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Baptist University of Florida

FL · Private nonprofit · Distant rural · 156 applicants 2023

64% admit rate SAT 930–1200 $23,159/yr full price
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Match

Solid match for academically prepared students. Heavy discounting — aid recipients average ~$10,372/yr net; strong students should also check the merit grid.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Theology & Religious Vocations (the school's signature program)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 930, or ACT below 17 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
360
Under 1,000
TuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$15,000
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
64.1%
Accessible
SAT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
930–1200
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
17–23
composite
Test policy
Required
2023
10-yr earningsMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$42,836
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$31,489
Earnings, 10 yrs after entryMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$42,836
4-year completionThe share of students who finish a bachelor's in four years. Nationally barely half do — and a fifth year quietly adds a full extra year of cost to the real price.
52%
Median debt (completers)The federal-loan balance of the typical graduating borrower. Families who pay cash aren't counted, so read it as "among those who borrowed."
$23,590

💰 The real cost

What families at your income actually pay

Aid recipients at Baptist University of Florida average $10,372/yr; the full price without aid is about ~$23,159/yr. One caveat, once: every bracket figure here averages only the families in that bracket who received aid — it says nothing about whether your family will qualify.

🔎 Earning over $110K? You're above the top federal bracket — the median family headed by a 45-to-54-year-old (the prime college-parent years) earned about $134K in 2024, and the federal data lumps everyone from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Whether you'll get need aidGrant money based on your family's finances (via FAFSA and the college's own forms), not your student's stats. at this income is entirely college-specific: a few heavily-endowed schools meet full need well past $150K, while many others give little above the brackets shown — there, merit scholarships, where offered, become the realistic lever.

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Family income $110k+ most Reach families
data suppressed
Family income $75-110k
data suppressed
Family income $48-75k
$13,451/yr
Family income $30-48k
$7,604/yr
Family income $0-30k
$8,754/yr

📈 The payoffTen years of typical earnings divided by four years of cost. A 3× means a decade of median pay covers the cost three times over — check both the full-price and with-aid versions to see which applies to you., both ways

4.6× at full price 10.3× with aid
Full price, no aidThe all-in yearly price — tuition, housing, food, books, fees — before any aid. This is the real "full price," not just the tuition line. (4 yrs)
$92,636
~$23,159/yr all-in
Aid recipients pay (4 yrs)
$41,488
$10,372/yr average
10-yr earnings total
$428,360
$42,836/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup the cost
2.2 yrs
at full price (1.0 with aid), at the median earnings rate

Source: College Scorecard (NPT41–NPT45; Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates; suppressed brackets = small cohorts; the $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — the brackets haven't been refreshed since the early 2010s). Payoff multiple = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (4-yr cost); full price is the published cost of attendance; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Baptist University of Florida

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Baptist University of Florida actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Theology & Religious Vocations
20 degrees · 50.0%
2. Psychology
9 degrees · 22.5%
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.
3. Business, Management, & Marketing
5 degrees · 12.5%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
4. Education
3 degrees · 7.5%
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.
5. Visual & Performing Arts
3 degrees · 7.5%
Highly variable. Steady-pay roles cluster in design, illustration, production. Performance careers have very wide income distributions.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Baptist University of Florida's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Theological and Ministerial Studies. Bachelor's Degree 14 $34,350 $42,322
Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree 10 — $40,963

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

Alternatives to Baptist University of Florida

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💰 Lower full price
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$9,168/yr full price (in-state) · $13,991 less before aid
Indiana University-Kokomo
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$11,837/yr full price (in-state) · $11,322 less before aid
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$13,956/yr full price (in-state) · $9,203 less before aid
🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state and similar selectivity, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
Florida Gulf Coast University
FL · Public
77% admit rate (vs 64% here)

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