Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts · Also known as Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology · Website
$57,556
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,556
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 483 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $15,488 a year (tuition and fees $18,906). 46% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,556 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,488
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$18,906
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
46%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,000
About $127 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,556
Rank 929 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,488
- Tuition and fees
- $18,906
- Cost of attendance
- $30,406
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,664
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,595
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,357
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,321
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,375
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $16,950 in 2015-16 to $18,906 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 483
- Part-time students
- 32%
- Women
- 11%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Retention rate
- 50%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 25
- Endowment
- $1.82M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 929 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,488 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $18,906 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 50% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,000 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,583 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,556 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
25 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 85 | $9,500 | $29,266 | $46,287 | $48,148 |
| Security Science and TechnologyCertificate | Certificate | 46 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 34 | $8,250 | $38,265 | $59,024 | $53,078 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | $12,000 | $35,970 | $50,206 | $55,195 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | $12,000 | $36,032 | $53,975 | $58,424 |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | $14,000 | $44,504 | $56,306 | $48,724 |
| Construction ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,110 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,046 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,643 | $64,773 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,073 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,809 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,808 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology cost?
$15,488 a year is the average net price at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $18,906, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,406. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,664 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology?
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology graduates earn?
$57,556 a year is the median pay of former Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,583 after 6 years). That ranks 929 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's) at $44,504.
How much student debt do Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology graduates have?
$12,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology graduates, about $127 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology?
46% of first-time, full-time students at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology finish within 6 years. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology?
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (85 certificate graduates), Security Science and Technology (46 certificate graduates), Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (34 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 25 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.