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Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·fit.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
-3.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
8,992
peer median 7,279
Avg net price
$35,639
+$10k vs R2 Research
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About

Florida Institute of Technology, located in Melbourne, Florida, was founded in 1958. The institution is a comprehensive national research university that focuses on science and technology education, including hands-on and research-driven academic approaches.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
17,295
17,295 candidates competed
Admitted
9,979
57.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
940
9.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
64%-3.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
62%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

11.3pp gap
Pell recipients
55%106 of 192
Non-Pell (all)
66%389 of 587
Subsidized loan, no Pell
65%112 of 171
No Federal Aid
67%277 of 416

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.3-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 130 Title IV programs, 37 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 93 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
130
Passing
37
28.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

130programs
  • Passing37 · 28.5%
  • No Data93 · 71.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
36
No data
93

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.

37
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Associate Degree · Psychology
+20.0%
$41,767 vs $34,808
Human Resources Management and Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+25.9%
$75,661 vs $60,112
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.0%
$84,170 vs $60,112
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+42.4%
$85,593 vs $60,112
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.0%
$50,488 vs $34,808
Information Science/Studies
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+48.1%
$51,539 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+48.7%
$51,753 vs $34,808
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+58.8%
$55,282 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

19
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Doctoral Degree · Psychology
137%
$157,677 debt · $114,742 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
83%
$43,000 debt · $51,753 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
56%
$38,053 debt · $67,417 earn
Information Science/Studies
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
55%
$46,876 debt · $85,906 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$29,500 debt · $55,282 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
50%
$36,625 debt · $72,717 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
50%
$31,194 debt · $62,019 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
49%
$41,000 debt · $84,170 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 1964Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 7

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    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$29,108
$30–48k$29,213
$48–75k$31,311
$75–110k$36,466
$110k+$40,649

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

Avg net price (private)
$35,639
+$10,068vs R2 Research median $25,572
Federal loans
40.1%
In-state tuition
$45,900
Out-of-state
$45,900

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, 1,494 students received $8.3M in Pell grants, alongside $69.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,494
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.3M
$8,307,389 total
Direct Loans
$69.4M
6,241 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.4M
1,552 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.9M
1,733 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$33.2M
2,115 loan awards
Parent PLUS$19.9M
659 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.0M
182 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 2,028 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,028
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.6%
2017
8.0%
2018
5.2%
2019
0.8%
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 FIT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs90
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,675 total completions
01Psychology
91834.3%
02Business
57721.6%
03Engineering
47217.6%
04Transportation
1887.0%
05Computer Sciences
1706.4%
06Biological Sciences
1033.9%
07Engineering Tech
883.3%
08Physical Sciences
662.5%
09Military Tech
602.2%
10Security/Protective
331.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
8,992
12-mo unduplicated
12,376
Undergraduate
4,708
Graduate
7,668

Gender split

Men
42%5,219
Women
58%7,157

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.1%
Hispanic
17.0%
Non-resident
12.3%
Black
4.7%
Asian
3.4%
Two or more
3.2%
Unknown
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
358
223 M · 135 W
Women athletes
37.7%
Athletic aid
$5.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$11.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.2M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$45K
$41K
Head-coach salaries
$75K
$72K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Lacrosse
60 M · 29 W
$1.5M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
66 M · —
$514K
Soccer
32 M · 25 W
$1.5M
Swimming
32 M · 23 W
$736K
Baseball
39 M · —
$861K
Basketball
15 M · 16 W
$1.7M

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
2.58
22 offenses · 8,516 students

3-year trend

3.072 yrs ago18.521 yr ago2.58Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
200
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
27
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
5

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
6
Rape
5
Motor vehicle theft
5
Burglary
4
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

22total
  • On campus20
  • Non-campus2

Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
5
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Ethnicity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs27
Liquor070

Residence-hall fires

  • Commons - Columbia Village1 fire
    OtherDamage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
324

FIT vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions FIT 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 Institute of Technology
64%—8,992$35,639R2 Research
Clarkson University
75%77.4%3,348$30,305R2 Research
Colorado School of Mines
82%60.7%8,044$28,690R1 Research
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
67%64.8%11,426$41,272Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Florida Polytechnic University
55%57.5%1,769$11,853Baccalaureate
Illinois Institute of Technology
75%54.9%8,834$18,425R2 Research
Kettering University
71%78.7%1,466$34,660Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Lawrence Technological University
60%55.9%3,693$32,918Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Louisiana Tech University
62%86.4%11,873$11,864R2 Research
Michigan Technological University
68%92.4%7,403$14,182R2 Research
Milwaukee School of Engineering
67%58.9%2,953$22,453Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Missouri University of Science and Technology
64%72.5%7,154$16,298R2 Research
Montana Technological University
58%91.1%1,702$16,481Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
New Jersey Institute of Technology
73%65.1%13,247$16,504R1 Research
New York Institute of Technology
59%81.0%6,877$22,443Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
84%63.5%7,040$36,228R1 Research
Rochester Institute of Technology
71%66.9%17,098$34,906R2 Research
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
52%79.9%2,576$20,183Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Stevens Institute of Technology
87%47.6%8,469$41,346R2 Research
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
90%60.2%7,584$43,071R2 Research
Peer group median68%65.1%7,279$25,572

Institutions like FIT

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

IPEDS

Campuses

The 1 campus that make up Florida Institute of Technology.

IPEDS

FIT Institutional Research office

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

Office
Institutional Research & Strategic Analytics
Email
oir [at] fit.edu
Phone
321-674-7569
Address
150 W. University Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901

IRSA serves as the primary source for official university data and facilitates data-informed decision-making, strategic planning, and supports continuous improvement processes to enhance the learning environment and achieve Florida Tech’s mission.

Visit IR office page

Reports & documents (5)

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

Notable alumni of FIT (10)

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

  • Joan Higginbotham
    Astronautics
  • Kathryn P. Hire
    Astronautics
  • Sunita Williams
    Astronautics
  • David A. King
    Science and Engineering
  • Ryan Gellert
    Business and Entrepreneurship
  • Ann E. Dunwoody
    Military
  • Alyssa Carson
    Science and Engineering
  • Don "The Dragon" Wilson
    Entertainment
  • Mike Moses
    Astronautics
  • Amy Simon
    Science and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Florida Institute of Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about FIT.

What is the graduation rate at Florida Institute of Technology?

Florida Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Florida Institute of Technology?

Florida Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 8,992 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Florida Institute of Technology?

The average net price at Florida Institute of Technology is $35,639 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Florida Institute of Technology?

Florida Institute of Technology's yield rate is 9.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Florida Institute of Technology located?

Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida 32901-6975.

Who runs Institutional Research at Florida Institute of Technology?

Florida Institute of Technology's IR work is done by the Institutional Research & Strategic Analytics.

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
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