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Fairmont State University

Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Avenue
Fairmont, WV 26554

Official telephone: (304) 367-4000
Fax number: (304) 367-4789
Website: https://www.fairmontstate.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,298
Full-time undergraduates: 2,853
Part-time undergraduates: 445
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
87.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Nonresident Alien
0.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 120 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 28%
Percent of students who live off campus: 72%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1350
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Alpha Phi Omega; Circle K; Society for Non-traditional Students; Criminal Justice Club; Honors Association

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; football; golf; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; wrestling; swimming and diving; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Clarksburg Benedum

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 86% within six months of graduation

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