Colleges / Frostburg State University
College · Public · Frostburg, MD · Town
FSU

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Address101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532-1099
Websitewww.frostburg.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size2,909
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

2,909 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$108k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$67k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.8k
Room & board
$12.9k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,909
Location
Frostburg, MD
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic7%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time19%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$50k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47

What you can study.

Colleges / Frostburg State University
College · Public · Frostburg, MD · Town
FSU

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Address101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD 21532-1099
Websitewww.frostburg.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size2,909
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

2,909 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$108k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$67k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.8k
Room & board
$12.9k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out15%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,909
Location
Frostburg, MD
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic7%
  • International6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time19%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$50k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47

What you can study.