Colleges / Florida International University
College · Public · Miami, FL · Suburb
FIU

Florida International University

Miami, FL

Hispanic-serving
Address11200 S. W. 8 Street, Miami, FL 33199
Websitewww.fiu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate55%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size39,508
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 55% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1163 · ACT 24.

If you get in

39,508 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$37k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.0k
Room & board
$13.1k
Books & supplies
$1,350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans17%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention92%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr74%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out14%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
39,508
Location
Miami, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
FIU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic68%
  • Black11%
  • White8%
  • International7%
  • Asian3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time34%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.

Colleges / Florida International University
College · Public · Miami, FL · Suburb
FIU

Florida International University

Miami, FL

Hispanic-serving
Address11200 S. W. 8 Street, Miami, FL 33199
Websitewww.fiu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate55%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size39,508
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 55% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1163 · ACT 24.

If you get in

39,508 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$37k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.0k
Room & board
$13.1k
Books & supplies
$1,350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans17%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention92%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr74%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out14%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
39,508
Location
Miami, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
FIU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic68%
  • Black11%
  • White8%
  • International7%
  • Asian3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time34%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$24k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 81

What you can study.