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Framingham State University was awarded 452 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other education.
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College Factual ranked Framingham State as #812 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Framingham State held the #1,299 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Framingham State is also ranked #38 out of 63 schools in Massachusetts.
The acceptance rate at Framingham State University is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Framingham State is a good fit for you.
About 13% 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 490 and 605. Math scores were between 500 and 570.
At Framingham State, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Framingham State University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Framingham State University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Framingham State for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,520 undergraduates at Framingham State with 3,056 being full-time and 464 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,955 | $15,977 | $19,068 | $23,760 | $24,987 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Framingham State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Framingham State, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $6,879 a year. That adds up to $27,516 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Framingham State is 3.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Framingham State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 State Street, Framingham, MA 01701-9101 |
| Phone: | 508-620-1220 |
| Website: | www.framingham.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/FraminghamStateUniversity?ref=sgm |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/framinghamu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 89 | $30,901 |
| General Business/Commerce | 72 | $40,315 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 52 | $35,070 |
| Criminology | 52 | $36,904 |
| General Biology | 48 | $34,401 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 46 | NA |
| Other Communication Technology | 37 | $31,313 |
| Marketing | 37 | $43,814 |
| Computer Information Systems | 36 | $54,934 |
| Nursing | 36 | $77,800 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,940 students took at least one online class at Framingham State University. This is a decrease from the 4,868 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,940 | 1,621 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,868 | 3,761 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,932 | 633 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,240 | 670 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,187 | 701 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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