Framingham State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Framingham State University

Framingham State University operates as a public institution located in Framingham, Massachusetts (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,566 students of which 3,388 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Framingham State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,180 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,114, with published in-state tuition of $11,920 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.0%. Graduates earn a median of $52,349 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,611 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 178700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.