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unitid 165574 · Franklin, MA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)

Dean College

enrollment 2023
1,345
predominant degree
Bachelor's

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years

The record

admission rate

74%

49th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

undergraduates

1,089

54th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

34%

undergrads on Pell grants

50th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

completion

54%

finish within 150% time

43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

sticker cost / yr

$64,889

79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

avg net price / yr

$30,684

after aid, aided students

83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$38,109

after entry, Title IV students

14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

median grad debt

$25,000

58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $26,996 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

  • 0-30k
    29%
  • 30-48k
    not reported
  • 48-75k
    not reported
  • 75-110k
    not reported
  • 110k+
    not reported
Median family income
$51,545
First-generation students
32%
In-state tuition & fees
$46,526

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.5× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.56$27,000
Dance.34$32,944$27,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.31$29,006$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations.28$53,029$26,250
Criminal Justice and Corrections.23
Business Administration, Management and Operations.19$12,000
Communication and Media Studies.16
Journalism.8
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.8
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.8$37,317
Psychology, General.8$27,000
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.6

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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built 2026-07-17

Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.