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Framingham State University

Framingham State University is a public campus in Framingham proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,802

family income
under $30k

$11,399

$30–48k

$15,863

$48–75k

$21,658

$75–110k

$23,914

over $110k

Average net price

$16,1142023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Framingham State University rose from $14,538 (2008) to $16,114 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,538
2009	$15,497
2010	$15,434
2011	$16,703
2012	$17,552
2013	$17,801
2014	$17,967
2015	$18,071
2016	$20,355
2017	$19,064
2018	$20,001
2019	$19,535
2020	$16,513
2021	$17,874
2022	$16,698
2023	$16,114

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$27,4132024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Framingham State University rose from $17,089 (2009) to $27,413 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,089
2010	$18,490
2011	$18,944
2012	$20,377
2013	$21,402
2014	$22,097
2015	$22,327
2016	$23,139
2017	$25,001
2018	$24,923
2019	$26,217
2020	$25,810
2021	$23,678
2022	$26,377
2023	$26,539
2024	$27,413

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,916	$8,936
2001	$2,770	$8,936
2002	$3,334	$8,850
2003	$4,324	$10,404
2004	$4,654	$10,734
2005	$4,999	$11,079
2006	$5,449	$11,529
2007	$5,799	$11,879
2008	$6,141	$12,224
2013	$8,080	$14,160
2014	$8,320	$14,400
2015	$8,700	$14,780
2016	$9,340	$15,420
2017	$9,920	$16,000
2018	$10,520	$16,600
2019	$11,100	$17,180
2020	$11,380	$17,460
2021	$11,380	$17,460
2022	$11,380	$17,460
2023	$11,630	$17,710

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Framingham State University reports published tuition by residency: $11,920 in-state versus $18,000 out-of-state — a $6,080 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Framingham State University reports 2,566 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

47.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Framingham State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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47.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Framingham State University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 61% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 47.8%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	45.2%
1992 cohort	44.2%
1993 cohort	43.7%
1994 cohort	39.3%
1995 cohort	38%
1996 cohort	38.7%
1997 cohort	42%
1998 cohort	44.4%
1999 cohort	42%
2000 cohort	50.2%
2001 cohort	42.8%
2002 cohort	49.2%
2003 cohort	52.2%
2004 cohort	51.1%
2005 cohort	51.6%
2006 cohort	51.5%
2007 cohort	50.5%
2008 cohort	51.4%
2009 cohort	56%
2010 cohort	54.7%
2011 cohort	54%
2012 cohort	56.2%
2013 cohort	61%
2014 cohort	60.7%
2015 cohort	50.5%
2016 cohort	54.6%
2017 cohort	49.5%
2018 cohort	47.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,129	$2,829
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,000	$3,258
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,400	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,231	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,625	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$11,410	$3,054
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,625	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,250	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,750	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,394	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,802	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,925	$5,884
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,598	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,973	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$8,596
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$9,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,611

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,378

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,349

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Framingham State University admitted 3,789 of 4,532 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.6% rate describes that application pool.

83.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $11,630 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,566 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1100–12801600

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Admissions

Framingham State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Framingham State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–650 and Math was 530–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1100–1280 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	610	650
SAT Math	530	570	630

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Framingham State University received 4,532 applications and admitted 3,789 (83.6%), with 587 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

83.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	60.4%
Fall 2002	59%
Fall 2003	55.6%
Fall 2004	62.5%
Fall 2005	63.7%
Fall 2006	60.7%
Fall 2007	56.6%
Fall 2008	56%
Fall 2009	64.2%
Fall 2010	65.6%
Fall 2011	65.5%
Fall 2012	58.3%
Fall 2013	51.7%
Fall 2014	62.3%
Fall 2015	70.8%
Fall 2016	64.8%
Fall 2017	68.1%
Fall 2018	73.3%
Fall 2019	74.3%
Fall 2020	78.5%
Fall 2021	83.8%
Fall 2022	87.4%
Fall 2023	84.9%
Fall 2024	83.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1100–1280Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	920	1100
Fall 2002	920	1100
Fall 2003	950	1140
Fall 2004	950	1130
Fall 2005	960	1120
Fall 2006	950	1130
Fall 2007	940	1120
Fall 2008	940	1120
Fall 2009	948	1120
Fall 2010	910	1100
Fall 2011	940	1110
Fall 2012	930	1120
Fall 2013	950	1130
Fall 2014	920	1100
Fall 2015	870	1080
Fall 2016	890	1090
Fall 2017	950	1130
Fall 2018	960	1130
Fall 2019	960	1130
Fall 2020	950	1130
Fall 2021	990	1175
Fall 2022	1010	1200
Fall 2023	1070	1255
Fall 2024	1100	1280

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

26–31Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	18	24
Fall 2009	20	23
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	21	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	20	24
Fall 2015	19	23
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	19	25
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	26	31

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,566Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Framingham State University fell from 3,482 (Fall 2002) to 2,566 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,482
Fall 2003	3,454
Fall 2004	3,476
Fall 2005	3,460
Fall 2006	3,442
Fall 2007	3,503
Fall 2008	3,448
Fall 2009	3,485
Fall 2010	3,528
Fall 2011	3,885
Fall 2012	4,147
Fall 2013	4,255
Fall 2014	4,329
Fall 2015	4,288
Fall 2016	4,100
Fall 2017	3,963
Fall 2018	3,804
Fall 2019	3,745
Fall 2020	3,384
Fall 2021	3,035
Fall 2022	2,712
Fall 2023	2,556
Fall 2024	2,566

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Framingham State University has held near 71% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	71%
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	73%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	73%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	74%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	72%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Framingham State University

Faculty pay at Framingham State University averages $134,880 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Framingham State University as a primarily residential campus of 2,566 undergraduates — and 71% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Framingham State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1100–1280 — their midpoint is below the MA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Framingham State University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Framingham State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Framingham State University83.6%

Massachusetts median70.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Framingham State University$11,920

Massachusetts median$46,700

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Framingham State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Framingham State University$52,349

Massachusetts median$62,832

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Framingham State University, Massachusetts and national reference values
Metric & basis	Framingham State University	Massachusetts median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.6%	70.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,920	$46,700	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,349	$62,832	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Framingham State University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Framingham State University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 21 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,620
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$82,590
Accounting and Related Services	$75,038
Marketing	$68,603
Mathematics	$66,170
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,582
Business/Commerce, General	$62,467
Criminology	$59,857
Management Information Systems and Services	$59,717
Biology, General	$59,676
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other	$59,555
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$59,202
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$57,280
Apparel and Textiles	$57,124
Psychology, General	$53,937
Geography and Cartography	$53,840
English Language and Literature, General	$53,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$50,600
History	$49,656
Sociology	$49,451
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,582

These 21 fields listed for Framingham State University measure earnings after completion. The $52,349 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 15 additional Framingham State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Framingham State University report?

Framingham State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1100–1280 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Framingham State University's acceptance rate?

83.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,789 admitted from 4,532 applicants.

How much does Framingham State University cost?

In-state tuition is $11,920; out-of-state students pay $18,000. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Framingham State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,349. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Massachusetts

Fisher College — 70.7% admitted
Gordon College — 69.2% admitted
Hampshire College — 75.3% admitted
Endicott College — 71.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.