- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Dean College
Franklin, MASuburb: largeZIP 02038Founded 1865
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1865
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.dean.edu
MassachusettsPrivate nonprofit
Dean College
Dean College is a private nonprofit college in Franklin, Massachusetts, with 1,089 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $32,629 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention68%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans74%
$32,629net price / year
74%admission rate
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$47,982median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,500median debt
#1,344 of 1,704 for earnings#1,534 of 1,739 for lowest net price#927 of 1,738 for graduation rate#668 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $68,042tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,378
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,378
- Average net price
- $32,629national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,604
$30,001–48,000$28,636
$48,001–75,000$31,300
$75,001–110,000$30,510
$110,001+$35,637
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,436
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,982middle 50%: $30,922–$69,243
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,243
Median, Dean College$47,982
Lower quarter$30,922
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,089
- Part-time
- 2.9%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 24%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,401 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,116
- Endowment, end of year
- $68,822,856
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic12%
Black11%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.7%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Visual & performing arts20%
Parks, recreation & fitness18%
Communication & journalism12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.9%
Liberal arts & humanities4.9%
Psychology4.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.7%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165574. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5246081.