HAPPY HOLIDAYS — Fairmont State University is closed for Winter Break
Happy Holidays from Fairmont State University. The University is closed from 4 p.m.
Friday, December 20 through Thursday, January 2. Fairmont State will reopen on Friday,
January 3.
Institution in West Virginia Public Higher Education
Accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools of the Higher Learning
Commission
Alumni: 36,000
Total enrollment: 3,801
As of Fall 2019, 3,561 undergraduates; 240 graduate students
Of undergraduates, 58% are female and 42% are male in Fall 2019
Of graduate students, 67% are female and 33% are male in Fall 2019
Of undergraduate students, 89% are in-state; 11% are from out of state in Fall 2019
Of graduate students, 97% are in-state; 3% are out-of-state in Fall 2019.
Fall 2019 Student to Faculty Ratio: 16:1
866 degrees were granted in the 2018-2019 academic year
105 Associate’s degrees, 683 Bachelor’s degrees, and 78 graduate degrees were granted
in the 2018-2019 academic year.
Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 retention rate of first-time full-time freshman: 66%
Average class size: 16
Minority Students: In Fall 2019, 7% of all students identified as students of color
International Students: As of Fall 2019, 43 international students are enrolled and
from the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Haiti, Hungary,
Japan, South Korea, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United
Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
Students from: 35 states, 18 foreign countries, 55 West Virginia Counties
Average Fall 2019 First-time undergraduate student ACT composite score: 20
Average Fall 2019 First-time undergraduate student high school GPA: 3.10
As of Fall 2019, 772 students are first-time freshmen.
West Virginia Resident Students
As of Fall 2019, 90% of first-time freshmen are in-state and from 53 West Virginia
counties.
As of Fall 2019, 10% of first-time freshman are in-state and from 18 states and 5
countries.
Fighting Falcon Athletics
NCAA Division II, Mountain East Conference 17 Sports
Different Intramural Sports offered 16 including basketball, flag football, dodgeball,
ping pong, indoor soccer, bowling, cornhole, etc.
Club Sports: 6
Campus Life
60+ recognized student organizations
Student Services: Office of Multicultural Affairs, College Program for Students with
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Career Services, Counseling Center, Health Services, H.E.L.P.
Program, Security/Escort Service, Financial Aid, Tutoring, Women's Center, Student
Resource Center, Writing Center
Study Abroad Programs: sites in countries
Housing and Residence Life: Total capacity: 1192; 5 Resident Halls, 5 upper-class
halls, total capacity
