Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit college in Boston, Massachusetts. It graduates 46% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $57,556 ten years after starting college, more than 39% of the Massachusetts colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$15,488 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $30,406. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
46%

Higher than 8% of Massachusetts colleges we cover and 34% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$57,556

Higher than 39% of Massachusetts colleges we cover and 63% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return50%
Pell Grant recipients40%
First-generation students49%
Women / men11% / 89%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$18,906
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$1,600
Total cost of attendance$30,406

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$9,500
Loan default rate17.3%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology majors, earnings & careers

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology offers 4 bachelor's majors across 3 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Engineering · 2
  • Health & Medicine · 1
  • Trades & Applied Technology · 1

Highest-earning majors at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 4 majors
  • Electrical Engineering—
  • Health Administration—
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies / Technicians—
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies / Technicians—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Electrical Engineering → Electrical engineer

$128,610
Boston
$127,720
Massachusetts
$120,630
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 9.9% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Boston

Cost of living
8% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$2,518/mo

2 bedrooms $3,008. Housing costs 48% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
37° / 82°

January and July average highs. 44 inches of rain a year, 49 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate

Highest: hurricane (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); coastal flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Suffolk County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)592
First-year students from Massachusetts99%
Next most common home statesLouisiana
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-243% bachelor's · 24% associate · 73% certificates
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyHispanic 39% · Black 29% · White 10% · Asian 7%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Suffolk County at a glance

Population785,121
Median household income$95,631
Adults with a bachelor's degree51%
Median age34

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Massachusetts by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology—$15,48846%$57,556This school
MGH Institute of Health Professions———$87,130
Montserrat College of Art—$33,21653%$33,022
Boston Architectural College—$25,86532%$62,123
Northeastern University Professional Programs———$92,538

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Common questions about Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

How much does Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $30,406 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $15,488 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $13,664 and families earning $110k+ pay $21,375.

How much do Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology graduates earn?

Former Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology students earn a median $57,556 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology graduation rate?

46% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 50% return for their second year.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/benjamin-franklin-cummings-institute-of-technology (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).