Fairmont State University is a comprehensive, student-centered, state-supported institution
offering dozens of certificate and degree programs at the associate, bachelor, and
master levels via 40+ degree programs and over 100 programs of study.
Fairmont State turns opportunity, passion, and hard work into excellence in a vibrant,
close-knit campus community where students and teachers become friends for life. Here,
students enjoy the opportunities offered by a comprehensive state university combined
with the personal attention and campus atmosphere they’d expect from a small, private
school. The University demonstrates its commitment to educating West Virginians like
no other school in the state—nearly 90 percent of our student body are native West
Virginians.
Fairmont State University has a profound cultural and economic impact in the region.
In fact, Fairmont State generates a total annual economic impact of nearly $93 million.
We not only educate students for today’s in-demand careers, but we also prepare them
for 21st Century professions that include degrees ranging from national security and
intelligence to cyber security and forensics. We strive to create a talent pipeline,
one that keeps that homegrown talent here, one that feeds a sustainable, innovative
economy in this region and ensures West Virginia’s growth and vibrancy.
Fairmont is known as “The Friendly City.” Spend a little time here and you’ll understand
why—the smiles you’ll see on campus are reflections of the geniality of the community
that surrounds us. The University is only an hour and a half drive from Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, a three-hour drive from Columbus, Ohio, and we’re three and a half hours
from Washington DC. We’re also close to dozens of cultural and historic areas and
state parks.