$55,493
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Frostburg State University is a public 4-year college in Frostburg, Maryland with 2,909 undergraduates and 682 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,715 a year (tuition and fees $10,220 in-state, $25,814 out-of-state). It admits 89% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,493 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,105 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,715
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,220
Out-of-state $25,814
Admission rate
89%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,105
About $224 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,493
Rank 1,065 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
- $16,715
- Tuition in-state
- $10,220
- Tuition out-of-state
- $25,814
- Cost of attendance
- $27,056
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,129
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,240
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,709
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,727
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,297
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 $8,488 in 2015-16 to $10,220 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
- 89%
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 2,909
- Graduate students
- 682
- Part-time students
- 19%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 63
- Endowment
- $49.8M
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 1,065 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,715 | $17,413 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,220 | $10,410 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 89% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 47% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,105 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,638 | $36,662 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,493 | $44,910 | $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. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 107 | $16,750 | $82,617 | $86,331 | $88,910 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $24,533 | $32,889 | $53,934 | $53,072 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $25,000 | $43,670 | $61,002 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $21,145 | $27,213 | $50,210 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 57 | $20,500 | $83,407 | $106,032 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $19,938 | $51,236 | $51,478 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 40 | $37,462 | $46,539 | $55,430 | $59,916 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $24,500 | $28,945 | $62,767 | $61,911 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,250 | $23,291 | $46,862 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $25,000 | $40,844 | $56,668 | $55,378 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $18,500 | $62,968 | $99,671 | $89,359 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $18,750 | $29,851 | $43,434 | $44,055 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $24,250 | $28,720 | $48,762 | $56,359 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $21,250 | $25,345 | $52,488 | $50,468 |
| Education, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,803 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $29,750 | $40,214 | $70,144 | $92,374 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $22,001 | $49,013 | $67,484 | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $16,456 | $54,349 | $83,990 | $107,009 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $51,247 | $85,521 | $85,063 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $19,750 | $37,836 | $50,376 | $51,790 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Frostburg and Maryland on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Maryland
Questions and answers
How much does Frostburg State University cost?
$16,715 a year is the average net price at Frostburg State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,220 for in-state students and $25,814 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,056. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,129 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Frostburg State University?
89% of applicants are admitted to Frostburg State University. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do Frostburg State University graduates earn?
$55,493 a year is the median pay of former Frostburg State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,638 after 6 years). That ranks 1,065 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $83,407.
How much student debt do Frostburg State University graduates have?
$21,105 is the median federal student loan debt of Frostburg State University graduates, about $224 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Frostburg State University?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Frostburg State University finish within 6 years. 69% 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 Frostburg State University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (107 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (67 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (67 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 63 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.