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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·keiseruniversity.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
+28.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
20,888
peer median 1,037
Avg net price
$30,498
+$8.8k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

Keiser University is a private university with its main campus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Its flagship residential campus is in West Palm Beach, Florida, and additional campuses are located in other parts of Florida and internationally. Keiser provides educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate levels in both traditional and online delivery formats. The school is institutionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
3,238
3,238 candidates competed
Admitted
3,140
97.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,901
60.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
61%+28.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

6.9pp gap
Pell recipients
59%395 of 674
Non-Pell (all)
66%220 of 334
Subsidized loan, no Pell
70%119 of 171
No Federal Aid
62%101 of 163

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.9-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 112 Title IV programs, 46 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
112
Passing
46
41.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.9%
+0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

112programs
  • Passing46 · 41.1%
  • No Data65 · 58.0%
  • Failing1 · 0.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
6
Safe
37
No data
65

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.

47
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-9.9%
$29,280 vs $32,488
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+5.8%
$49,098 vs $46,411
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+6.4%
$54,823 vs $51,545
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+9.0%
$35,403 vs $32,488
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.2%
$36,127 vs $32,488
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+14.5%
$59,025 vs $51,545
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.7%
$39,852 vs $32,488
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+23.3%
$40,048 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

42
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
114%
$91,641 debt · $80,618 earn
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
109%
$53,526 debt · $49,098 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
109%
$45,413 debt · $41,668 earn
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
97%
$50,875 debt · $52,247 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
93%
$59,575 debt · $63,875 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
91%
$47,462 debt · $52,190 earn
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
90%
$47,944 debt · $53,101 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
87%
$34,801 debt · $40,048 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 1991Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 26

  1. Jan 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jan 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Dec 2024Heightened 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$29,143
$30–48k$30,272
$48–75k$32,174
$75–110k$36,495
$110k+$36,775

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

Avg net price (private)
$30,498
+$8,819vs Doctoral/Professional median $21,679
Federal loans
71.4%
In-state tuition
$25,056
Out-of-state
$25,056

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, 15,484 students received $87.7M in Pell grants, alongside $252.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
15,484
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$87.7M
$87,694,977 total
Direct Loans
$252.1M
33,980 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

17k
’20
16k
’21
15k
’22
14k
’23
15k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$64.1M
14,613 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$82.8M
14,729 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$47.3M
2,112 loan awards
Parent PLUS$23.6M
1,601 loan awards
Grad PLUS$34.4M
925 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 10,270 borrowers who entered repayment, 284 (2.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
10,270
Defaulted
284
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.4%
2017
10.5%
2018
9.1%
2019
2.7%
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 KUL

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs77
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

4,931 total completions
01Health Professions
2,88358.5%
02Business
55811.3%
03Psychology
3046.2%
04Security/Protective
2925.9%
05Computer Sciences
2304.7%
06Liberal Arts
2084.2%
07Parks/Recreation
1593.2%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
1483.0%
09Legal Professions
972.0%
10Communication
521.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
20,888
12-mo unduplicated
35,115
Undergraduate
31,016
Graduate
4,099

Gender split

Men
30%10,651
Women
70%24,464

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
29.5%
Unknown
28.8%
White
19.6%
Black
17.4%
Non-resident
1.8%
Asian
1.4%
Two or more
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
764
533 M · 231 W
Women athletes
30.2%
Athletic aid
$9.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$17.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$6.0M
$3.4M
Recruiting expense
$26K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$65K
$55K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
118 M · 62 W
$1.5M
Soccer
73 M · 40 W
$2.1M
Football
108 M · —
$2.8M
Basketball
60 M · 16 W
$1.3M
Other Sports
26 M · 45 W
$1.0M
Lacrosse
42 M · 24 W
$1.2M

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
0.15
3 offenses · 20,102 students

3-year trend

0.052 yrs ago0.111 yr ago0.15Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
2
Fondling
1

By location

3total
  • On campus1
  • Public property2

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons03
Drugs00
Liquor09

Residence-hall fires

  • Stauffer Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

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)
1,178

KUL vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions KUL 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
SubjectKeiser University-Ft Lauderdale
61%—20,888$30,498Doctoral/Professional
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
Florida College
40%69.7%728$23,931Baccalaureate
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
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%79.9%1,037$21,679

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

IPEDS

KUL Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Research and Innovation
Email
terryr [at] keiseruniversity.edu
Phone
(954) 776-4476
Address
1900 West Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

Our mission is to foster and promote ethical research, scholarship, creativity, and innovation across all campuses. We are dedicated to supporting and collaborating with faculty and student researchers, empowering them to pursue meaningful work that enriches knowledge and contributes to both community well-being and societal growth.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Shoshana Dayanim, Ph.D
    Director of Institutional Research; Chair of Institutional Review Board; Chair Research and Scholarship Collaborative

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about KUL.

What is the graduation rate at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale reports a total enrollment of 20,888 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?

The average net price at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is $30,498 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale's yield rate is 60.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale located?

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309.

Who runs Institutional Research at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale's IR work is done by the Office of Research and Innovation.

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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