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Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·broward.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
30,728
peer median 21,483
Avg net price
$14,506
+$8.1k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Broward College is a public college based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Miramar, Florida, Pembroke Pines, Florida and Davie, Florida. It is a member of the Florida College System, and offers several associate and baccalaureate degree programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%+9.5pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

3.4pp gap
Pell recipients
38%785 of 2078
Non-Pell (all)
41%522 of 1262
Subsidized loan, no Pell
35%49 of 139
No Federal Aid
42%473 of 1123

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 81 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
12
14.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing12 · 14.8%
  • No Data69 · 85.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
11
No data
69

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

12
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.7%
$38,252 vs $32,488
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.8%
$44,117 vs $32,488
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+38.0%
$44,829 vs $32,488
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.6%
$48,605 vs $32,488
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+50.6%
$48,911 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.4%
$49,180 vs $32,488
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+82.6%
$59,330 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+87.9%
$61,029 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
22%
$13,150 debt · $61,029 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$8,000 debt · $38,252 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
21%
$14,095 debt · $68,626 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
16%
$8,000 debt · $49,180 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$5,937 debt · $44,117 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$8,750 debt · $75,879 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$8,950 debt · $79,695 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$9,000 debt · $83,358 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1965Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 14

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,467
$30–48k$14,278
$48–75k$16,098
$75–110k$18,937
$110k+$20,368

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,506
+$8,066vs Baccalaureate median $6,440
Federal loans
9.6%
In-state tuition
$2,830
Out-of-state
$8,952

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 17,687 students received $80.6M in Pell grants, alongside $23.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
17,687
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$80.6M
$80,649,509 total
Direct Loans
$23.4M
6,347 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

17k
20
17k
21
16k
22
16k
23
18k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.2M
3,465 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.9M
2,850 loan awards
Parent PLUS$280K
32 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 3,903 borrowers who entered repayment, 54 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,903
Defaulted
54
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.0%
2017
9.9%
2018
10.4%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Broward College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs106
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5,495 total completions
01Liberal Arts
3,70667.4%
02Health Professions
72313.2%
03Business
3927.1%
04Computer Sciences
3486.3%
05Transportation
911.7%
06Education
791.4%
07Security/Protective
711.3%
08Engineering Tech
360.7%
09Visual/Performing Arts
270.5%
10Legal Professions
220.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
30,728
12-mo unduplicated
47,409
Undergraduate
47,409
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%19,091
Women
60%28,318

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
38.3%
Black
34.2%
White
11.7%
Non-resident
7.0%
Asian
2.9%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
147
66 M · 81 W
Women athletes
55.1%
Athletic aid
$378K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$154K
$225K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$21K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
27 M · 26 W
$352K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$257K
Baseball
24 M ·
$225K
Softball
· 21 W
$160K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$92K
Tennis
· 7 W
$78K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.86
25 offenses · 29,140 students

3-year trend

0.322 yrs ago0.331 yr ago0.86Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
45
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
23
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
20
Burglary
2
Aggravated assault
2
Fondling
1

By location

25total
  • On campus25

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
6
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
31.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
332

Broward College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Broward College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBroward College
39%30,728$14,506Baccalaureate
19,342$4,621Community College
20,375$3,345Community College
21,859$2,424Community College
22,460$5,672Community College
16,451$9,844Community College
12,926$11,911Community College
17,840$4,266Community College
12,820$7,177Baccalaureate
33,677$10,852Community College
14,053$6,440Baccalaureate
25,567$3,206Community College
14,301$7,247Baccalaureate
23,556$4,128Baccalaureate
28,071$8,069Community College
90.8%17,437$11,453Community College
21,483$3,861Community College
15,429$3,815Baccalaureate
24,985$6,202Community College
14,611$10,261Community College
58,941$5,463Baccalaureate
18,835$8,027Community College
29,971$6,490Community College
25,916$9,182Baccalaureate
24,597$3,864Community College
16,283$3,405Community College
21,730$8,377Community College
19,901$4,585Community College
31,812$12,143Community College
20,969$2,407Community College
15,390$8,970Baccalaureate
20%27,431$1,751Baccalaureate
23,936$1,471Baccalaureate
16,884$11,762Community College
47,425$12,037Baccalaureate
Peer group median30%90.8%21,483$6,440

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Broward College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
954-201-7521
Address
111 East Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Our “Why” is to engage faculty, staff, and administrators in learning about our institutional performance, as well as student performance in meeting program learning outcomes through a culture of assessment so that we can identify strategies for continuous improvement to best serve our College’s mission.

Visit IR office page
Team
7 members
  • Dr. Kandeice Gibson
  • Karen Parker
  • Marc Webb
  • Michelle Levine
  • Dr. Monique Blake
  • Priscilla Suarez
  • Louise Winter

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (6)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Notable alumni of Broward College (20)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Rita Mae Brown
    Literature
  • Mike Donald
    Athletics
  • Parris N. Glendening
    Politics
  • Drake Hogestyn
    Acting
  • Rosemary Homeister, Jr.
    Athletics
  • Barrington Irving
    Aviation
  • Alexis Jeffers
    Politics
  • Mat Latos
    Athletics
  • Ramiele Malubay
    Music
  • Marilyn Manson
    Entertainment
  • Valeria Morales
    Pageantry
  • Jim Naugle
    Politics
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Frequently asked questions about Broward College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Broward College.

What is the graduation rate at Broward College?

Broward College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Broward College?

Broward College reports a total enrollment of 30,728 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Broward College?

The average net price at Broward College is $14,506 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Broward College located?

Broward College is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301.

Who runs Institutional Research at Broward College?

Broward College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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