BaccalaureatePublic
Eastern Florida State College
6-yr Graduation
52%
—
Total enrollment
14,053
peer median 10,318
Avg net price
$6,440
+$585 vs Baccalaureate
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About
Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) is a public college based in Cocoa, Florida. It is a member of the Florida College System and has additional campuses in Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville, as well as a virtual campus.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
52%
Overall completion
52%
Pell equity
13.5pp gap
Pell recipients
45%288 of 637
Non-Pell (all)
58%401 of 686
Subsidized loan, no Pell
55%21 of 38
No Federal Aid
59%380 of 648
Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.5-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
1
Watch
0
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
$33,748
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+3.9%
+$1,260
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+3.9%
$33,748 vs $32,488
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$42,428
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+30.6%
+$9,940
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+30.6%
$42,428 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$42,613
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+31.2%
+$10,125
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.2%
$42,613 vs $32,488
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$43,285
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+33.2%
+$10,797
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+33.2%
$43,285 vs $32,488
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$53,408
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+64.4%
+$20,920
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+64.4%
$53,408 vs $32,488
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$53,597
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+65.0%
+$21,109
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+65.0%
$53,597 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$54,133
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+66.6%
+$21,645
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+66.6%
$54,133 vs $32,488
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$54,622
$32,488
Same-State HS Median
+68.1%
+$22,134
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+68.1%
$54,622 vs $32,488
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+3.9%
+$1,260
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$18,031
$42,613
42%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$18,031 debt · $42,613 earn
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$21,039
$53,408
39%
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$21,039 debt · $53,408 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$21,193
$54,133
39%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$21,193 debt · $54,133 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$16,000
$43,285
37%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$16,000 debt · $43,285 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,550
$54,622
29%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,550 debt · $54,622 earn
Information Science/Studies
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$15,875
$70,869
22%
Information Science/Studies
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$15,875 debt · $70,869 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$11,937
$53,597
22%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$11,937 debt · $53,597 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$17,176
$77,667
22%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$17,176 debt · $77,667 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 · 22
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Feb 2024Removal of Monitoring StatusAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$6,440
+$585vs Baccalaureate median $5,855
Federal loans
15.3%
In-state tuition
$2,496
Out-of-state
$9,739
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,565 students received $30.6M in Pell grants, alongside $16.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
6,565
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$30.6M
$30,638,724 total
Direct Loans
$16.1M
4,236 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
5k’20
5k’21
5k’22
5k’23
7k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$6.8M
2,195 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.2M
2,031 loan awards
Parent PLUS$73K
10 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,393 borrowers who entered repayment, 109 (4.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
4.5%
+2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,393
Defaulted
109
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
3.2%-6.1
2017
16.1%+6.9
2018
11.8%+4.8
2019
4.5%+2.2
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.
Academic programs at Eastern Florida State College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs86
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
2,828 total completions
01Liberal Arts
1,74861.8%
01Liberal Arts
1,74861.8%
02Health Professions
39914.1%
02Health Professions
39914.1%
03Business
39113.8%
03Business
39113.8%
04Computer Sciences
1846.5%
04Computer Sciences
1846.5%
05Engineering Tech
501.8%
05Engineering Tech
501.8%
06Security/Protective
250.9%
06Security/Protective
250.9%
07Agriculture
140.5%
07Agriculture
140.5%
08Education
80.3%
08Education
80.3%
09Science Technologies
50.2%
09Science Technologies
50.2%
10Communication
40.1%
10Communication
40.1%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
14,053
12-mo unduplicated
18,954
Undergraduate
18,954
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
40%7,661
Women
60%11,293
Race / ethnicity composition
White
56.9%
Hispanic
18.9%
Black
12.2%
Two or more
6.1%
Asian
2.5%
Non-resident
1.7%
Unknown
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
195
99 M · 96 W
Women athletes
49.2%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.7M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$752K
$857K
Recruiting expense
$46K
$76K
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$15K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 8
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
28
26
$644,795
Soccer
28 M · 26 W
Basketball
15
15
$629,557
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
Baseball
28
—
$321,662
Baseball
28 M · —
Cross Country
11
7
$209,429
Cross Country
11 M · 7 W
Tennis
9
8
$383,926
Tennis
9 M · 8 W
Volleyball
—
17
$212,369
Volleyball
— · 17 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.15
2 offenses · 13,601 students
3-year trend
0.552 yrs ago0.311 yr ago0.15Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
2total
- Non-campus1
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor114
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
223
Eastern Florida State College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Eastern Florida State College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectEastern Florida State College | 52% | — | 14,053 | $6,440 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 30,728 | $14,506 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,934 | $1,133 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,928 | $12,088 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 12,820 | $7,177 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,921 | $5,364 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 14,301 | $7,247 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 23,556 | $4,128 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,426 | $4,709 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 21,483 | $3,861 | Community College | |
| — | — | 15,429 | $3,815 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,810 | $5,855 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 58,941 | $5,463 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,268 | $804 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 4,752 | $4,571 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 25,916 | $9,182 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,410 | $5,203 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,491 | $3,957 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 10,318 | $9,427 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,927 | $6,135 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 12,758 | $11,098 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 15,390 | $8,970 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 2,880 | $3,877 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 23,936 | $1,471 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 8,750 | $22,356 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,025 | $13,636 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 47,425 | $12,037 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 52% | — | 10,318 | $5,855 |
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Eastern Florida State College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Reports to Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Phone
321-433-5364
Address
1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research helps facilitate the effectiveness of Eastern Florida State College by providing support to faculty and staff leading academic programs, administrative units, and student services programs. Institutional effectiveness is accomplished through an integrated process of research, assessment, and quality improvement in order to meet institutional and programmatic accreditation requirements.
Visit IR office pageTeam
1 member
- Mark Quathamer Ed.D.Assistant V.P., Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic plan2025-2030 EFSC Strategic Plan2026The 2025-2030 EFSC Strategic Plan outlines Eastern Florida State College's commitment to providing quality and accessible learning opportunities to its diverse population. The plan consists of four strategic pillars: enhancing the collegiate experience, fostering student success, strengthening workforce readiness, and cultivating collaboration and financial sustainability. Developed by a leadership team of over 40 members, the plan is informed by extensive data and feedback from environmental scans, focus groups, and planning retreats.easternflorida.edu
Notable alumni of Eastern Florida State College (8)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Thad AltmanPolitics
- Paul AzingerAthletics
- Steve CrisafulliPolitics
- Darrell HammondEntertainment
- Danny McKnightMilitary
- Bill PoseyPolitics
- Scott RigellPolitics
- Daniel ToshEntertainment
Frequently asked questions about Eastern Florida State College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Eastern Florida State College.
What is the graduation rate at Eastern Florida State College?
Eastern Florida State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Eastern Florida State College?
Eastern Florida State College reports a total enrollment of 14,053 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Eastern Florida State College?
The average net price at Eastern Florida State College is $6,440 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Eastern Florida State College located?
Eastern Florida State College is located in Melbourne, Florida 32935.
Who runs Institutional Research at Eastern Florida State College?
Eastern Florida State College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research, which reports to Institutional Effectiveness and Research.
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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