Flagler College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Flagler College

Flagler College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida (suburb: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,391 students of which 2,562 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. Flagler College 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 80.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,084 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,525, with published in-state tuition of $29,900 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.5%. Graduates earn a median of $49,483 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,963 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 172200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.7% 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.