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Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg State University is a public campus in suburban Fitchburg, MA.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,430

family income
under $30k

$10,705

$30–48k

$15,224

$48–75k

$19,690

$75–110k

$22,603

over $110k

Average net price

$14,2622023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Fitchburg State University rose from $10,480 (2008) to $14,262 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,480
2009	$11,079
2010	$11,320
2011	$12,313
2012	$12,849
2013	$13,737
2014	$13,923
2015	$15,280
2016	$15,672
2017	$16,647
2018	$16,001
2019	$16,806
2020	$16,324
2021	$16,266
2022	$15,432
2023	$14,262

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,5552024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Fitchburg State University rose from $14,666 (2009) to $25,555 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,666
2010	$15,749
2011	$16,108
2012	$17,313
2013	$17,686
2014	$17,894
2015	$18,837
2016	$19,645
2017	$20,849
2018	$22,403
2019	$21,864
2020	$22,881
2021	$22,908
2022	$22,864
2023	$24,517
2024	$25,555

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,018	$9,038
2001	$2,988	$9,068
2002	$3,688	$9,768
2003	$4,186	$10,266
2004	$4,588	$10,668
2005	$5,002	$11,082
2006	$5,542	$11,622
2007	$5,992	$12,072
2008	$6,400	$12,480
2013	$8,985	$15,065
2014	$9,260	$15,340
2015	$9,935	$16,015
2016	$10,135	$16,215
2017	$10,155	$16,235
2018	$10,354	$16,434
2019	$10,610	$16,690
2020	$10,830	$16,910
2021	$10,830	$16,910
2022	$10,921	$17,001
2023	$11,046	$17,126

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Fitchburg State University reports published tuition by residency: $11,346 in-state versus $17,426 out-of-state — a $6,080 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Fitchburg State University reports 2,752 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

55.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Fitchburg State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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55.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Fitchburg State University rose from 44.5% (entered 1991) to 55.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	44.5%
1992 cohort	44%
1993 cohort	39.8%
1994 cohort	42.1%
1995 cohort	41.3%
1996 cohort	44%
1997 cohort	47.8%
1998 cohort	47.1%
1999 cohort	54.8%
2000 cohort	51.6%
2001 cohort	47.4%
2002 cohort	50.6%
2003 cohort	52.1%
2004 cohort	51.7%
2005 cohort	47.3%
2006 cohort	50.8%
2007 cohort	50.3%
2008 cohort	56.8%
2009 cohort	53%
2010 cohort	53.9%
2011 cohort	59.7%
2012 cohort	61%
2013 cohort	57.7%
2014 cohort	57.9%
2015 cohort	57.1%
2016 cohort	56.4%
2017 cohort	52.7%
2018 cohort	55.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,625	$2,961
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,671	$2,908
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,814	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,000	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,869	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,985	$3,598
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,625	$3,925
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,015	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,012	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,015	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,862	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,130	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,418	$6,245
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,434	$5,950
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,593	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,250	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,000	$8,723
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,670	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,687	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,239	$9,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,999

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,950

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,874

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Fitchburg State University admitted 3,983 of 4,582 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86.9% rate describes that application pool.

86.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $11,046 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,752 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1060–12301600

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Admissions

Fitchburg State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Fitchburg State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–620 and Math was 520–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1060–1230 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	580	620
SAT Math	520	570	610

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Fitchburg State University received 4,582 applications and admitted 3,983 (86.9%), with 539 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

86.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	66.3%
Fall 2002	60.8%
Fall 2003	60.1%
Fall 2004	60.1%
Fall 2005	67.8%
Fall 2006	67.1%
Fall 2007	68.3%
Fall 2008	65.8%
Fall 2009	64.5%
Fall 2010	64.5%
Fall 2011	68.4%
Fall 2012	69.7%
Fall 2013	72.1%
Fall 2014	72.3%
Fall 2015	74.8%
Fall 2016	74.7%
Fall 2017	80%
Fall 2018	86.9%
Fall 2019	88.3%
Fall 2020	88%
Fall 2021	85.3%
Fall 2022	86.1%
Fall 2023	89.9%
Fall 2024	86.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1060–1230Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	900	1100
Fall 2002	920	1120
Fall 2003	890	1090
Fall 2004	910	1100
Fall 2005	890	1110
Fall 2006	930	1120
Fall 2007	900	1090
Fall 2008	900	1120
Fall 2009	900	1110
Fall 2010	920	1120
Fall 2011	920	1100
Fall 2012	900	1120
Fall 2013	890	1090
Fall 2014	900	1110
Fall 2015	900	1090
Fall 2016	890	1090
Fall 2017	970	1140
Fall 2018	1000	1150
Fall 2019	990	1150
Fall 2021	980	1180
Fall 2022	1020	1220
Fall 2023	1030	1220
Fall 2024	1060	1230

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–25Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	17	22
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	17	23
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	19	23
Fall 2011	20	24
Fall 2012	19	23
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	24
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	24
Fall 2017	19	23
Fall 2018	19	25
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2021	18	25
Fall 2022	22	28
Fall 2023	19	25

IPEDS Fall 2005–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,752Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Fitchburg State University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 4,156 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,752.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,004
Fall 2003	3,156
Fall 2004	3,287
Fall 2005	3,411
Fall 2006	3,565
Fall 2007	3,623
Fall 2008	3,797
Fall 2009	3,987
Fall 2010	4,026
Fall 2011	3,958
Fall 2012	4,065
Fall 2013	4,148
Fall 2014	4,134
Fall 2015	4,156
Fall 2016	4,073
Fall 2017	4,040
Fall 2018	4,070
Fall 2019	3,818
Fall 2020	3,582
Fall 2021	3,168
Fall 2022	2,911
Fall 2023	2,825
Fall 2024	2,752

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Fitchburg State University fell from 77% (Fall 2003) to 69% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	78%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	68%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	69%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Fitchburg State University

Faculty pay at Fitchburg State University averages $131,676 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Fitchburg State University as a primarily residential campus of 2,752 undergraduates — and 69.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Fitchburg State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1060–1230 — their midpoint is below the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Fitchburg State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Fitchburg State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Fitchburg State University86.9%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Fitchburg State University$11,346

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Fitchburg State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Fitchburg State University$53,874

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Fitchburg State University, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Fitchburg State University	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86.9%	70.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,346	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,874	$62,832	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Fitchburg State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Fitchburg State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,187
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$75,879
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$66,707
Biology, General	$65,991
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,528
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$62,396
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$60,768
Leisure and Recreational Activities	$54,813
Human Services, General	$52,945
English Language and Literature, General	$51,141
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$50,089
Psychology, General	$50,046
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,696
Communication and Media Studies	$46,129
Design and Applied Arts	$42,946

These 15 fields listed for Fitchburg State University measure earnings after completion. The $53,874 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 24 additional Fitchburg State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Fitchburg State University report?

Fitchburg State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1060–1230 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Fitchburg State University's acceptance rate?

86.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,983 admitted from 4,582 applicants.

How much does Fitchburg State University cost?

In-state tuition is $11,346; out-of-state students pay $17,426. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Fitchburg State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,874. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

Curry College — 87.7% admitted
Lesley University — 96.9% admitted
Bridgewater State University — 87.8% admitted
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences — 85.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.