Framingham State University Overview

Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, Framingham State University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Framingham State University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Framingham State is the post-master's certificate.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 62% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Framingham State with a bachelor's degree make about $45,800 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Framingham State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Framingham State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Other Communication Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Other Communication Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Human Sciences Business Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#78	Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#79	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Framingham State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Communication Technology Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Other Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#1	Best Other Communication Technology Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#2	Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools	College Factual
#60	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Framingham State University?

Contact details for Framingham State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 State Street, Framingham, MA 01701-9101
Phone:	508-620-1220
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/FraminghamStateUniversity?ref=sgm
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/framinghamu

How Do I Get Into Framingham State?

You can apply to Framingham State online at: www.framingham.edu/admissions-and-aid/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/index

Admission Requirements for Framingham State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Framingham State?

Framingham State has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 70% of students accepted to Framingham State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

Framingham State received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Framingham State University?

The overall average net price of Framingham State is $28,466. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Framingham State, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $7,183 a year. That adds up to $28,732 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Framingham State is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Framingham State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,520 undergraduate students at Framingham State, with 3,056 being full-time and 464 being part-time.

There are also 1,356 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,056 full-time undergraduates at Framingham State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Framingham State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	88
Black or African American	456
Hispanic or Latino	531
White	1,789
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	158

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Framingham State University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Framingham State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, China, and India.

Online Learning at Framingham State University

In 2019-2020, 4,868 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Framingham State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 32nd most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Framingham State

The following table shows how Framingham State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Sciences Business Services	#4	#1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	#10	#4
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	#19	#10
Other Education	#30	#4
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#55	#22

Online Affordability Rankings of Framingham State Rankings

The following table shows how Framingham State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Sciences Business Services	#1	#1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	#10	#4
Instructional Media Design	#58	#68
Education	#64	#100

Online Growth Rankings of Framingham State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Framingham State University was 120.4%. This is the #377 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Framingham State regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Framingham State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	9%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	4%
Human Sciences Business Services	25%
Instructional Media Design	64%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Framingham State ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Framingham State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Sciences Business Services	#1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	#12
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#35
Instructional Media Design	#40
Education	#194

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Framingham State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Other Education	0	17	190	207
General Psychology	118	0	0	118
General Business/Commerce	74	0	0	74
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	46	0	13	59
Criminology	56	0	0	56
Teaching English or French	0	0	52	52
Teacher Education Grade Specific	31	0	16	47
General Biology	45	0	0	45
Liberal Arts General Studies	45	0	0	45
General English Literature	44	0	0	44
Other Communication Technology	39	0	0	39
Sociology	37	0	0	37
Marketing	36	0	0	36
Textile & Apparel Studies	36	0	0	36
Accounting	34	0	0	34
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	1	29	30
Nursing	26	0	0	26
Computer Information Systems	25	0	0	25
Fine & Studio Arts	24	0	0	24
Finance & Financial Management	22	0	0	22
Political Science & Government	20	0	0	20
Public Administration	0	0	19	19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	18	18
Business Administration & Management	0	0	17	17
Special Education	0	0	16	16
History	16	0	0	16
Management Information Systems	15	0	0	15
Instructional Media Design	0	0	14	14
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	13	13
Natural Resources Conservation	11	0	0	11
Food Science Technology	10	0	0	10
Geography & Cartography	10	0	0	10
Human Resource Management	0	0	9	9
Economics	9	0	0	9
Biotechnology	0	0	8	8
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	8	8
Mathematics	8	0	0	8
Chemistry	5	0	0	5
Human Sciences Business Services	0	0	4	4
Romance Languages	4	0	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	3	0	0	3
Geological & Earth Sciences	3	0	0	3
Human Development & Family Studies	2	0	0	2
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	2	0	0	2
International Business	1	0	0	1
Educational Administration	0	0	1	1
American Sign Language	1	0	0	1
Design & Applied Arts	1	0	0	1
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	859	18	427	1,304

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.