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FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

Frostburg State University
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, MD 21532

Official telephone: (301) 687-4000
Fax number: (301) 687-4737

Website: www.frostburg.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,230 men, 2,022 women, 4,252 total
Full-time undergraduates: 2,103 men, 1,901 women, 4,004 total
Part-time undergraduates: 127 men, 121 women, 248 total
Total graduate students: 228 men, 430 women, 658 total
Full-time graduate students: 82 men, 110 women, 192 total
Part-time graduate students: 146 men, 320 women, 466 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 12%
First-year student breakdown:
21.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.3% Hispanic
69.5% White (non-Hispanic)
1.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
2.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
16.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.0% Hispanic
76.1% White (non-Hispanic)
0.8% total international (nonresident aliens)
2.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 260 acres
City or town school is located in: Frostburg
Population of city/town: 8,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, Hagerstown Maryland
Nearest major city: Baltimore Maryland
Distance of nearest major city: 150 miles
Population of nearest major city: 650,000
Online campus map: www.frostburg.edu/fsumap/
fsumap.htm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (95%)
  • women's dorms (5%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 76%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 36%
Percent of students who live off campus: 64%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 668
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Planetarium, Foucault pendulum, wild animal exhibit.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
veteran student, career, personal, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 9
Number of social sororities on campus: 6
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Bottom Line - published weekly
Number of honor societies: 20
Total number of registered organizations: 80
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Ministry, Catholic Campus Ministry, Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, United Campus Ministry, World Religions Society
Minority student organizations:
African American Studies Society, African Student Association, NAACP, Latin American Politics Club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
choral union, Gospel Voices, brass choir, concert; marching; and pep bands, jazz ensemble, orchestra, wind symphony, drama group, baton twirling, drill team, debate group, outdoor club, campus activities board, honor student association, residence hall association, team managers, other academic and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Rich Repac, Acting Director,
Director of Athletics
School colors: red and black
School mascot: Bobcats
Athletic conference memberships: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (Division III);Eastern College Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's cheerleadingno 
Men's cross-countrynoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleadingno 
Women's cross-countrynoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfno 
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoAMCC
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoAMCC, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoAMCC, NCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 16%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 40%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, soccer, and softball fields, physical education center, stadium, swimming pool, tennis center, tennis courts
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, basketball, dodge ball, fitness challenge, flag football, floor hockey, indoor field hockey, indoor lacrosse, indoor soccer, softball, volleyball, Wiffle ball

Club sports for men:
lacrosse, rugby, volleyball
Club sports for women:
rugby

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Baltimore (150 miles)
Nearest other airport: Pittsburgh (100 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Cumberland Maryland (15 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Hagerstown (60 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 17%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: poor

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 83% within one year of graduation



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