Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University operates as a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 7,582 students of which 8,700 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. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is categorized as “16” 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 20.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,107 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,739, with published in-state tuition of $5,785 and a Pell grant recipient share of 54.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,548, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.2%. Graduates earn a median of $44,349 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,153 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 567200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 52.8% 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.