Baptist University of Florida

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Baptist University of Florida

Baptist University of Florida operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Graceville, Florida (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 360 students of which 465 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Baptist University of Florida is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 36.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,372, with published in-state tuition of $15,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,590, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 45.0%. Graduates earn a median of $42,836 ten years after enrolling, compared with $31,489 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 23100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 47.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.