Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Public · 2,752 undergraduates · fitchburgstate.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of 3,831 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1000 to 1170
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,400Est.Estimate
$37,750 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Fitchburg State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$37,750
a year in 2027-28, from a $37,750 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1100
Send your score
About 87% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 940, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions | Fitchburg State University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
89%
of applicants were admitted: 3,404 of 3,831 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 13% of them sent SAT scores and 0.5% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1000 to 1170
Reading and Writing 520 to 620
Math 460 to 580
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004%
- 1200 to 139917%
- 1000 to 119956%
- 800 to 99921%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.28
- 4.012%
- 3.75 to 3.9910%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2419%
- 2.50 to 2.9923%
- Below 2.508%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,400
a year, in state
$37,750
a year, out of state (tuition $18,580)
- Tuition (in state)$12,230
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$10,379
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,607
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,609
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,638
- Over $110,000$23,328
Financial aid
$13,636
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,359 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 5/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
37 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,220Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1600 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1650 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAST 1000 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ART 1100 & ART 1990 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1800 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2300 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2300, 2400 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1300 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1300 & CHEM 1400 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1000 & CHIN 1100 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN 1000 & CHIN 1100 & CHIN 1990 & CHIN 2990 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | CHIN 1000 & CHIN 1100 & CHIN 1990 & CHIN 2990 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1400 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 1100 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 1010 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1400 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1100 & ENGL 1200 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1100, 1200 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1010 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2113 & HIST 2990 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | FREN 1000 & FREN 1100 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1000 & FREN 1100 & FREN 2000 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 1000 & FREN 1100 & FREN 2000 & FREN 2100 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | GER 1000 & GER 1100 & GER 2000 & GER 2100 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 15 | GER 1000 & GER 1100 & GER 2000 & GER 2100 & GER 2990 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 18 | GER 1000 & GER 1100 & GER 2000 & GER 2100 & GER 2990 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1100 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | ITAL 1000, 1100, 2000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | ITAL 1000, 1100, 2000, 2100 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | FLNG 1990, 1991, 2990 (Transfer Electives) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FLNG 1990, 1991, 2990, 2991 (Transfer Electives) |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LATN 1000, 1100 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1100 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1200 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MUSC 2200, 2990 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2300 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2400 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2700 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2600 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 1300 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1100 |
| Research | 3 | 6 | GENS 1990 |
| Seminar | 3 | 5 | GENS 1991 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | GENS 1990 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPAN 1000 & SPAN 1100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1000 & SPAN 1100 & SPAN 2000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1000 & SPAN 1100 & SPAN 2000 & SPAN 2100 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPAN 1000 & SPAN 1100 & SPAN 2000 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1000 & SPAN 1100 & SPAN 2000 & SPAN 2100 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 15 | SPAN 1000 & SPAN 1100 & SPAN 2000 & SPAN 2100 & SPAN 2990 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1700 or MATH 1800 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1000 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1400, 1500 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 1000, 1100 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
53%
Come back for a second year
69%
Typical earnings
$63,428
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Fitchburg State University$49,775
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 14 majors here have earnings data.
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