unitid 237367 · Fairmont, WV · public 4-year · town (distant)
Fairmont State University
- enrollment 2023
- 3,865
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
99%
96th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
2,590
31st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
57th pctl among public 4-years
completion
44%
finish within 150% time
48th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,018
37th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$9,032
after aid, aided students
26th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$46,857
after entry, Title IV students
40th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,000
63rd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,434 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110k19%
- 110k+17%
- Median family income
- $41,285
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,708
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 140 | $72,166 | $31,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 58 | $51,130 | $26,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 54 | $50,877 | $25,557 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 48 | $52,431 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 47 | $46,014 | $22,000 |
| Education, General. | 39 | $46,061 | $22,760 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 39 | $85,013 | $33,625 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | 36 | — | $24,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 35 | $44,626 | $30,939 |
| Political Science and Government. | 34 | — | $25,878 |
| Psychology, General. | 33 | $39,548 | $26,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 30 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.