Enrollment Trends at Fitchburg State

The student population at Fitchburg State University is 5,892 (3,027 undergraduate and 2,865 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 706 (10.70%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Fitchburg State is 51.37% which is decreased by 1,243 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 537 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 66 male students for every 100 female students, up from 61 in 2015.
2,745 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 486.54% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,703 where 5,892 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 7,251 students in 2020 and was lowest at 5,892 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 6,598 to 5,892 students, a net loss of 706 (10.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fitchburg State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,598	4,270	1,960	2,310	2,328	537	1,791
2016-17	6,763 165	4,162 -108	1,955 -5	2,207 -103	2,601 273	576 39	2,025 234
2017-18	7,075 312	4,117 -45	1,940 -15	2,177 -30	2,958 357	728 152	2,230 205
2018-19	7,199 124	4,163 46	1,954 14	2,209 32	3,036 78	816 88	2,220 -10
2019-20	7,251 52	4,043 -120	1,894 -60	2,149 -60	3,208 172	831 15	2,377 157
2020-21	6,728 -523	3,815 -228	1,770 -124	2,045 -104	2,913 -295	867 36	2,046 -331
2021-22	6,674 -54	3,349 -466	1,549 -221	1,800 -245	3,325 412	1,021 154	2,304 258
2022-23	6,554 -120	3,168 -181	1,446 -103	1,722 -78	3,386 61	1,041 20	2,345 41
2023-24	6,296 -258	3,133 -35	1,479 33	1,654 -68	3,163 -223	1,016 -25	2,147 -198
2024-25	5,892 -404	3,027 -106	1,440 -39	1,587 -67	2,865 -298	901 -115	1,964 -183
Average	6,703	3,725	1,739	1,986	2,978	833	2,145

Fitchburg State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,725 where 3,027 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Fitchburg State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,270	3,466	1,615	1,851	804	345	459
2016-17	4,162	3,428	1,623	1,805	734	332	402
2017-18	4,117	3,386	1,603	1,783	731	337	394
2018-19	4,163	3,319	1,583	1,736	844	371	473
2019-20	4,043	3,164	1,519	1,645	879	375	504
2020-21	3,815	2,831	1,344	1,487	984	426	558
2021-22	3,349	2,506	1,226	1,280	843	323	520
2022-23	3,168	2,293	1,109	1,184	875	337	538
2023-24	3,133	2,322	1,156	1,166	811	323	488
2024-25	3,027	2,255	1,127	1,128	772	313	459
Average	3,725	3,725	1,391	1,507	3,725	348	480

Fitchburg State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,978 where 2,865 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Fitchburg State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,328	179	63	116	2,149	474	1,675
2016-17	2,601	211	62	149	2,390	514	1,876
2017-18	2,958	1,041	324	717	1,917	404	1,513
2018-19	3,036	376	131	245	2,660	685	1,975
2019-20	3,208	378	115	263	2,830	716	2,114
2020-21	2,913	518	174	344	2,395	693	1,702
2021-22	3,325	520	189	331	2,805	832	1,973
2022-23	3,386	602	232	370	2,784	809	1,975
2023-24	3,163	587	238	349	2,576	778	1,798
2024-25	2,865	497	191	306	2,368	710	1,658
Average	2,978	2,978	172	319	2,978	662	1,826

Fitchburg State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.59%. The percentage was 77.16% 10 years ago and Fitchburg State still has a high percentage of white students. 3.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.45% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 77.16% to 63.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.26% to 3.31%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.26% to 10.45%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.14% to 12.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5674 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3931 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fitchburg State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	7	149	413	537	1	5,091	148
2016-17	11	153	448	568	0	5,065	163
2017-18	9	190	501	612	2	5,279	168
2018-19	8	169	562	670	3	5,259	175
2019-20	8	185	559	680	2	5,131	182
2020-21	9	203	635	689	4	4,735	150
2021-22	10	203	640	693	2	4,608	104
2022-23	11	220	608	689	6	4,414	100
2023-24	5	203	579	696	5	4,112	115
2024-25	5	195	616	736	5	3,747	136
Average	8	187	556	657	3	4,744	144

Fitchburg State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,745 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 47% of total students. The number of online students has increased 486.54% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Fitchburg State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	6,598	468	1,820	4,310
2016-17	6,763	475	1,554	4,734
2017-18	7,075	1,514	1,248	4,313
2018-19	7,199	1,249	3,784	2,166
2019-20	7,251	1,787	896	4,568
2020-21	6,728	3,416	2,700	612
2021-22	6,674	2,836	1,432	2,406
2022-23	6,554	2,984	1,359	2,211
2023-24	6,296	2,803	1,254	2,239
2024-25	5,892	2,745	1,119	2,028
Average	6,703	2,028	1,717	2,959

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Enrollment Trends at Fitchburg State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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