- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Florida International University
Miami, FLSuburb: largeZIP 33199Founded 1965
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Motto
- Spes Scientia Facultas.
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.fiu.edu
FloridaPublic
Florida International University
Florida International University is a public university in Miami, Florida, with 39,508 undergraduates. It admits 55% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $11,462 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate55%
Retention92%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans17%
$11,462net price / year
55%admission rate
1163average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$65,722median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,547median debt
#542 of 1,704 for earnings#263 of 1,739 for lowest net price#226 of 1,738 for graduation rate#290 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $23,604tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,565
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,204
- Average net price
- $11,462national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,529
$30,001–48,000$9,968
$48,001–75,000$11,969
$75,001–110,000$14,589
$110,001+$19,618
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 55%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1163
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college55%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,741
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,722middle 50%: $43,040–$95,956
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,547
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,956
Median, Florida International University$65,722
Lower quarter$43,040
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 39,508
- Part-time
- 34%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 23.5
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,817 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,518
- Endowment, end of year
- $337,735,286
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White8.5%
Hispanic68%
Black11%
Asian2.8%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident6.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.6%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management19%
Psychology15%
Computer & information sciences9.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.7%
Social sciences5.7%
Engineering5.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | $11,516 | 78% | $63,483 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | $12,672 | 75% | $72,974 |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | $11,439 | 66% | $68,423 |
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| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 133951. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1065809.