Student Population at Fitchburg State

Total Enrollment

6,554

Undergraduate

3,168

Graduate

3,386

Online Enrollment

2,984

Men Students

2,487

Women Students

4,067

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,554 students have enrolled at Fitchburg State University - 3,168 undergraduate and 3,386 graduate.

By gender, 2,487 male and 4,067 female students are attending Fitchburg State University. By attendance status, there are 2,895 full-time students and 3,659 part-time students.

The number of students at Fitchburg State University is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bay Path University and Bentley University, its population is large (average population is 4,876).

Fitchburg State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,984 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Fitchburg State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,487 male and 4,067 female students attending Fitchburg State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.61 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Fitchburg State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fitchburg State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,168	2,293	875
Men	1,446	1,109	337
Women	1,722	1,184	538

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Fitchburg State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,386	602	2,784
Men	1,041	232	809
Women	2,345	370	1,975

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,414 White students (67.35%) and 689 Hispanic students (10.51%) at Fitchburg State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Fitchburg State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Fitchburg State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	4	4
Asian	91	40	51
Black or African American	382	175	207
Hispanic	495	206	289
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,979	921	1,058
Two or More Races	74	33	41
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	118	54	64
Total	3,168	1,446	1,722

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Fitchburg State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	129	44	85
Black or African American	226	86	140
Hispanic	194	49	145
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	2,435	667	1,768
Two or More Races	26	4	22
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	123	42	81
Total	3,386	1,041	2,345

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,860 students whose age under twenty five and 2,711 students whose age is over thirty years old at Fitchburg State University.

Especially, 140 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Fitchburg State University.

Population by Student Age at Fitchburg State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,168	1,446	1,722
Under 18	140	53	87
18-19	840	389	451
20-21	967	443	524
22-24	536	297	239
25-29	209	98	111
30-34	124	37	87
35-39	111	43	68
40-49	142	37	105
50-64	92	45	47
65 and over	6	4	2
unknown	1	0	1
Total	3,168	1,446	1,722

Population by Student Age at Fitchburg State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,386	1,041	2,345
20-21	11	1	10
22-24	366	131	235
25-29	771	243	528
30-34	622	218	404
35-39	494	158	336
40-49	716	196	520
50-64	397	91	306
65 and over	7	2	5
unknown	2	1	1
Total	3,386	1,041	2,345

Online Student Population

At Fitchburg State University, 4,343 students (66.26% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,984 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 2,332 students live in Massachusetts where Fitchburg State University is located in and 594 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,554	3,168	3,386
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,984	514	2,470
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,359	1,047	312
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,211	1,607	604

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,984	514	2,470
Massachusetts Residents	2,332	480	1,852
Other State in U.S.	594	32	562
Outside of U.S.	58	2	56
Unknown	0	0	0