Frostburg State University

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

Frostburg State University operates as a public institution located in Frostburg, Maryland (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 2,909 students of which 3,633 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. Frostburg 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 89.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,715, with published in-state tuition of $10,220 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,105, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.3%. Graduates earn a median of $55,493 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,638 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 215700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.0% 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.