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Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

FL · Private nonprofit · Mid-size city · 3,375 applicants 2023

97% admit rate $43,251/yr full price
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Health Professions (the school's signature program)

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
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Total enrollment
17,678
20,000 and above
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.
$25,056
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

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.
97.4%
Accepts the majority
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
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.
$39,696
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
$37,447
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.
$39,696
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.
61%
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."
$26,125

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

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

1. Health Professions
738 degrees · 50.0%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.
2. Business, Management, & Marketing
325 degrees · 22.0%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
3. Psychology
154 degrees · 10.4%
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.
4. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
135 degrees · 9.1%
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.
5. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
125 degrees · 8.5%
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree 527 $77,345 $89,773
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. Bachelor's Degree 50 $68,134 $82,511
Homeland Security. Bachelor's Degree 12 $54,837 $67,744
Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree 7 $52,119 $61,777
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 41 $42,923 $59,334
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Bachelor's Degree 24 $48,655 $56,991
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. Bachelor's Degree — — $56,791
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. Bachelor's Degree 89 $49,771 $54,825
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree 50 $41,965 $54,184
Non-Professional Legal Studies. Bachelor's Degree 25 $30,149 $53,101

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 →

📈 Student body & economic mobility

Who attends here — and what the campus adds.

Opportunity Insights data. Why it matters even if you're full-pay: a high mobility rate means the campus itself confers earnings power — the outcomes aren't just selection effects.

Top-1% access
0.5%
from top-1% households
Mobility rateThe share of ALL students who arrived from the bottom 20% of family incomes AND reached the top 20% themselves by their early 30s — access and lift in one number, and a sign the campus itself adds earnings power.
1.8%
bottom 20% → top 20% by age 32
Upward rate
6.8%
of lower-income students who reach the top 20%
Pell recipientsStudents receiving federal Pell grants, which go to lower- and middle-income families — the standard shorthand for a college's economic mix.
57%
on federal need grants — context for these numbers

Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

CS degrees (annual)
5
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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🚀 Stronger campus value-add
Per Opportunity Insights, these campuses add more earnings power to the students they enroll than Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale does — a quality signal, not a cost play.
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9.9% mobility rate (vs 1.8% here)
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