BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Flagler College

Saint Augustine, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·flagler.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
-8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,425
peer median 2,153
Avg net price
$29,951
+$6.5k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Flagler College is a private liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. The school was founded in 1968 and offers 44 undergraduate majors and two master's programs. It also operated the Flagler College – Tallahassee Campus from 2000 to 2024.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
5,004
5,004 candidates competed
Admitted
4,041
80.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
652
16.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
56%-8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
45%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
59%
Non-Pell
54%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 38 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 21 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
16
42.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.6%
+2.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing16 · 42.1%
  • No Data21 · 55.3%
  • Failing1 · 2.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
13
No data
21

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.

17
History
Bachelor Degree · History
-7.2%
$30,134 vs $32,488
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+9.1%
$35,458 vs $32,488
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+12.4%
$36,506 vs $32,488
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+20.7%
$39,203 vs $32,488
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+44.4%
$46,921 vs $32,488
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+44.6%
$46,971 vs $32,488
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+44.9%
$47,078 vs $32,488
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+48.0%
$48,085 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

17
History
Bachelor Degree · History
90%
$27,000 debt · $30,134 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
71%
$25,893 debt · $36,506 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
71%
$25,025 debt · $35,458 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
66%
$26,000 debt · $39,203 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
55%
$25,900 debt · $47,078 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
54%
$26,000 debt · $48,085 earn
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
54%
$25,173 debt · $46,971 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
53%
$25,000 debt · $46,921 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 1973Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    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$22,668
$30–48k$24,521
$48–75k$25,428
$75–110k$31,814
$110k+$35,920

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,951
+$6,520vs Baccalaureate median $23,432
Federal loans
53.6%
In-state tuition
$26,610
Out-of-state
$26,610

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 813 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $16.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
813
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.8M
$4,846,779 total
Direct Loans
$16.6M
2,584 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.4M
997 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.4M
1,240 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$234K
13 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7.6M
334 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 800 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
800
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.9%
2017
6.4%
2018
5.3%
2019
1.5%
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 Flagler College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

579 total completions
01Business
17029.4%
02Social Sciences
7913.6%
03Visual/Performing Arts
7412.8%
04Psychology
7012.1%
05Education
498.5%
06Communication
467.9%
07Natural Resources
315.4%
08Parks/Recreation
244.1%
09History
183.1%
10English Language
183.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,425
12-mo unduplicated
2,576
Undergraduate
2,562
Graduate
14

Gender split

Men
32%832
Women
68%1,744

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.4%
Hispanic
13.4%
Two or more
3.9%
Non-resident
3.1%
Unknown
3.0%
Black
2.9%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
390
213 M · 177 W
Women athletes
45.4%
Athletic aid
$4.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$10.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.0M
$2.4M
Recruiting expense
$35K
$29K
Head-coach salaries
$64K
$67K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
124 M · 113 W
$1.2M
Lacrosse
58 M · 49 W
$1.0M
Soccer
31 M · 23 W
$1.2M
Baseball
38 M ·
$642K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$1.4M
Golf
12 M · 9 W
$632K

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
8.39
22 offenses · 2,623 students

3-year trend

5.212 yrs ago6.791 yr ago8.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
54
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
30
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
4

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
10
Rape
4
Aggravated assault
4
Motor vehicle theft
3
Arson
1

By location

22total
  • On campus21
  • Public property1

Includes 13 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
6
Stalking
11 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Ethnicity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons04
Drugs056
Liquor0109

Residence-hall fires

  • Lewis House1 fire
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • FEC Towers1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
126

Flagler College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Flagler 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
SubjectFlagler College
56%2,425$29,951Baccalaureate
Anderson University
66%54.7%4,710$28,183Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Asbury University
65%63.4%2,100$20,428Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Benedictine College
62%98.1%2,535$27,477Baccalaureate
Calvin University
74%70.9%3,681$24,783Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Carroll College
69%70.9%1,156$24,842Baccalaureate
Carthage College
64%87.1%2,844$24,813Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
51%56.9%1,041$25,477Baccalaureate
Coker University
40%94.0%1,325$18,045Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
College of Saint Mary
61%44.7%786$14,986Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Culver-Stockton College
39%99.1%1,028$22,080Baccalaureate
Dordt University
74%68.5%1,952$25,383Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eckerd College
66%75.8%1,893$33,011Baccalaureate
Florida Southern College
71%64.4%3,211$29,664Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Grace College and Theological Seminary
69%82.1%2,304$18,406Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Guilford College
46%80.0%1,180$21,200Baccalaureate
High Point University
72%75.3%6,331$40,721Baccalaureate
Lake Erie College
38%70.4%1,108$21,296Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Ohio Northern University
72%74.4%3,140$25,727Baccalaureate
Siena College
75%69.0%3,720$32,697Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Stetson University
62%71.6%3,775$21,318Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Tennessee Wesleyan University
48%68.8%1,198$14,879Baccalaureate
University of Evansville
65%77.6%2,114$20,230Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Virginia Wesleyan University
42%72.9%1,853$20,583Baccalaureate
Walsh University
58%70.7%2,192$20,004Doctoral/Professional
Westminster College
65%92.6%1,191$20,800Baccalaureate
Whitworth University
71%89.8%2,314$25,884Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
York College of Pennsylvania
64%73.7%3,825$19,685Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median65%72.9%2,153$23,432

Flagler College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Reports to Academic Affairs
Email
Research [at] flagler.edu
Phone
(904) 829-6481
Address
20 Valencia Street

Institutional Research and Effectiveness supports the SACSCOC accreditation, coordinates program-level assessments, maintains enrollment data, provides reports, and develops strategic planning to ensure quality and support accreditation.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Lisa Banks
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Shang Li
    Assistant Director, Institutional Research and Retention Specialist
  • Lisa Li
    Assistant Director, Institutional Research and Retention Specialist
  • Kyle Doty
    Senior Analyst, Assessment and Reporting

Common Data Set (9)

The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.

Reports & documents (2)

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

Grants & funding (4)

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

Frequently asked questions about Flagler College

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

What is the graduation rate at Flagler College?

Flagler College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Flagler College?

Flagler College reports a total enrollment of 2,425 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Flagler College?

The average net price at Flagler College is $29,951 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Flagler College?

Flagler College's yield rate is 16.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Flagler College located?

Flagler College is located in Saint Augustine, Florida 32084.

Who runs Institutional Research at Flagler College?

Flagler College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, which reports to Academic Affairs.

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