BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Florida College

Temple Terrace, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·floridacollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
+21.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
728
peer median 1,037
Avg net price
$23,931
+$2.3k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Florida College is a private Christian college in Temple Terrace, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1946. Although it draws its staff, faculty, and most of its students from non-institutional churches of Christ, it is not legally or financially connected to any specific church, group of churches, or religious institution.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
323
323 candidates competed
Admitted
225
69.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
175
77.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
54%+21.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

26.9pp gap
Pell recipients
36%24 of 66
Non-Pell (all)
63%83 of 132
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%41 of 69
No Federal Aid
67%42 of 63

Non-Pell students graduate at a 26.9-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.

FVT/GE

Of 27 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 23 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
Passing
4
14.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

27programs
  • Passing4 · 14.8%
  • No Data23 · 85.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
23

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.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.2%
$39,764 vs $34,808
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.5%
$44,035 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.7%
$47,244 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+77.0%
$61,597 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
45%
$18,000 debt · $39,764 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$18,250 debt · $61,597 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$12,000 debt · $44,035 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$12,000 debt · $47,244 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1954Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Oct 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,494
$30–48k$19,241
$48–75k$19,530
$75–110k$25,004
$110k+$29,396

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,931
+$2,252vs Baccalaureate median $21,679
Federal loans
41.5%
In-state tuition
$20,360
Out-of-state
$20,360

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 196 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $3.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
196
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,136,402 total
Direct Loans
$3.1M
520 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$740K
192 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$865K
236 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
92 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 163 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (2.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
163
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.3%
2017
5.6%
2018
7.9%
2019
2.4%
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 Florida College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs27
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

182 total completions
01Liberal Arts
8144.5%
02Business
3720.3%
03Communication
189.9%
04Parks/Recreation
179.3%
05Health Professions
137.1%
06Psychology
52.7%
07Education
42.2%
08Theology
31.6%
09History
21.1%
10Visual/Performing Arts
21.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
728
12-mo unduplicated
777
Undergraduate
777
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%382
Women
51%395

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.8%
Hispanic
8.7%
Unknown
4.4%
Black
3.7%
Non-resident
3.6%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
124
77 M · 47 W
Women athletes
37.9%
Athletic aid
$638K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$397K
$241K
Recruiting expense
$5K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
30 M · 17 W
$610K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
15 M · 6 W
$116K
Cross Country
10 M · 6 W
$111K
Basketball
14 M · —
$447K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$201K
Golf
8 M · 4 W
$186K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 657 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs01
    Liquor01

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    43

    Florida College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Florida College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectFlorida College
    		54%—728$23,931Baccalaureate
    Bard College at Simon's Rock
    		—95.9%314$31,625Baccalaureate
    Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
    		0%—744$15,488Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
    		——2,086$14,135Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Online
    		17%—10,343$15,187Baccalaureate
    Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
    		17%—1,037$14,858Baccalaureate
    Donnelly College
    		——395$11,476Baccalaureate
    Dunwoody College of Technology
    		86%98.9%1,537$26,939Baccalaureate
    Emmaus Bible College
    		56%59.8%234$13,186Baccalaureate
    Goodwin University
    		——2,970$29,249Baccalaureate
    Herzing University-Akron
    		0%94.6%393$18,934Baccalaureate
    Herzing University-Atlanta
    		18%93.8%435$21,679Baccalaureate
    Hesston College
    		54%—373$26,299Baccalaureate
    Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
    		34%79.9%1,184$27,426Baccalaureate
    Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
    		58%97.0%20,888$30,498Doctoral/Professional
    Lackawanna College
    		67%—2,211$19,951Baccalaureate
    New England Institute of Technology
    		—66.7%1,922$36,483Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Oak Hills Christian College
    		6%62.7%95$20,227Baccalaureate
    Southeastern Baptist College
    		17%100.0%93$8,138Baccalaureate
    St. Augustine College
    		20%—810$15,491Baccalaureate
    University of Northwestern Ohio
    		32%—2,525$21,807Baccalaureate
    University of Rio Grande
    		36%—2,258$23,686Baccalaureate
    Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		36%73.9%1,405$39,986Baccalaureate
    Peer group median33%93.8%1,037$21,679

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Florida College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Florida College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Jennifer Kearney
      Director of Institutional Effectiveness

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Florida College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Florida College?

    Florida College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Florida College?

    Florida College reports a total enrollment of 728 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Florida College?

    The average net price at Florida College is $23,931 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Florida College?

    Florida College's yield rate is 77.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Florida College located?

    Florida College is located in Temple Terrace, Florida 33617.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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