Florida International University

Miami, FL · Public · 39,508 undergrads (large, suburb) · website ↗

68% Hispanic undergrads
Test scores required
$30 application fee

What you'll actually pay

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

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$7,003
$30,000 – $48,000	$7,873
$48,000 – $75,000	$10,925
$75,000 – $110,000	$14,568
Over $110,000	$18,200
All incomes (average)	$9,288

Sticker tuition and fees: $6,565 in-state, $18,964 out-of-state — 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 International University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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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	$13,852
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,102
Books and supplies	$1,350
Other expenses, on campus	$6,420
Other expenses, off campus	$7,596

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

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (2,979 of them) in 2022–23; 92% 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 aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	90%	$10,012
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	48%	$5,427
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	68%	$3,820
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	11%	$4,300

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: 55%
Average SAT: 1163
Median ACT: 24
Students with Pell grants: 41%
Graduation rate (6yr): 74%
Freshman retention: 92%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $60,249
Median debt at graduation: $16,500
International undergrads: 3,231 (7.3%)

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
Application fee: $30
Students per faculty member: 24 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 98%
Open admission: No

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: 550–640
SAT Math: 520–620
ACT composite: 21–27

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 GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
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 experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 25,034
Admitted: 14,729
Enrolled: 5,169

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.

Business19%

Psychology15%

Computer Science9%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Social Sciences6%

Engineering5%

Criminal Justice5%

Health & Nursing5%

Communications & Media5%

Education3%

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. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (59)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	1,500	$34,718	$49,470national $50,706	$14,000
Biology, General	936	$25,534	$46,718national $57,214	$14,132
Computer and Information Sciences, General	842	$65,865	$90,397national $92,374	$15,750
Hospitality Administration/Management	756	$45,713	$56,667national $56,726	$17,620
Finance and Financial Management Services	528	$57,133	$71,355national $83,343	$15,250
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	462	$41,894	—national $50,532	$18,750
International Business	461	$53,613	$65,054national $73,201	$15,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	458	$40,941	$55,830national $55,378	$14,923
Marketing	452	$48,641	$64,423national $69,303	$13,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	320	$48,849	$53,854national $47,382	$14,914
Political Science and Government	317	$37,077	$57,996national $63,293	$14,408
Business Administration, Management and Operations	281	$51,210	$61,256national $68,257	$14,245
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	264	$81,276	$98,635national $88,910	$14,000
Communication and Media Studies	241	$41,994	$57,376national $56,359	$16,932
International Relations and National Security Studies	217	$41,435	$64,399national $66,596	$14,863
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	216	$38,825	$49,960national $53,072	$17,525
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	210	$44,918	$65,343national $63,560	$15,500
English Language and Literature, General	184	$34,599	$47,659national $48,590	$16,250
Mechanical Engineering	169	$73,677	$93,494national $92,135	$16,544
Accounting and Related Services	165	$63,597	$81,923national $76,194	$18,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services	163	$46,330	$56,867national $58,716	$16,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	159	$39,915	—national $50,497	$12,750
Economics	154	$53,539	$70,022national $82,686	$16,325
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	147	$79,085	$98,697national $100,647	$18,750
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	119	$31,607	—national $55,792	$15,165
Civil Engineering	118	$70,613	$84,523national $86,517	$13,750
Human Resources Management and Services	117	$53,464	$67,696national $68,069	$13,750
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	106	$61,839	—national $86,176	$12,214
Computer Engineering	104	$70,159	$101,224national $109,015	$15,062
History	84	$37,696	$56,676national $50,680	$16,750
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	83	$39,853	—national $55,000	$16,913
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	82	$77,944	$99,471national $93,843	$16,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	80	$64,467	$88,656national $93,451	$18,000
Chemistry	75	$28,003	$57,788national $65,120	$12,132
Security Science and Technology	74	$38,160	—national $57,805	$16,212
Visual and Performing Arts, General	74	—	—national $41,688	$13,750
Fine and Studio Arts	72	$28,930	$40,653national $41,367	$14,881
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	70	$35,300	$42,574national $51,389	$17,375
Management Information Systems and Services	70	$57,323	$85,737national $83,290	$14,395
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	68	$37,015	$48,814national $50,468	$16,500
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	67	$23,970	$52,470national $55,753	$21,300
Social Work	66	$38,032	$55,923national $51,790	$13,750
Sustainability Studies	52	$35,523	—national $57,887	$16,875
Public Administration	44	$50,191	$62,424national $65,093	$20,800
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	42	$24,773	—national $65,466	—
Area Studies	41	$30,134	$23,742national $56,625	$18,190
Special Education and Teaching	40	$37,601	—national $50,499	$13,761
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	40	$29,280	—national $48,842	$13,750
Mathematics	38	$61,395	$66,041national $69,562	$10,250
Music	36	$27,596	$50,677national $42,892	$12,250
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	33	$38,255	$49,748national $55,012	—
Real Estate	30	$53,257	—national $84,821	—
Philosophy	26	$37,131	$43,085national $54,455	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	24	$26,752	$33,896national $39,775	—
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	21	$66,436	—national $81,678	$12,500
Sociology	20	$44,065	$47,538national $52,657	$16,129
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	17	$37,287	—national $51,710	—
Physics	14	$19,824	—national $76,786	—
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	13	$63,697	$80,650national $81,171	—

Master's degrees (45)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	580	$80,467	$99,549national $103,485	$56,505
Hospitality Administration/Management	158	$57,900	$71,050national $74,856	$30,750
Architectural Sciences and Technology	154	$56,536	—national $77,466	$27,986
Human Resources Management and Services	143	$69,824	$86,476national $83,558	$34,951
Computer and Information Sciences, General	139	$99,794	$113,980national $124,201	$28,244
Psychology, General	129	$48,213	$59,992national $64,711	$38,073
Marketing	115	$72,619	$76,368national $79,106	$36,790
Public Health	113	$55,199	$73,457national $82,751	$39,400
Computer Systems Analysis	96	$91,138	$106,494national $113,439	$30,695
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	95	$55,388	$62,347national $59,571	$40,638
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	94	$124,274	$125,543national $120,193	—
Communication and Media Studies	93	$55,924	$71,218national $71,953	$38,946
Real Estate	93	$67,771	$83,465national $135,104	$50,956
Health and Medical Administrative Services	92	$56,294	$67,431national $89,981	$50,276
Accounting and Related Services	86	$79,665	$107,540national $95,833	$34,150
Finance and Financial Management Services	77	$74,375	$109,647national $110,694	$30,750
Educational Administration and Supervision	66	$57,125	$63,621national $71,685	$30,750
International Business	66	$65,138	$85,495national $97,121	$39,021
Engineering-Related Fields	63	$96,138	—national $125,651	$36,089
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	57	$104,329	$107,595national $127,347	$115,660
Public Administration	56	$62,456	$79,414national $81,408	$48,668
Curriculum and Instruction	54	$64,419	$66,189national $63,399	$28,946
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	53	$92,097	—national $101,000	$34,683
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	47	$57,007	$59,871national $62,269	$32,969
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	45	$90,918	$101,174national $96,304	$34,586
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	45	$53,816	$62,173national $67,030	$60,466
International/Globalization Studies	44	$60,933	$76,658national $86,219	$50,710
Homeland Security	44	$66,090	$96,373national $96,660	$25,491
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	39	$65,774	$65,492national $71,416	$68,838
Computer Engineering	35	$88,213	$118,205national $136,736	$31,856
Medical Illustration and Informatics	33	$81,518	—national $101,441	$41,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	31	$77,138	$98,456national $121,855	$33,634
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	31	$57,265	$56,346national $63,707	$30,750
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	31	$89,488	$99,172national $133,654	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	26	—	—national $124,807	$58,510
Criminal Justice and Corrections	24	$54,962	$63,083national $66,714	$29,740
Landscape Architecture	23	$60,950	$79,542national $70,306	$28,205
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	19	$57,857	$57,448national $59,916	$47,623
Security Science and Technology	19	$50,734	—national $82,399	—
Special Education and Teaching	17	$60,677	$66,851national $64,397	$29,113
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	12	$54,187	$58,182national $60,111	$49,000
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	9	$47,584	—national $57,803	—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	0	$56,347	—national $72,563	—
Interior Architecture	—	$51,134	$62,411national $66,993	—
Management Information Systems and Services	0	—	$82,442national $106,092	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	114	$65,493	$95,353national $112,460	$205,152

Doctoral degrees (9)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Chemistry	25	—	$99,213national $115,386	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	25	$145,098	—national $113,566	$138,526
Curriculum and Instruction	15	—	—national $83,031	$48,058
Psychology, General	13	$73,586	—national $98,707	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	3	$104,489	—national $100,573	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	2	$148,241	—national $138,131	$109,692
Law	—	$82,256	$105,414national $105,518	$80,618
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	—	$68,043	—national $99,878	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	—	$75,490	$90,274national $82,893	$104,908

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 124 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 11200 S. W. 8 Street, Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-2000
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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