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Dean College

Franklin, MA · Private · Large suburb

Private institution in Franklin, MA · 1,142 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $38,109 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,2361,727th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$44,9601,738th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$44,9601,728th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$62,8021,722nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,1091,691st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,0461,740th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
43.2%1,406th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.5%935th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
73.7%711th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,1421,284th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.6%1,216th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 28 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 13 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$36,134—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$35,416$41,565
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$30,228$26,933
DanceVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$24,351$26,121
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,508—
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,052$20,140
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors——
Historybachelors——
MarketingBusinessbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Dean College’s 1,142 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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