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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Fitchburg State grads earn $1.5K more ten years out than Framingham State's ($53,874 vs. $52,349)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Fitchburg State graduates 0 pts more of its students than Framingham State (58% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Framingham State$52.3K
Fitchburg State$53.9K
Graduation rate
Framingham State58%
Fitchburg State58%
Retention rate
Framingham State71%
Fitchburg State69%

Borrowing

Median debt
Framingham State$25K
Fitchburg State$24.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Framingham State51%
Fitchburg State47%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Framingham State$18.8K
Fitchburg State$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Framingham State47%
Fitchburg State44%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Framingham State59%
Fitchburg State58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Framingham State26%
Fitchburg State25%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Framingham State40%
Fitchburg State47%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Framingham State52%
Fitchburg State63%
Pell graduation gap
Framingham State12 pts lower
Fitchburg State16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupFramingham StateFitchburg State
White52%63%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/Latino36%36%
Black47%40%
Two or more races47%Not shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why