About Frostburg State University

Frostburg State University (FSU) is a public academic world in Frostburg, Maryland. The the academy is the unaided four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington gangway in the state’s Appalachian highlands. Founded in 1898 by Maryland State Senator, John Leake, Frostburg was selected because the site offered the best all right location without a cost to the state. Today, the institution is a largely residential university.

With an enrollment of nearly 5,396 students, the academe offers 47 undergraduate majors, 16 graduate programs, and a doctorate in learned leadership. The college circles is accredited by the Middle States Commission upon Higher Education and places primary emphasis on its role as a teaching and learning institution.

Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, and is at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is share of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located 8 miles (13 km) west of Cumberland, the town is one of the first cities on the “National Road”, US 40, and the western terminus of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Frostburg was originally called Mount Pleasant until 1820, when the paperwork developed a postal service, and the town was renamed Frostburg. Since 1973, the city has been served by what is now Interstate 68.

The City of Frostburg has an approximate year-round population of 8,075. The total population was 9,002 at the 2010 census. In addition, 5,400 students attend Frostburg State University, a public college circles within the University System of Maryland.