Fairmont, WV · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for Fairmont State University
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$69,289
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $4,900.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at Fairmont State University
| Full price, in state | $24,601 |
| Full price, out of state | $29,370 |
| After grants, at your income | $16,193 |
At this income, 5 of West Virginia's other 7 colleges cost less after grants, and 2 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. $625 to $3,750 a year, from a 3.0 GPA.
Fairmont State University's promise. Access Scholarship: tuition and mandatory fees covered, after other aid, for West Virginia students with a household income of $70,000 or less. The conditions ↓
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At Fairmont State University, our scenarios for West Virginia households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $5,200 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What Fairmont State University says it awards for grades and test scores.
$625 to $3,750 a year, from a 3.0 GPA
GPA 4.0 or higher $3,750 a year Victory Bell GPA 3.75 or higher $2,500 a year Columns GPA 3.5 or higher $1,875 a year Kestrel GPA 3.25 or higher $1,250 a year College on the Hill GPA 3.0 or higher $625 a year Maroon & White Enter as a first-time freshman; the scholarship comes from your high school GPA. To keep it, your student needs a 2.75 GPA in college. It lasts up to eight semesters. To keep it, a student holds a 2.75 GPA and earns 30 credit hours a year.
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Published guarantees you may qualify for
We do not assume you qualify for any of these, and our plans never bank on them. Check each against your own situation with the aid office.
Access Scholarship: tuition and mandatory fees covered, after other aid, for West Virginia students with a household income of $70,000 or less
Household income up to $70,000. Covers tuition, fees.
- For a West Virginia resident who is admitted and files the FAFSA by June 15 and enrolls full time. It pays what is left of university tuition and mandatory fees after Pell, state grants and other scholarships. The dates on the page are for fall 2025, so ask Fairmont State about this year’s.
“Fairmont State promises to cover the remaining tuition and mandatory fee costs following the application of all federal and state grant aid. To Be Considered for the Access Scholarship, You Must: Be a West Virginia resident Have a household income of $70,000 or less Apply and be admitted to Fairmont State by June 15 Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by June 15 Be enrolled full-time”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what Fairmont State University reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit. For a family that lives in West Virginia, it also counts West Virginia's tax deduction for money you put through its 529 plan.
The $5,200 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in Fairmont State University's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in West Virginia, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price Fairmont State University at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: Fairmont State University's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
Fairmont State University's own budget for 2026-27 is $26,885 in state and $31,515 out of state. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Fairmont State University. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Concord University$14,053 a year
- West Virginia University$14,268 a year
- Fairmont State University$16,193 a year
- West Liberty University$19,595 a year
- University of Charleston$26,012 a year
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