Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)

Florida National University - Main Campus

Hialeah, Florida·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·fnu.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,750
peer median 1,200
Avg net price
$23,043
+$4.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Florida National University is a private for-profit university in Hialeah, Florida. It was established in 1988. The student body is diverse, though primarily Hispanic. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
31%+3.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

15.3pp gap
Pell recipients
28%96 of 348
Non-Pell (all)
43%45 of 104
Subsidized loan, no Pell
36%29 of 80
No Federal Aid
67%16 of 24

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.3-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.

Of 45 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
45
Passing
14
31.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

45programs
  • Passing14 · 31.1%
  • No Data31 · 68.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
11
No data
31

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.

14
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+2.0%
$33,134 vs $32,488
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.8%
$39,258 vs $32,488
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+24.7%
$64,291 vs $51,545
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+32.7%
$68,396 vs $51,545
Public Health
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+38.5%
$45,001 vs $32,488
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+57.6%
$51,212 vs $32,488
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services Other
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+73.7%
$56,422 vs $32,488
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+75.7%
$57,086 vs $32,488

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+2.0%
+$646

Debt vs earnings

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

14
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
79%
$40,329 debt · $51,212 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
70%
$23,049 debt · $33,134 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
67%
$42,575 debt · $63,661 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
62%
$35,864 debt · $57,468 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
53%
$20,842 debt · $39,258 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
51%
$29,253 debt · $57,086 earn
Public Health
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
51%
$22,725 debt · $45,001 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$35,091 debt · $86,826 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 1997Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 14

  1. Nov 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$22,794
$30–48k$23,564
$48–75k$26,259
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$23,043
+$3,997vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $19,046
Federal loans
77.1%
In-state tuition
$17,368
Out-of-state
$17,368

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,161 students received $18.4M in Pell grants, alongside $30.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,161
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$18.4M
$18,359,542 total
Direct Loans
$30.5M
5,778 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
2k
21
2k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.9M
2,651 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$12.3M
2,626 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.2M
326 loan awards
Parent PLUS$979K
168 loan awards
Grad PLUS$76K
7 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 1,517 borrowers who entered repayment, 37 (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
1,517
Defaulted
37
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.1%
2017
12.3%
2018
9.6%
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 FNU

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

750 total completions
01Health Professions
44258.9%
02Business
13017.3%
03Psychology
11014.7%
04Security/Protective
253.3%
05Computer Sciences
172.3%
06Legal Professions
141.9%
07Liberal Arts
111.5%
08Education
10.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,750
12-mo unduplicated
6,693
Undergraduate
6,101
Graduate
592

Gender split

Men
28%1,892
Women
72%4,801

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
83.0%
Non-resident
8.7%
Black
3.9%
White
3.5%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Two or more
0.2%
Unknown
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
362
227 M · 135 W
Women athletes
37.3%
Athletic aid
$3.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.2M
$1.7M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
71 M · 34 W
$1.4M
Baseball
72 M ·
$912K
Tennis
34 M · 21 W
$662K
Basketball
29 M · 18 W
$924K
Softball
· 35 W
$722K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
15 M · 9 W
$331K

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
1.14
3 offenses · 2,638 students

3-year trend

1.702 yrs ago0.741 yr ago1.14Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
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

Robbery
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • Public property3

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
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
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
82

FNU vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions FNU 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
SubjectFlorida National University-Main Campus
31%2,750$23,043Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
9%801$16,482Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
52%746$18,399Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
21%98.5%2,403$33,744Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
17%1,083$12,303Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
100%1,303$16,064Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
24%77.0%2,225$19,693Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
67%7.3%1,096$20,242Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median28%77.0%1,200$19,046

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Frequently asked questions about Florida National University-Main Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about FNU.

What is the graduation rate at Florida National University-Main Campus?

Florida National University-Main Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Florida National University-Main Campus?

Florida National University-Main Campus reports a total enrollment of 2,750 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Florida National University-Main Campus?

The average net price at Florida National University-Main Campus is $23,043 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Florida National University-Main Campus located?

Florida National University-Main Campus is located in Hialeah, Florida 33012.

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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