Florida International University
Miami, Florida
- Public
- Suburb
- 39,508 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 55%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $11,462per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 76%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,72210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
FIU's Golden Promise guarantees 100% tuition and fees for Florida residents with a Student Aid Index of 0 or less.
The Golden Promise program guarantees 100% tuition and fees coverage for Florida residents with a Student Aid Index of 0 or less.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 55%About 5 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%)
- 1070–1260Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Florida International University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
79% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.00. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 61%21,976 admitted of 36,113 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1070–126092% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 22–278% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 23%46% were in the top quarter. Based on the 76% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
- Test scores
Considered
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Florida International University Common Data Set 2025–26. 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
- $11,462full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,604sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,565Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $20,204Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 76%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $65,72210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,547federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 39,508Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 43%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN — admits 78%
- Michigan State University East Lansing, MI — admits 85%
- The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 77%
- California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA — admits 91%
Also worth a look
- University of South Florida Tampa, FL — admits 43%
- University of Central Florida Orlando, FL — admits 40%
- Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL — admits 66%
- University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL — admits 53%
- Georgia State University Atlanta, GA — admits 55%
- California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA — admits 46%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Florida International University, 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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