$52,349
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Framingham State University is a public 4-year college in Framingham, Massachusetts with 2,566 undergraduates and 1,220 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,114 a year (tuition and fees $11,920 in-state, $18,000 out-of-state). It admits 84% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,349 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,114
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,920
Out-of-state $18,000
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,349
Rank 1,288 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
- $16,114
- Tuition in-state
- $11,920
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,000
- Cost of attendance
- $27,413
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,934
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,233
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,879
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,551
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,962
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 $8,700 in 2015-16 to $11,920 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
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1,180
- SAT reading, middle
- 548
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 2,566
- Graduate students
- 1,220
- Part-time students
- 7.3%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $65.4M
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 1,288 of 5,094 US colleges and 58 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,114 | $24,402 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,920 | $34,256 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 69% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $21,882 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,611 | $46,320 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,349 | $53,104 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 109 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,348 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $25,000 | $50,775 | $62,467 | $68,407 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $25,000 | $34,353 | $53,937 | $50,706 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | $57,240 | $66,234 | $65,767 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $25,000 | $41,431 | $59,857 | $55,556 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | $108,704 | $129,904 | $100,487 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $23,125 | $41,932 | $59,202 | $54,945 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $22,500 | $42,472 | $59,676 | $57,214 |
| Apparel and TextilesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $26,000 | $31,574 | $57,124 | $57,640 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,000 | $63,538 | $82,590 | $92,374 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $20,500 | $31,613 | $50,600 | $53,072 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $24,454 | $39,218 | $68,603 | $69,303 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $24,000 | $36,763 | $59,555 | $47,916 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | $55,930 | $67,365 | $65,184 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | $56,102 | $71,750 | $62,269 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | $54,918 | $59,717 | $83,290 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | $62,819 | $76,643 | $63,707 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 19 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $33,885 | $49,451 | $52,657 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,000 | $52,512 | $63,582 | $83,343 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Framingham State University cost?
$16,114 a year is the average net price at Framingham State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,920 for in-state students and $18,000 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,413. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,934 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Framingham State University?
84% of applicants are admitted to Framingham State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,180 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Framingham State University graduates earn?
$52,349 a year is the median pay of former Framingham State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,611 after 6 years). That ranks 1,288 of 5,094 US colleges and 58 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Master's) at $108,704.
How much student debt do Framingham State University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Framingham State University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Framingham State University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Framingham State University finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Framingham State University?
Education, Other (109 master's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (59 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (58 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 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.