by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at Framingham State University can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Framingham State deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Framingham State University.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For incoming first-year students at Framingham State University, 92% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 455 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $11,338 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 71% | $3,479 |
| Federal Pell grants | 50% | $5,689 |
| State/local grants | 68% | $6,230 |
| Federal student loans | 60% | $4,961 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Framingham State, some 64% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $11,369 (among about 1809 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $11,369 |
| Federal Pell grants | 37% | $5,537 |
| Federal student loans | 51% | $5,902 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $11,299.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $11,024 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $13,903 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,124 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $16,114 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,698 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Framingham State’s online cost calculator: npc.collegeboard.org/app/framingham.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Framingham State owes $17,224 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $17,224 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $25,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $265.04/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Framingham State.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $6,700 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $31,227 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,500 |
| Middle income | $17,500 |
| High income | $16,696 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,028 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $17,096 |
| Independent students | $17,795 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Framingham State.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Framingham State:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 13701 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $210,032,739 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 77 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $555,875 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,219 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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