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Frostburg State University

Frostburg State University is based in the town of Frostburg, MD — a public campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Frostburg State University — 5.8% of its 2,909 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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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

$8,930

family income
under $30k

$12,850

$30–48k

$17,130

$48–75k

$20,905

$75–110k

$22,754

over $110k

Average net price

$16,7152023–24Skip 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 Frostburg State University rose from $12,619 (2008) to $16,715 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,619
2009	$13,044
2010	$15,287
2011	$16,347
2012	$17,123
2013	$17,755
2014	$17,186
2015	$14,831
2016	$14,699
2017	$14,656
2018	$16,676
2019	$15,748
2020	$15,538
2021	$16,581
2022	$15,323
2023	$16,715

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$27,0562024–25Skip 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 Frostburg State University rose from $17,023 (2009) to $27,056 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,023
2010	$16,993
2011	$17,948
2012	$18,866
2013	$19,454
2014	$20,046
2015	$19,682
2016	$20,568
2017	$21,220
2018	$21,642
2019	$23,810
2020	$24,650
2021	$25,170
2022	$25,798
2023	$26,500
2024	$27,056

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	$4,147	$9,297
2001	$4,256	$9,754
2002	$4,618	$10,424
2003	$5,342	$12,243
2004	$5,830	$13,374
2005	$6,230	$14,480
2006	$6,616	$15,442
2007	$6,550	$16,162
2008	$6,614	$16,810
2013	$7,728	$18,376
2014	$7,982	$19,274
2015	$8,488	$20,588
2016	$8,702	$21,226
2017	$8,914	$22,262
2018	$9,172	$22,892
2019	$9,410	$23,510
2020	$9,410	$23,510
2021	$9,594	$24,080
2022	$9,804	$24,684
2023	$9,998	$25,180

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Frostburg State University reports published tuition by residency: $10,220 in-state versus $25,814 out-of-state — a $15,594 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Frostburg State University reports 2,909 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

49.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Frostburg 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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49.7%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 Frostburg State University has held near 49.7% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

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	53.4%
1992 cohort	53.9%
1993 cohort	49.8%
1994 cohort	50.9%
1995 cohort	47.7%
1996 cohort	46.6%
1997 cohort	51.4%
1998 cohort	48.8%
1999 cohort	47%
2000 cohort	47%
2001 cohort	51.1%
2002 cohort	47.6%
2003 cohort	49.2%
2004 cohort	47.6%
2005 cohort	45.5%
2006 cohort	44%
2007 cohort	46.6%
2008 cohort	48.5%
2009 cohort	51.4%
2010 cohort	47.1%
2011 cohort	49.5%
2012 cohort	51.8%
2013 cohort	49.4%
2014 cohort	52.8%
2015 cohort	47.6%
2016 cohort	49.3%
2017 cohort	52.1%
2018 cohort	49.7%

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)	$11,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,500	$5,335
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$7,990	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$7,023	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,216	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,625	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,807	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,021	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,229	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,490	$5,097
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,123	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,314	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,250	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,768	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,160	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,499	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,331	$8,333
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,105	$8,250

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

$43,638

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,909

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,493

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

Frostburg State University admitted 4,492 of 5,037 applicants in Fall 2024. The 89.2% rate describes that application pool.

89.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,998 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,909 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Frostburg State University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Frostburg State University received 5,037 applications and admitted 4,492 (89.2%), with 603 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

89.2%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	74.9%
Fall 2002	70.4%
Fall 2003	78.6%
Fall 2004	72%
Fall 2005	75.8%
Fall 2006	69.6%
Fall 2007	62.7%
Fall 2008	59.8%
Fall 2009	58.6%
Fall 2010	58.2%
Fall 2011	55.2%
Fall 2012	59.2%
Fall 2013	59.5%
Fall 2014	58.5%
Fall 2015	63.5%
Fall 2016	62.7%
Fall 2017	72.3%
Fall 2018	78.3%
Fall 2019	80.1%
Fall 2020	73.6%
Fall 2021	86.1%
Fall 2022	87.9%
Fall 2023	89.4%
Fall 2024	89.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1200Fall 2021 · 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	910	1100
Fall 2002	920	1110
Fall 2003	920	1120
Fall 2004	910	1110
Fall 2005	900	1100
Fall 2006	860	1070
Fall 2007	850	1070
Fall 2008	860	1070
Fall 2009	860	1060
Fall 2010	870	1070
Fall 2011	880	1080
Fall 2012	880	1070
Fall 2013	860	1070
Fall 2014	870	1080
Fall 2015	860	1060
Fall 2016	860	1070
Fall 2017	920	1110
Fall 2018	930	1110
Fall 2019	920	1140
Fall 2020	910	1130
Fall 2021	980	1200

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–25Fall 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 2001	17	21
Fall 2002	19	23
Fall 2003	17	21
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	18	21
Fall 2006	17	22
Fall 2007	17	21
Fall 2008	17	20
Fall 2009	17	22
Fall 2010	17	23
Fall 2011	17	21
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	21
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	18	24
Fall 2017	17	23
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	17	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, 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

2,909Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Frostburg State University fell from 4,479 (Fall 2002) to 2,909 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,479
Fall 2003	4,516
Fall 2004	4,455
Fall 2005	4,246
Fall 2006	4,187
Fall 2007	4,268
Fall 2008	4,470
Fall 2009	4,634
Fall 2010	4,760
Fall 2011	4,617
Fall 2012	4,522
Fall 2013	4,575
Fall 2014	4,765
Fall 2015	4,850
Fall 2016	4,779
Fall 2017	4,486
Fall 2018	4,359
Fall 2019	4,092
Fall 2020	3,749
Fall 2021	3,289
Fall 2022	2,874
Fall 2023	2,849
Fall 2024	2,909

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%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 Frostburg State University has held near 69% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	77%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	69%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Frostburg State University

Faculty pay at Frostburg State University averages $112,632 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Frostburg State University as a primarily residential campus of 2,909 undergraduates — and 69.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, Frostburg State University considered scores; no usable range is filed. Maryland benchmarks are not Frostburg State University's own range.

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 Frostburg 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

Frostburg State University89.2%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Frostburg State University$10,220

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Frostburg State University$55,493

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

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Frostburg State University, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	Frostburg State University	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	89.2%	76.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,220	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,493	$61,797	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

Frostburg 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 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Engineering, General	$99,671
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,331
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$85,521
Computer Science	$83,990
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$70,144
Information Science/Studies	$69,680
Accounting and Related Services	$67,484
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	$62,767
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,002
Political Science and Government	$57,770
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,668
Biology, General	$55,718
Sociology	$54,197
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$53,934
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	$52,488
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$51,478
Social Work	$50,376
Psychology, General	$50,210
Communication and Media Studies	$48,762
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,862
English Language and Literature, General	$46,612
Music	$46,546
Fine and Studio Arts	$45,220
Zoology/Animal Biology	$43,434
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$29,679

These 25 fields listed for Frostburg State University measure earnings after completion. The $55,493 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional Frostburg State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is Frostburg State University's acceptance rate?

89.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,492 admitted from 5,037 applicants.

How much does Frostburg State University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,220; out-of-state students pay $25,814. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Frostburg State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,493. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

University of Maryland Eastern Shore — 96.4% admitted
Salisbury University — 87.5% admitted
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore — 100% admitted
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College — 98% 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.