Colleges / Florida Memorial University
College · Private nonprofit · Miami Gardens, FL · Suburb
FMU

Florida Memorial University

Miami Gardens, FL

HBCUReligious affiliation
Address15800 NW 42 Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33054-6199
Websitewww.fmuniv.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$29k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,183
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $29k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,183 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

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 $36k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$143k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$93k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$50k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$20.2k
Room & board
$9.7k
Books & supplies
$2,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants69%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans66%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$30k
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 retention53%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr31%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$29k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$37k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,183
Location
Miami Gardens, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCUReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black83%
  • International8%
  • White4%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students46%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.

Colleges / Florida Memorial University
College · Private nonprofit · Miami Gardens, FL · Suburb
FMU

Florida Memorial University

Miami Gardens, FL

HBCUReligious affiliation
Address15800 NW 42 Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33054-6199
Websitewww.fmuniv.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$29k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,183
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $29k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

1,183 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

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 $36k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$143k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$93k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$50k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$20.2k
Room & board
$9.7k
Books & supplies
$2,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants69%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans66%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$30k
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 retention53%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr31%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$29k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$37k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out10%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,183
Location
Miami Gardens, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCUReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black83%
  • International8%
  • White4%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students46%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 34

What you can study.