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Acceptance Rate 98.62%
Yield 33.77%
SAT Score 975
ACT Score 20
Applicants 1,955

Fairmont State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 98.62% at Fairmont State University. Total 1,955 students applied and 1,928 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 975 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.fairmontstate.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.fairmontstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate98.62%
Average Test Scores975 SAT / 20 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 98.62%. A total of 1,955 students (775 men and 1,180 women) have applied to and 1,928 (760 men and 1,168 women) students admitted to Fairmont State University.
Among them, 253 male and 398 female students have enrolled into Fairmont State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 33.77%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Fairmont State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,9557751,18000
Admitted1,9287601,16800
Enrolled65125339800
Acceptance Rate 98.62% 98.06% 98.98% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 33.77% 33.29% 34.08% - -
[Chart] Fairmont State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Fairmont State, 507 applicants (78% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 201 applicants (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 975 at Fairmont State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,070 and 25th percentile score is 810.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 23 and the 25th percentile score is 17.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Fairmont State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Fairmont State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Fairmont State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8109751070
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450510560
Math360465510
ACT Composite172023
Math161821
English162023
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Fairmont State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Fairmont State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Fairmont State

The calendar system at Fairmont State University is Semester. Fairmont State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Fairmont State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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