- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FLSuburb: largeZIP 33054Founded 1879
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1879
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.fmuniv.edu
FloridaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Florida Memorial University
Florida Memorial University is a private nonprofit university in Miami Gardens, Florida, with 1,183 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 30% within six years and costs $24,377 a year after aid.
30%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention50%
4-year graduation20%
Pell Grant share72%
Federal loans68%
$24,377net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
30%graduate in 6 years
$40,290median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,125median debt
#1,577 of 1,704 for earnings#1,188 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,553 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,018 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
- $37,199tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $20,174
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,174
- Average net price
- $24,377national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,334
$30,001–48,000$24,378
$48,001–75,000$26,003
$75,001–110,000$28,290
$110,001+$31,755
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college50%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college30%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college72%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 30%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 20%
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 37%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,986
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,290middle 50%: $23,910–$58,426
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,125
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$58,426
Median, Florida Memorial University$40,290
Lower quarter$23,910
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
- 1,183
- Part-time
- 3.4%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 72%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,615 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,701
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,258,273
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White4.2%
Hispanic2.7%
Black83%
Two or more races0.2%
U.S. nonresident8.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.4%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Psychology12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting12%
Computer & information sciences11%
Transportation & materials moving11%
Health professions7.7%
Visual & performing arts4.6%
Communication & journalism3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 133979. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5461515.