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Acceptance Rate 86.93%
Yield 13.53%
SAT Score 1,150
Applicants 4,582
Admitted 3,983

Fitchburg State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.93% at Fitchburg State University. Total 4,582 students applied and 3,983 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,150.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.fitchburgstate.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.fitchburgstate.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply-fitchburg-state
Acceptance Rate86.93%
Average Test Scores1,150 SAT
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 86.93%. A total of 4,582 students (2,139 men and 2,443 women) have applied to and 3,983 (1,786 men and 2,197 women) students admitted to Fitchburg State University.
Among them, 253 male and 286 female students have enrolled into Fitchburg State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Fitchburg State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,5822,1392,44300
Admitted3,9831,7862,19700
Enrolled53925328600
Acceptance Rate 86.93% 83.50% 89.93% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.53% 14.17% 13.02% - -
[Chart] Fitchburg State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Fitchburg State, 64 applicants (12% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,150 at Fitchburg State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,230 and 25th percentile score is 1,060.
The average ACT score is (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 0 and the 25th percentile score is 0.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Fitchburg State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Fitchburg State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Fitchburg State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total106011501230
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing540580620
Math520570610
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Fitchburg State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Record, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg State

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