College · Public · Lakeland, FL · Rural
Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL
Admit rate58%
6-yr median pay$78k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size1,689
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $78k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 58% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1268 · ACT 29.
If you get in
1,689 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$87k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$47k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$40k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $4.9k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $21.0k
- Room & board
- $14.5k
- Books & supplies
- $839
How students pay for it.
Pell grants33%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans25%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$78k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 1,689
- Location
- Lakeland, 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 · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Also known as
- Florida Poly
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White53%
- Hispanic27%
- Asian6%
- Black5%
- Two or more races5%
- International3%
- Unknown1%
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
§ V · Majors offered here · 14
What you can study.