University of North Florida

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of North Florida

University of North Florida operates as a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 13,359 students of which 16,915 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. University of North Florida 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 53.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,153 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,154, with published in-state tuition of $6,389 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,531, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.7%. Graduates earn a median of $56,343 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,546 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 535000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.9% 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.