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Florida Polytechnic University

FL · Public · Fringe rural · 2,600 applicants 2023

56% admit rate SAT 1180–1370 $12K–$22K/yr in-state — aid decides
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Parent/student verdict

Moderately selective

Solid match for academically prepared students. Affordable — net price averages ~$11,853/yr among aid recipients. Major value play for in-state residents.

Best for

  • Solid academic profiles — the admitted-student bands above are within reach for strong students
  • In-state residents (tuition ~$4,940 — major value play)
  • Students focused on Computer & Information Sciences (the school's signature program)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

The reality

  • You'd be near the bottom of their admitted class if: SAT below 1180, or ACT below 24, or unweighted GPA below ~3.50 (test bands are the school's own; the GPA floor is our estimate, not a published figure)
  • Out-of-state tuition is 4.3× the in-state rate

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Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Undergraduates
1,689
1,000 - 4,999 including graduate students
In-state tuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid at a given college pay this, minus any merit scholarships — whether you qualify depends on the college's price and policies, not on any fixed income line.
$4,940
sticker, before aid
Out-of-state tuition
$21,005
+$16,065 vs in-state
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.
55.7%
Moderately selective
SAT middle 50%The middle half of the enrolled first-years who sent this test scored in this range — a quarter of them scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. At a test-optional college the students who submitted are often a minority of the class, so the range describes them rather than everyone who enrolled. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
1180–1370
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%The middle half of the enrolled first-years who sent this test scored in this range — a quarter of them scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. At a test-optional college the students who submitted are often a minority of the class, so the range describes them rather than everyone who enrolled. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
24–30
composite
Test policy
Required
2023

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
$77,545
Graduate within 6 yrsThe share of students who start here and finish a bachelor's within six years — the standard federal measure, and the one College Scorecard publishes. It is not a four-year rate. Read it as the odds of finishing at all: nationally about a third of students who start never do, and an unfinished degree is the most expensive outcome in this decision.
55%
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."
$14,250

The real cost

What Florida Polytechnic University actually costs

If you qualify for need aidGrant money based on your family's finances (via FAFSA and the college's own forms), not your student's stats.
$11,853/yr
average among aid-receiving families, all incomes — your number depends on your finances
If you don't
$21,817/yr
the full published price for in-state students — out-of-state runs higher

Which side your family lands on isn't set by any national income line — it's set by Florida Polytechnic University's own aid decision: the gap between its price and your family's finances.

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Source: College Scorecard (average net price among Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates who received aid) and each college's published cost of attendance. We don't show the federal net-price-by-income brackets: their categories were fixed in 2008 and never adjusted, and none of the averages is your family's own number — the full story. Payoff = (10-yr median earnings × 10) − (4 years of cost), in dollars — how far ahead a typical graduate runs by year ten; medians travel with the students a college admits and the majors they choose as much as with the college itself. Full price is the published cost of attendance, largely in-state for publics; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.

What students study here

Most popular majors at Florida Polytechnic University

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

1. Computer & Information Sciences
111 degrees · 51.9%
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
2. Engineering
74 degrees · 34.6%
Engineering majors land high-paying technical roles. Top-earning sub-disciplines: petroleum, chemical, computer engineering.
3. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
27 degrees · 12.6%
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.
4. Mathematics & Statistics
2 degrees · 0.9%
Quant-heavy paths — actuarial, data, finance, research. High starting wages.

What those majors earn here

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

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Computer Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 39 $65,126 $92,109
Computer Software and Media Applications. Bachelor's Degree — $61,197 $92,070
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 16 $70,375 $90,086
Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 45 $62,595 $70,314

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 →

AI program signal

AI + computing education at Florida Polytechnic University

CS degrees (annual)
126
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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At a glance

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Florida Polytechnic University is a public four-year college in FL. It admitted 56% of applicants (2,600 applied, 2023). Test policy: Required.

Middle 50% of enrolled first-years who submitted that test: SAT 1180–1370, ACT 24–30.

Cost: about $11,853 a year on average with aid, $21,817 a year at full price for in-state students.

Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Computer Engineering ($92,109); Computer Software and Media Applications ($92,070); Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($90,086).

Machine-readable version of this page: https://highschoolreach.com/colleges/florida-polytechnic-university.json

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