Fairmont State University Student Population and Demographics

Fairmont State Student Population

There are 3,305 students including 3,088 undergraduate and 217 graduate students at Fairmont State University for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 2,383 full-time and 922 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,374 male and 1,931 female students.

Fairmont State University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 835 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Fairmont State University has a total enrollment of 3,305 with a gender distribution of 41.57% male (1,374 students) and 58.43% female (1,931 students). There are 1,288 male and 1,800 female students in undergraduate school and 86 male and 131 female students are attending graduate school at Fairmont State University.

Student Population By Gender
Fairmont State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,305	1,374	1,931
Undergraduate	3,088	1,288	1,800
Graduate	217	86	131
Full-time	2,383	1,059	1,324
Part-time	922	315	607

[Chart] Fairmont State University 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Fairmont State University has 2,383 full-time and 922 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 2,286 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 802 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 97 students are full-time and 120 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Fairmont State University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,305	2,383	922
Undergraduate	3,088	2,286	802
Graduate	217	97	120
Men	1,374	1,059	315
Women	1,931	1,324	607

[Chart] Fairmont State University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Fairmont State University, 835 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,462 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 3,305 students.

In undergraduate schools, 2,097 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 200 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Fairmont State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,305	3,088	217
Online Exclusively	835	685	150
In Some Online Classes	1,462	1,412	50
Not In Online Classes	1,008	991	17

[Chart] Fairmont State University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Fairmont State University. There are 13 American Indian/Native American, 2,877 White, 175 Black/African American, 25 Asian, 8 Hispanic, 1 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 93 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Fairmont State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,305	1,374	1,931
American Indian/Native American	13	9	4
Asian	25	12	13
Black/African American	175	106	69
Hispanic	8	2	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	2,877	1,128	1,749
Two More	138	75	63
Race Un-Known	30	18	12

[Chart] Fairmont State UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Fairmont State University.

Age Distribution
Fairmont State University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,305	3,088	217
Under 18	476	476	0
Age 18-19	1,039	1,039	0
Age 20-21	886	877	9
Age 22-24	428	343	85
Age 25-29	167	138	29
Age 30-34	101	71	30
Age 35-39	63	49	14
Age 40-49	98	63	35
Age 50-64	45	30	15
Over 64	1	1	0
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

[Chart] Fairmont State University 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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