Frostburg State University Business Programs

Frostburg State University is a public institution situated in Frostburg, Maryland. Frostburg is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Frostburg State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Frostburg State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#62	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Frostburg State University?

Contact details for Frostburg State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532-1099
Phone:	301-687-4000
Website:	www.frostburg.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/FrostburgStateUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/frostburgstate

How Do I Get Into Frostburg State?

You can apply to Frostburg State online at: www.frostburg.edu/admissions-and-cost/index.php

Admission Requirements for Frostburg State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Frostburg State?

Frostburg State has an acceptance rate of 74%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% of students accepted to Frostburg State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 560.

Frostburg State received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Frostburg State University?

The overall average net price of Frostburg State is $30,728. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Frostburg State, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,036 a year. That adds up to $28,144 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Frostburg State is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Frostburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,119 undergraduate students at Frostburg State, with 3,221 being full-time and 898 being part-time.

There are also 738 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,221 full-time undergraduates at Frostburg State, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Frostburg State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	1,048
Hispanic or Latino	170
White	1,620
International Students	150
Other Races/Ethnicities	194

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Frostburg State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Frostburg State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Frostburg State University

In 2019-2020, 4,164 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Frostburg State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Frostburg State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Frostburg State University was 16.4%. This is the #1,033 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Frostburg State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Frostburg State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Economics	165	0	165
General Business Administration and Management	89	56	145
Accounting	18	0	18
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	272	56	328

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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More about our data sources and methodologies.