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Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology is a private campus in Melbourne proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Florida Institute of Technology — 12.3% of its 3,404 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$29,324

family income
under $30k

$29,464

$30–48k

$33,611

$48–75k

$36,324

$75–110k

$39,204

over $110k

Average net price

$35,6392023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Florida Institute of Technology rose from $24,949 (2008) to $35,639 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,949
2009	$24,898
2010	$26,816
2011	$29,967
2012	$29,941
2013	$27,291
2014	$28,474
2015	$29,128
2016	$31,592
2017	$31,900
2018	$31,097
2019	$31,009
2020	$31,172
2021	$28,552
2022	$35,300
2023	$35,639

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$62,4402024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Florida Institute of Technology rose from $44,640 (2009) to $62,440 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$44,640
2010	$46,350
2011	$47,704
2012	$51,010
2013	$51,807
2014	$51,312
2015	$53,942
2016	$55,984
2017	$57,119
2018	$58,508
2019	$58,726
2020	$59,433
2021	$58,177
2022	$57,630
2023	$60,387
2024	$62,440

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$19,700
2002	$20,900
2003	$22,600
2004	$22,730
2005	$25,150
2006	$27,540
2007	$28,920
2008	$30,190
2013	$36,020
2014	$37,990
2015	$39,290
2016	$40,446
2017	$41,240
2018	$41,850
2019	$42,470
2020	$43,246
2021	$43,246
2022	$43,670
2023	$44,360

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $45,900 before grants and other attendance costs. At Florida Institute of Technology, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,404 undergrads, Florida Institute of Technology is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

63.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Florida Institute of Technology within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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63.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Florida Institute of Technology rose from 52.3% (entered 1991) to 63.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	52.3%
1992 cohort	49%
1993 cohort	52.2%
1994 cohort	55.7%
1995 cohort	51.9%
1996 cohort	53.2%
1997 cohort	54.5%
1998 cohort	54%
1999 cohort	52%
2000 cohort	57.3%
2001 cohort	56.3%
2002 cohort	59.1%
2003 cohort	58.3%
2004 cohort	56.6%
2005 cohort	56.2%
2006 cohort	54.6%
2007 cohort	54.4%
2008 cohort	55%
2009 cohort	57.3%
2010 cohort	58.3%
2011 cohort	60.3%
2012 cohort	59.8%
2013 cohort	59%
2014 cohort	60.3%
2015 cohort	66.3%
2016 cohort	67%
2017 cohort	65.5%
2018 cohort	63.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,613	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$4,308
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$4,313
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,563	$4,751
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$23,644	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,150	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,391	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,250	$5,304
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,618	$5,937
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$8,598
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,895	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,148

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,941

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,844

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$43,137

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Florida Institute of Technology admitted 9,979 of 17,295 applicants in Fall 2024. The 57.7% rate describes that application pool.

57.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $44,360 tuition · 2023–24 3,404 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1120–13201600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Florida Institute of Technology received 17,295 applications and admitted 9,979 (57.7%), with 940 enrolling.

Florida Institute of Technology reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. Florida Institute of Technology's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	615	660
SAT Math	560	600	660
ACT Composite	23	26	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

57.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Florida Institute of Technology's admission rate fell from 81.8% to 57.7%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.8%
Fall 2002	84.3%
Fall 2003	82.4%
Fall 2004	82.9%
Fall 2005	82.4%
Fall 2006	83.3%
Fall 2007	81%
Fall 2008	81.8%
Fall 2009	74.2%
Fall 2010	58.7%
Fall 2011	57.4%
Fall 2012	59.1%
Fall 2013	60.5%
Fall 2014	61.6%
Fall 2015	57.4%
Fall 2016	61.3%
Fall 2017	63.5%
Fall 2018	65%
Fall 2019	65.8%
Fall 2020	70.4%
Fall 2021	65.9%
Fall 2022	64.4%
Fall 2023	62.5%
Fall 2024	57.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1120–1320Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1060	1270
Fall 2002	1050	1260
Fall 2003	1050	1260
Fall 2004	1040	1270
Fall 2005	1050	1290
Fall 2006	1060	1290
Fall 2007	1040	1250
Fall 2008	1040	1250
Fall 2009	1040	1270
Fall 2010	1040	1260
Fall 2011	1040	1250
Fall 2012	1040	1250
Fall 2013	1030	1260
Fall 2014	1040	1270
Fall 2015	1080	1290
Fall 2016	1060	1260
Fall 2017	1130	1320
Fall 2018	1150	1340
Fall 2019	1150	1360
Fall 2020	1130	1330
Fall 2021	1140	1340
Fall 2022	1120	1320
Fall 2023	1130	1320
Fall 2024	1120	1320

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	28
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	22	28
Fall 2006	22	29
Fall 2007	22	28
Fall 2008	22	28
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	23	29
Fall 2011	21	28
Fall 2012	22	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	23	30
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	25	30
Fall 2019	24	30
Fall 2020	23	30
Fall 2021	24	30
Fall 2022	22	28
Fall 2023	23	28
Fall 2024	23	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,404Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Florida Institute of Technology rose from 2,146 (Fall 2002) to 3,404 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,146
Fall 2003	2,328
Fall 2004	2,298
Fall 2005	2,337
Fall 2006	2,331
Fall 2007	2,508
Fall 2008	3,557
Fall 2009	4,787
Fall 2010	5,329
Fall 2011	5,225
Fall 2012	2,922
Fall 2013	3,191
Fall 2014	3,348
Fall 2015	3,320
Fall 2016	3,419
Fall 2017	3,395
Fall 2018	3,411
Fall 2019	3,293
Fall 2020	3,188
Fall 2021	3,219
Fall 2022	3,114
Fall 2023	3,235
Fall 2024	3,404

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

80%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Florida Institute of Technology has held near 80% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	78%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	77%
Fall 2006 cohort	75%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	80%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	80%
Fall 2013 cohort	76%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	79%
Fall 2019 cohort	82%
Fall 2020 cohort	82%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	80%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Florida Institute of Technology

21.1% of Florida Institute of Technology's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Florida Institute of Technology as a primarily residential campus of 3,404 undergraduates — and 80% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Florida Institute of Technology's SAT section-percentile sums are 1120–1320 — their midpoint is above the FL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Florida Institute of Technology's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Florida Institute of Technology compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Florida Institute of Technology57.7%

Florida median63.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Florida Institute of Technology$45,900

Florida median$19,975

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Florida Institute of Technology's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Florida Institute of Technology$43,137

Florida median$48,082

National median$53,781

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Florida Institute of Technology, Florida and national reference values
Metric & basis	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	57.7%	63.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$45,900	$19,975	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$43,137	$48,082	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Florida Institute of Technology, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Florida Institute of Technology federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 18 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$106,431
Chemical Engineering	$99,312
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$98,505
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	$97,015
Mechanical Engineering	$92,753
Computer Science	$91,606
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$88,120
Civil Engineering	$86,536
Information Science/Studies	$85,906
Air Transportation	$83,243
Ocean Engineering	$80,836
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$72,717
Accounting and Related Services	$67,417
Research and Experimental Psychology	$66,923
Marketing	$62,019
Psychology, General	$61,516
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$55,282
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$51,753

These 18 fields listed for Florida Institute of Technology measure earnings after completion. The $43,137 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Florida Institute of Technology fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Florida Institute of Technology report?

Florida Institute of Technology's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1120–1320 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Florida Institute of Technology's acceptance rate?

57.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 9,979 admitted from 17,295 applicants.

How much does Florida Institute of Technology cost?

At Florida Institute of Technology, tuition is $45,900. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Florida Institute of Technology report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $43,137. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Florida

Florida International University — 54.7% admitted
University of Central Florida — 40.1% admitted
Jacksonville University — 56.9% admitted
Baptist University of Florida — 36% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.