Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$23,740
$26,437
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$13,866
$13,803
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$19,946
$19,883
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Worcester State University
Fitchburg State University
Under $30,000
$9,813
$10,379
$30,000–$48,000
$9,923
$10,607
$48,000–$75,000
$9,825
$10,609
$75,000–$110,000
$12,995
$13,638
Over $110,000
$20,358
$23,328
After you start
Measure
Worcester State University
Fitchburg State University
Undergrads
3,930
2,752
Graduate within 6 years
56%
53%
Come back for year two
78%
70%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$65,784
$63,428
Median debt at graduation
$19,223
$20,615
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