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Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL Β· Private nonprofit Β· 3,404 undergrads (small, city) Β· website β†—

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year β€” tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid β€” for in-state students by household income.

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$29,108
$30,000 – $48,000$29,213
$48,000 – $75,000$31,311
$75,000 – $110,000$36,466
Over $110,000$40,649
All incomes (average)$35,639

Sticker tuition and fees: $45,900 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Florida Institute of Technology's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus$16,010
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$16,010
Books and supplies$1,200
Other expenses, on campus$3,600
Other expenses, off campus$3,600

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (775 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aidStudents awardedAverage amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own100%$23,953
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government23%$5,213
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college99%$20,368
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans48%$5,225

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate
58%
Average SAT
1225
Median ACT
27
Students with Pell grants
21%
Graduation rate (6yr)
64%
Freshman retention
80%
Median earnings @ 10yr
$43,137
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
International undergrads
673 (19.5%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Required

Required to be considered for admission (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
13 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
76%

fall 2024

Open admission
No

fall 2024

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing
560–660
SAT Math
560–660
ACT composite
23–28

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPARequired
High school class rankConsidered if submitted
High school recordRequired
Completion of a college-preparatory programConsidered if submitted
RecommendationsConsidered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)Not considered
Work experienceConsidered if submitted
Personal statement or essayRequired
Legacy statusNot considered
First-time applicants
15,205

fall 2023

Admitted
9,507

fall 2023

Enrolled
882

fall 2023, full and part time

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Engineering31%
Business13%
Psychology10%
Computer Science9%
Biology & Life Sciences7%
Physics & Chemistry6%
Environmental Studies1%
Communications & Media1%
Kinesiology & Sports Science1%
Mathematics & Statistics1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (21)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Air Transportation110$54,106$83,243national $85,825$23,250
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering79$74,096$97,015national $98,207$27,000
Mechanical Engineering61$76,374$92,753national $92,135$26,122
Computer Science36$76,424$91,606national $107,009$27,000
Computer Engineering28$80,468$106,431national $109,015$27,000
Astronomy and Astrophysics27$45,268β€”national $68,333$27,000
Biology, General26$38,562β€”national $57,214$27,000
Ocean Engineering24$72,992$80,836national $89,337$23,250
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology22$41,227$55,282national $50,523$26,584
Business Administration, Management and Operations22$54,187$72,717national $68,257$27,000
Chemical Engineering19β€”$99,312national $98,158$25,250
Biomedical/Medical Engineering15β€”$88,120national $93,451β€”
Research and Experimental Psychology15β€”$66,923national $55,695β€”
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering14β€”$98,505national $100,647β€”
Civil Engineering13β€”$86,536national $86,517β€”
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician7$68,298β€”national $93,843β€”
Marketing7β€”$62,019national $69,303β€”
Accounting and Related Services6$63,116$67,417national $76,194$32,813
Information Science/Studiesβ€”$66,547$85,906national $85,294$38,190
Psychology, General0β€”$61,516national $50,706β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Servicesβ€”$45,392$51,753national $58,716β€”
Associate degrees (6)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Air Transportation43β€”β€”national $75,495$22,500
Information Science/Studiesβ€”β€”$51,539national $56,799β€”
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychologyβ€”β€”$41,767national $44,389β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Servicesβ€”β€”$50,488national $37,073β€”
Business Administration, Management and Operationsβ€”β€”$56,184national $48,733β€”
Accounting and Related Servicesβ€”β€”$61,624national $47,660β€”
Master's degrees (13)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology851$70,027$77,258national $65,184$34,015
Business Administration, Management and Operations210$93,435$107,776national $103,485$37,585
Engineering-Related Fields45$96,072$131,919national $125,651β€”
Information Science/Studies41β€”$139,174national $112,705β€”
Systems Engineering35$134,890$149,291national $144,565β€”
Military Applied Sciences31$104,122$130,197national $130,775β€”
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering30$109,358$130,016national $122,434β€”
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods24$77,642$125,197national $124,807β€”
Management Information Systems and Services11$88,734$107,902national $106,092$41,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management10$109,506$144,218national $121,855β€”
Human Resources Management and Services10β€”$75,661national $83,558β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Services2$75,825$84,170national $89,981β€”
Accounting and Related Servicesβ€”$75,775$85,593national $95,833β€”
Doctoral degrees (1)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology10$86,230$114,742national $99,878$132,586

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 92 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address
150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
Phone
(321) 674-8000
Institutional accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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