Framingham State University
Public College in Framingham, MA. Six-year graduation rate 48%. Median 10-year earnings $52,349.
Ten years after entry, the median Framingham State University student earns $52,349 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 48%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $25,000, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Framingham State University accepts 84% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. The applicant pool runs to 4,532, typical for a school of this reach. Yield is low at 16%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. The score bands below rest on the 7% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 570–650 | 43 (7%) |
| SAT Math | 530–630 | |
| ACT Composite | — | 4 (1%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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48% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 29% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,526 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $16,114 annually once grants are applied. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $11,934 while those at $110k+ pay $21,962. About 72% get grants averaging $11,369, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 57% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 497 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,934 |
| $30–48k | $12,233 |
| $48–75k | $13,879 |
| $75–110k | $18,551 |
| $110k+ | $21,962 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,432 of these 2,526 students, totalling $8,451,130 — an average of $5,902 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Middlesex County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)