Framingham State 5th Best College In The State: Study

FRAMINGHAM, MA—If you're looking for a good college education, apparently right here in Framingham is one of the best places you can go in the state.

Schools.com just announcedits "Best 4-Year College in Massachusetts" list, and Framingham State University came in at number 5 on that list.

"We wanted to help Massachusetts students get the best education for their money and sort through the dozens of colleges and universities in the state," wrote schools.com. "So, in addition to highlighting the state's most popular degree programs and digging into state-related scholarship information, we did some statistical analysis of each four-year school and ranked the top ten in the state.

With a 71 percent admission rate, schools.com wrote, "Framingham State University is a medium-sized institution situated less than an hour west-by-southwest of Boston, and students from the metropolis and surrounding area can earn an education here without breaking the bank. FSU ranked No. 2 in the state for its affordable average cost of tuition and fees, and just one other school on our list reported a lower cost of books and supplies than the Framingham school."

The list includes independent four-year schools and those in the Massachusetts System of Public Higher Education. To get the list of the best colleges, schools.com ranked 1,649 4-year colleges and universities in the U.S. Each school was scored on a 100-point scale, using the most recent data available from government sources.

Here are the top ten:

1. University of Massachusetts-Amherst
2. Harvard University
3. Fitchburg State University
4. Westfield State University
5. Framingham State University
6. University of Massachusetts-Lowell
7. Worcester State University
8. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
9. Bridgewater State University

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