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Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV · Public · 2,590 students · mostly bachelor degrees
25th-cheapest of 61 West Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,032
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$20,018
Graduation rate
44%
Admission rate
99%
Median graduate earnings
$46,857
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,000
Average SAT
996
Median ACT
20
Pell grant recipients
34%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
52 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$86,071Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree140 grads/yr$77,343Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$75,569Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$75,102Process Safety Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$74,806National Security Policy Studies · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$71,751Accounting · Bachelor's Degree5 grads/yr$62,302Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree6 grads/yr$61,021Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$56,376Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$55,280Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$54,360Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$51,968Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree48 grads/yr$50,914General Studies · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$50,343Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$49,055Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$48,858Education, General · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$46,625Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$46,235Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$41,784Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$28,802
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.