Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 3,404 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 58%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $36,511per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 62%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,55710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Florida Tech was founded in 1958 as 'Brevard Engineering College' by Dr. Jerome P. Keuper, a physicist who worked at Cape Canaveral during the start of the Space Race.
Source: Facts and Figures | Florida Tech
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 58%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1120–1320Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $36,511full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $64,812sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $46,669Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $50,55710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,498federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,404Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 30%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 40%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Everglades University Boca Raton, FL — admits 81%
- Lynn University Boca Raton, FL — admits 73%
- Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL — admits 82%
- Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL — admits 81%
Also worth a look
- Rollins College Winter Park, FL — admits 48%
- Southeastern University Lakeland, FL — admits 53%
- Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL — admits 57%
- Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA — admits 64%
- Stonehill College Easton, MA — admits 66%
- Bryant University Smithfield, RI — admits 65%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Florida Institute of Technology, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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