Overview
Location: Framingham, Massachusetts (20 miles west of Boston)
Founded: 1839
Status: Public, four-year coeducational (undergraduate and graduate)
Campus: 78 acres on a traditional New England campus, plus 65 acres at the Warren Center in Ashland
President: Dr. F. Javier Cevallos
Degrees: BA, BS, BSEd, MA, MBA, Med, MHA, MHR, MPA, MS, MSN, PSM
Programs: 34 undergraduate majors; 26 graduate program concentrations; 55 minors
Accreditation: New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education, American Chemical Society, National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Individuals seeking additional information on accreditation or licensing should contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 508 626-4582.
Team Name and Colors: Rams, Black and Gold
Enrollment (Fall 2016):
Undergraduate: 4,337
Graduate: 1,640
Total: 5,977
Entering Student Profile (Undergraduate 2016)
Enrolling: 1,128 (749 freshmen, 379 transfers)
Students of Color: 37%
Massachusetts Residents: 92%
Degrees Awarded, AY2015-16
Bachelor's: 969
Master's: 495
Degrees Awarded, AY2014-15
Bachelor's: 908
Master's: 414
Student to Faculty Ratio, Fall 2014
16:1
Day Division Faculty, Fall 2014
Full-time faculty: 186
Part-time faculty: 173
89% of the full-time faculty hold a doctorate or terminal degree in their field
Residence Halls: Seven undergraduate residence halls housing 1,900 students
Financial Aid (2012-2013)
Grants/Scholarships: $10,315,354
Loans: $25,446,430
Work Study: $174,529
Total: $35,936,313
Off-Campus Study:
Academic Internships
NEHBE Quebec Exchange
Study Abroad Massachusetts
Bay Marine Studies Consortium
Academic Centers:
Center for Global Education
Center for Social Research
Christa McAuliffe/Challenger Learning Center
MetroWest Economic Research Center (MERC)
MetroWest STEM Education Network
John Stalker Institute for Food and Nutrition
Great Boston Readiness Center (Lead Partner)