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Pensacola State College

Pensacola State College is a public institution in Pensacola, Florida. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$3,957
Avg net price / yr
$36,739
10-yr median earnings
39.2%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Pensacola State College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

37th pct.
former-student earnings, US
39.2%
150%-time completion
+13%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small Carnegie: Bacc/Assoc's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Pensacola State College 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 ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's"), 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

C
College Value Score
58/100
Pensacola State College

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 F
$36,739
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,957
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
39.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
62.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Pensacola State College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$36,739

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$3,957

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

39.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 39.2%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Pensacola State College vs peers

Pensacola State College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Pensacola State College positioned by earnin… Carnegie Classification: Bacc/Assoc's Bacc/Assoc… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $23K $52K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $3K $29K Avg Net Price ($) Pensacola State College (you are here): $37K earn · $4K net · 39% grad You are here - Pensacola State Co… Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University: $44K earn · $14K net · 53% grad Florida Agricultur… State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota: $40K earn · $22K net · 37% grad State College of F… Polk State College: $41K earn · $9K net · 35% grad Polk State College Pasco-Hernando State College: $40K earn · $5K net · 42% grad Pasco-Hernando Sta… University of West Florida: $49K earn · $9K net · 60% grad University of West… College of Central Florida: $38K earn · $12K net · 44% grad Fortis Institute-Pensacola: $27K earn · $28K net · 51% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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.

How Pensacola State College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Pensacola State College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$36,739 37th percentile higher than 37% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Pensacola State College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $36,739 #3223 of 5103 37th
Average net price $3,957 #199 of 5020 96th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 39.2% #3708 of 4858 24th
Undergraduate enrollment 7,538 #492 of 5462 91st

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

7,538
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
39.2%
150%-time completion
$36,739
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Pensacola State College ranks in Florida

State rank among 293 reporting Florida colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Pensacola State College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $36,739 #159 of 293 46th
Average net price $3,957 #17 of 269 94th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 39.2% #225 of 260 13th
Undergraduate enrollment 7,538 #33 of 297 89th

Highest former-student earnings in Florida

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Miami Ad School$106,192$64,951
2West Coast University-Miami$102,672$32,539
3Chamberlain University-Florida$92,405$31,269
4Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide$84,131$18,725
5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach$84,131$41,272
6Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida$79,652-
7University of Miami$75,328$37,244
8AdventHealth University$72,282$30,135
9HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing$72,275$9,109
10University of Florida$71,588$6,541
11University of Florida-Online$71,588$4,815
12Jacksonville University$68,010$25,180
159Pensacola State CollegeThis school$36,739$3,957

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Pensacola State College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Pensacola State College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $2,361
Out-of-State Tuition $9,460
Average Net Price $3,957
38.9%
Pell Grant Rate
8.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,500
Median Debt
$80/mo
Monthly Payment

Pensacola State College costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $7,904 to $2,254 (-71.5%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $7,9042014: $7,3592015: $6,5932016: $4,7922017: $5,2382018: $3,5422019: $3,1102020: $3,0622021: $2,9182022: $2,3832023: $2,254
2013 · $7,9042023 · $2,254

Over the same years, enrollment went -25.5% (9,026 → 6,725 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

63.0%
Female
49.4%
First Generation

Outcomes

$32,495
Median Earnings (6yr)
44.5%
Earning Over $25K
62.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 39.2%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $32,495
Median earnings 10 years after entry $36,739
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 44.5%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 62.7%
Median federal student debt At completion $7,500
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $80/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 10 1,365 $53,715 $75,376 $6,967
Certificate 7 260 $38,301 $47,078 $3,500
Bachelor's 3 249 $68,284 $83,371 $7,656

Top programs at Pensacola State College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 54 $83,371 $8,062
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 205 $75,376 $8,434
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's 30 $62,672 -
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's 35 $59,104 -
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's 12 $55,748 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 148 $53,197 $7,250
Precision Metal Working Certificate 38 $47,078 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 12 $43,901 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 1,036 $40,919 $5,500
Accounting and Related Services Associate's 13 $38,284 -
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 114 $29,523 $3,500
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate's 11 - -
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's 47 - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's 3 - -
Legal Support Services Associate's 8 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Pensacola State College?
Pensacola State College is a public institution in Pensacola, Florida. Undergraduate enrollment is 7,538 students.
How much do Pensacola State College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Pensacola State College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $36,739 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $32,495.
How much does Pensacola State College cost?
The average net price at Pensacola State College is $3,957. In-state tuition is $2,361 and out-of-state tuition is $9,460. Median student debt at graduation is $7,500.
What is the graduation rate at Pensacola State College?
Pensacola State College has a 39.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is Pensacola State College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Pensacola State College is $7,500, while former students earn a median of $36,739 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 20% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 62.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $80.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Pensacola State College

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