounting	18	0	0	0	18
Zoology	15	0	0	0	15
Information Technology	15	0	0	0	15
Fine & Studio Arts	15	0	0	0	15
Geography & Cartography	12	0	0	0	12
General English Literature	11	0	0	0	11
Educational Administration	0	0	0	10	10
Geological & Earth Sciences	10	0	0	0	10
General Social Sciences	10	0	0	0	10
Drama & Theater Arts	10	0	0	0	10
Information Science	9	0	0	0	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9	0	0	0	9
History	9	0	0	0	9
Mathematics	7	0	0	0	7
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	7	0	7
Music	7	0	0	0	7
Wildlife Management	5	0	0	0	5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	4	0	0	0	4
Chemistry	4	0	0	0	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	2	0	2
International Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	2	0	0	0	2
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Philosophy	2	0	0	0	2
Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Urban & Regional Planning	1	0	0	0	1
Botany/Plant Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Physical Science	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,077	3	244	10	1,334

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.