Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Fairmont State requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 655 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Fairmont State. Among these students, 302 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 224 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
995
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1745 admitted students 302 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
46%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 900-1090. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 460 and 560, while 25% scored below 460 and another 25% scored above 560.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 440 and 530, while 25% scored below 440 and 25% achieved a score of 530. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 995 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Fairmont State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 23% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
460-560 -
Math
440-530
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
20
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1745 admitted students 224 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
34%
Similar to the SAT, Fairmont State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 34% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 23, with 25% scoring above 23 and another 25% scoring below 17.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
16-23 -
Math
16-22 -
Composite
17-23
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Fairmont State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Fairmont State received a total of 1,767 applications. These applications included 679 male applicants and 1,088 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,767 applicants, Fairmont State admitted 1,745 students. Among the admitted students, there were 669 males and 1,076 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 655 students chose to enroll at Fairmont State. This means that 655 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 273 were male and 382 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Fairmont State had an overall acceptance rate of 99% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 98% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 99%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Fairmont State had an overall yield rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 41%, and for female admitted students, it was 36%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Fairmont State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Fairmont State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Fairmont State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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