Fitchburg State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Fitchburg State University is a public master's university in Fitchburg, MA (suburb setting), with 3,133 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 90% of 4,353 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1030–1220 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $34,951 a year for out-of-state students and $28,871 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,820 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, communication & journalism. The campus reported 0.68 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Fitchburg State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,046 in-state · $17,126 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Fitchburg State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Fitchburg State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 3 | $71k | $3,097 | — | |
| Baseball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $110k | $2,959 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $68k | $3,758 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $92k | $5,759 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $38k | $1,635 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $29k | $2,249 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $54k | $2,255 | — | |
| Football | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 74 | — | 1 | $214k | $2,886 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $185k | $6,378 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $94k | $3,481 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $68k | $2,119 | — | |
| Softball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $70k | $3,688 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $32k | $1,016 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $23k | $1,745 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $53k | $2,923 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.