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Florida Institute of Technology Data & Information Overview

337 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
66% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Florida Institute of Technology, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Florida Institute of Technology Ranked?

#330 Best Colleges in Nation
#11 Best Colleges in FL
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

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Florida Institute of Technology was awarded 337 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Florida Tech as #330 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Florida Tech is also ranked #11 out of 77 schools in Florida.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Florida Tech?

66% Acceptance Rate
38% Of Accepted Are Women
68% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Florida Institute of Technology is a competitive 66%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 68% of students accepted to Florida Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Florida Institute of Technology  ( 570 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Florida Institute of Technology  ( 570 to 670 )
200
800
Florida Tech received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for Florida Institute of Technology  ( 24 to 30 )
1
36

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Florida Institute of Technology Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
92% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Florida Institute of Technology, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Florida Institute of Technology is 92%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  92 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Florida Institute of Technology

82% Freshmen Retention
44% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Florida Institute of Technology enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  82 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Florida Tech for first-time, full-time students is 44%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  44 out of 100
0
100

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Florida Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,013 Full-Time Undergraduates
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
30.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,475 undergraduates at Florida Tech with 3,013 being full-time and 462 being part-time.

How Much Does Florida Institute of Technology Cost?

$31,009 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
$36,028 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Florida Tech is $31,009. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Florida Tech

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$26,380 $25,131 $30,375 $33,086 $35,709

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Florida Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Florida Tech, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $9,007 a year. That adds up to $36,028 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Florida Tech is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Florida Tech Graduates Make?

$63,704 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Florida Tech with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $63,704 in their early years. That's great news for Florida Tech students since it is 50% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Florida Institute of Technology

Florida State
3,013 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Florida Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The city atmosphere of Melbourne makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Florida Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
Phone: 321-674-8000
Website: https://www.fit.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FloridaInstituteofTechnology
Twitter: https://twitter.com/floridatech

Florida Institute of Technology Majors

57 Majors With Completions
770 Undergraduate Degrees
1,257 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 57 majors graduated from Florida Institute of Technology. Of these students, 770 received undergraduate degrees and 1,257 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Air Transportation 91 $48,855
Mechanical Engineering 84 $64,264
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 77 $59,501
Computer Science 46 $67,475
Ocean Engineering 34 $60,121
Computer Engineering 34 $66,682
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33 $24,787
General Biology 28 $25,174
Electrical Engineering 28 $67,184
Biomedical Engineering 26 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Florida Institute of Technology along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Florida Tech

37% Take At Least One Class Online
35% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 2,924 students took at least one online class at Florida Institute of Technology. This is an increase from the 2,031 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,924 2,764
2019-2020 2,031 1,479
2018-2019 605 457
2017-2018 673 438
2016-2017 832 465

Learn more about online learning at Florida Institute of Technology.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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