Florida International University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Florida International University

Florida International University operates as a public institution located in Miami, Florida (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 39,508 students of which 54,913 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 International University is categorized as “15” 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 54.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,163 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,288, with published in-state tuition of $6,565 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 74.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.8%. Graduates earn a median of $60,249 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,768 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1259500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.4% 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.