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Framingham State University

Framingham, MA1,180 online only

Framingham State University is a public university in Framingham, MA, with about 2,848 students on campus and 1,180 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
2,848
plus 1,180 studying only online
Admission rate
84%
higher than at 62% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$16,114
lower than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
48%
lower than at 65% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$52,349
higher than at 75% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Framingham State University?

84%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
570–650
SAT math
530–630

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1180.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $27,413 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $18,000

Tuition & fees (in state) $11,920Room & board $15,310Books & supplies $1,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $16,114.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$13,879

About $55,516 over 4 years · 49% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
48%
within 6 years · Pell students 40%
Come back for year two
71%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$52,349
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $3,884 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

71%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 87% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$48k
Middle income$30–75k
$57k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 22%Social sciences 11%Family & consumer sciences 11%Psychology 9%Education 8%Communications tech 6%Everything else 32%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business/Commerce, General59 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$62k4 yrs out
Psychology, General58 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$54k4 yrs out
Criminology41 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$60k4 yrs out
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services39 graduates a year · typical debt $23,125
$59k4 yrs out
Biology, General39 graduates a year · typical debt $22,500
$60k4 yrs out
Apparel and Textiles32 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$57k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General31 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$83k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities31 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
$51k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,566 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 50%Hispanic 23%Black 17%Asian 4%Two or more 3%International 2%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
12 : 1
students per teacher
37%
get Pell grants (lower income)
51%
take federal loans
13%
undergrads 25 or older
7%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Framingham

7% of Framingham’s 73,021 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Framingham pages.

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Nearby

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Straight-line distances from Framingham State University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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10.2 mi4,978 students
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10.4 mi1,271 students
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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.