- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Framingham State University
Framingham, MACity: smallZIP 01701Founded 1839
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1839
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.framingham.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MassachusettsPublic
Framingham State University
Framingham State University is a public university in Framingham, Massachusetts, with 2,566 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $15,951 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention71%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans54%
$15,951net price / year
84%admission rate
1180average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$63,249median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,000median debt
#637 of 1,704 for earnings#555 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,189 of 1,738 for graduation rate#971 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
- $28,878tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,220
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,300
- Average net price
- $15,951national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,831
$30,001–48,000$11,749
$48,001–75,000$12,320
$75,001–110,000$14,560
$110,001+$23,325
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,893
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,249middle 50%: $45,520–$85,753
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,753
Median, Framingham State University$63,249
Lower quarter$45,520
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
- 2,566
- Part-time
- 7.3%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,240 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,230
- Endowment, end of year
- $65,432,992
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic23%
Black17%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown0.6%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Social sciences11%
Family & consumer sciences11%
Psychology9.4%
Education8.1%
Communications technologies6.3%
Computer & information sciences5.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 165866. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4982077.