Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Fitchburg State is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.7% of undergraduate students being women and 46.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,349, with 1,800 women and 1,549 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Fitchburg State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.3% of undergraduate students being women and 30.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,325, with 2,304 women and 1,021 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 46.3% 1,549 students
- women 53.7% 1,800 students
Graduate Students
- men 30.7% 1,021 students
- women 69.3% 2,304 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 64.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,159 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 14.2% of the student body, with 475 students. African American students represent 12.6% of the population, with 422 students, while Asian students account for 2.6%, with 88 students. Mixed race students account for 2.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 70 students.
International students make up 0.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 16 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.3% of the population, totaling 111 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Fitchburg State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 64.6% 2,159 students
- Hispanic 14.2% 475 students
- African American 12.6% 422 students
- Unknown race 3.3% 111 students
- Asian 2.6% 88 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 70 students
- International students 0.5% 16 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 73.7% 2,449 students
- African American 6.6% 218 students
- Hispanic 6.6% 218 students
- Unknown race 4.8% 160 students
- International students 3.8% 127 students
- Asian 3.5% 115 students
- Mixed race 1.0% 34 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 62.5% 158 students
- Hispanic 15.8% 40 students
- African American 11.9% 30 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 10 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 9 students
- Asian 1.6% 4 students
- International students 0.8% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 1,064 students
- 18-19 29% 972 students
- 22-24 15% 508 students
- 25-29 7% 234 students
- 30-34 4% 146 students
- 40-49 4% 128 students
- 35-39 3% 106 students
- 50-64 2% 80 students
- 25-29 24% 799 students
- 40-49 22% 732 students
- 30-34 18% 585 students
- 35-39 14% 449 students
- 22-24 11% 379 students
- 50-64 11% 351 students
- 20-21 0% 7 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Fitchburg State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 497 | 88.12% | |
| Connecticut | 11 | 1.95% | |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 1.77% | |
| Florida | 7 | 1.24% | |
| New York | 7 | 1.24% | |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 1.06% | |
| Maine | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| California | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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