The student population at Fitchburg State University is 6,554 (3,168 undergraduate and 3,386 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 126 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Fitchburg State is 48.34% which is decreased by 1,077 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 951 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.64 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,984 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 615.59% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,833 where 6,554 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

48.34% of total students is undergraduate students and 51.66% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,077 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 951 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.64 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Fitchburg State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fitchburg State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,6804,2451,8532,3922,4355781,857
2014-156,810
130
4,204
-41
1,846
-7
2,358
-34
2,606
171
643
65
1,963
106
2015-166,598
-212
4,270
66
1,960
114
2,310
-48
2,328
-278
537
-106
1,791
-172
2016-176,763
165
4,162
-108
1,955
-5
2,207
-103
2,601
273
576
39
2,025
234
2017-187,075
312
4,117
-45
1,940
-15
2,177
-30
2,958
357
728
152
2,230
205
2018-197,199
124
4,163
46
1,954
14
2,209
32
3,036
78
816
88
2,220
-10
2019-207,251
52
4,043
-120
1,894
-60
2,149
-60
3,208
172
831
15
2,377
157
2020-216,728
-523
3,815
-228
1,770
-124
2,045
-104
2,913
-295
867
36
2,046
-331
2021-226,674
-54
3,349
-466
1,549
-221
1,800
-245
3,325
412
1,021
154
2,304
258
2022-236,554
-120
3,168
-181
1,446
-103
1,722
-78
3,386
61
1,041
20
2,345
41
Average6,8333,9541,8172,1372,8807642,116
Fitchburg State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,954 where 3,168 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Fitchburg State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,2453,4381,5291,909807324483
2014-154,2043,4191,5351,884785311474
2015-164,2703,4661,6151,851804345459
2016-174,1623,4281,6231,805734332402
2017-184,1173,3861,6031,783731337394
2018-194,1633,3191,5831,736844371473
2019-204,0433,1641,5191,645879375504
2020-213,8152,8311,3441,487984426558
2021-223,3492,5061,2261,280843323520
2022-233,1682,2931,1091,184875337538
Average3,9543,9541,4691,6563,954348481
Fitchburg State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,880 where 3,386 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Fitchburg State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,435194791152,2414991,742
2014-152,606194751192,4125681,844
2015-162,328179631162,1494741,675
2016-172,601211621492,3905141,876
2017-182,9581,0413247171,9174041,513
2018-193,0363761312452,6606851,975
2019-203,2083781152632,8307162,114
2020-212,9135181743442,3956931,702
2021-223,3255201893312,8058321,973
2022-233,3866022323702,7848091,975
Average2,8802,8801442772,8806191,839
Fitchburg State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.35%. The percentage was 78.16% 10 years ago and Fitchburg State still has a high percentage of white students. 3.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.28% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fitchburg State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14811727743015,221120
2014-151112335448815,259137
2015-16714941353715,091148
2016-171115344856805,065163
2017-18919050161225,279168
2018-19816956267035,259175
2019-20818555968025,131182
2020-21920363568944,735150
2021-221020364069324,608104
2022-231122060868964,414100
Average917150060625,006145
Fitchburg State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,984 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 46% of total students. The number of online students has increased 615.59% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fitchburg State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,8104171,6744,719
2015-166,5984681,8204,310
2016-176,7634751,5544,734
2017-187,0751,5141,2484,313
2018-197,1991,2493,7842,166
2019-207,2511,7878964,568
2020-216,7283,4162,700612
2021-226,6742,8361,4322,406
2022-236,5542,9841,3592,211
Average6,8501,6831,8303,338

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