10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Fort Myers, Florida
Florida Academy
Florida Academy is a private for-profit institution in Fort Myers, Florida. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 72.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $15,192
- Avg net price / yr
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Florida Academy profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
68/100
Florida Academy
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,192
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
72.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,333
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
53.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$15,192
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
72.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 72.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Florida Academy vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
350
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
72.4%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Florida Academy ranks in Florida
State rank among 293 reporting Florida colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Florida Academy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $15,192 | #103 of 269 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 72.4% | #89 of 260 | 66th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 350 | #155 of 297 | 48th |
Highest former-student earnings in Florida
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School | $106,192 | $64,951 |
| 2 | West Coast University-Miami | $102,672 | $32,539 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Florida | $92,405 | $31,269 |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | $84,131 | $18,725 |
| 5 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | $84,131 | $41,272 |
| 6 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida | $79,652 | - |
| 7 | University of Miami | $75,328 | $37,244 |
| 8 | AdventHealth University | $72,282 | $30,135 |
| 9 | HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing | $72,275 | $9,109 |
| 10 | University of Florida | $71,588 | $6,541 |
| 11 | University of Florida-Online | $71,588 | $4,815 |
| 12 | Jacksonville University | $68,010 | $25,180 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Florida Academy
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$15,470 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,587 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$15,059 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Florida Academy - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $15,192 |
5.4%
Pell Grant Rate
7.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,333
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Florida Academy swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $11,164 to $13,640 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -3.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$11,164
Highest year
$13,640
Most recent (2023)
$13,236
9 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $13,6402023 · $13,236
Over the same years, enrollment went +527.7% (65 → 408 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
73.0%
Female
51.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$26,952
Median Earnings (6yr)
53.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 72.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $26,952 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 53.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,333 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $67/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 79 | $59,889 | $6,333 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Certificate | - | $28,874 | $6,333 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 215 | $26,824 | $6,333 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 54 | - | - |
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Private For-Profit institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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$15,196 net price · $4 apart
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Florida Academy cost? ▼
The average net price at Florida Academy is $15,192.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,333.
What is the graduation rate at Florida Academy? ▼
Florida Academy has a 72.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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