Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,223
$28,878
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$16,484
$15,951
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$22,564
$22,031
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Westfield State University
Framingham State University
Under $30,000
$11,786
$11,831
$30,000–$48,000
$12,339
$11,749
$48,000–$75,000
$13,642
$12,320
$75,000–$110,000
$15,625
$14,560
Over $110,000
$23,555
$23,325
After you start
Measure
Westfield State University
Framingham State University
Undergrads
3,615
2,566
Graduate within 6 years
55%
50%
Come back for year two
74%
71%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$63,082
$63,249
Median debt at graduation
$20,510
$24,000
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers