Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 17,678 students of which 30,501 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. Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is categorized as “17” 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 97.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,498, with published in-state tuition of $25,056 and a Pell grant recipient share of 57.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,125, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.0%. Graduates earn a median of $39,696 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,447 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1918500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.1% 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.