Colleges / Full Sail University
College · Private for-profit · Winter Park, FL · Suburb
FSU

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Address3300 University Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792-7429
Websitewww.fullsail.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$32k
Net price / yr$39k
Undergrad size25,777
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $39k/yr for a shot at a $32k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

25,777 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 $48k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $39k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$190k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$156k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.9k
Books & supplies
$530

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention59%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$32k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$38k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private for-profit
Undergrad size
25,777
Location
Winter Park, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White35%
  • Black32%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Unknown4%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans3%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 23

What you can study.

Colleges / Full Sail University
College · Private for-profit · Winter Park, FL · Suburb
FSU

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Address3300 University Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792-7429
Websitewww.fullsail.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$32k
Net price / yr$39k
Undergrad size25,777
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $39k/yr for a shot at a $32k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

25,777 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 $48k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $39k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$190k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$156k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$26.9k
Books & supplies
$530

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention59%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr44%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$32k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$38k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private for-profit
Undergrad size
25,777
Location
Winter Park, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White35%
  • Black32%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Two or more races7%
  • Unknown4%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans3%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 23

What you can study.