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Net cost: The median annual cost of all students that receive any aid. This does not refer to the “sticker price”, the price listed by the college.
Earnings: The median earnings of all bachelor-level students 10 years after enrollment. This includes both students that do and do not graduate, across all majors.
Payback: The amount of time in years it takes to pay off the median net cost by the median earnings. For this calculation, the median earning of high school graduates (in the school’s home state) are deducted from the median earnings.
Degree premium: The difference between the school’s median earnings and the median earnings for all schools in the same state. This is called “Vs. state average” in school profiles below.
Ranking: The payback rate is divided by the degree premium (set as a percentage), the lower the number the higher the rank. (i.e. payback=1, degree premium 20% higher than state school median: 1/120% = .883.
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Admission rate: 32%
Grad rate: 88%
Net cost: $6,302
Payback: Under a year
Earnings: $64,463
Vs. state average: + $19,742
Economic score: 0.45
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University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, Florida
Admission rate: 63%
Grad rate: N/A
Net cost: $7,492
Payback: Under a year
Earnings: $64,463
Vs. state average: + $19,742
Economic score: 0.64
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Florida International University
Miami, Florida
Admission rate: 58%
Grad rate: 66%
Net cost: $7,296
Payback: 1.1 Years
Earnings: $54,501
Vs. state average: + $9,780
Economic score: 0.91
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
Admission rate: 33%
Grad rate: 81%
Net cost: $9,789
Payback: 1.3 Years
Earnings: $53,449
Vs. state average: + $8,728
Economic score: 1.12
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Admission rate: 50%
Grad rate: 72%
Net cost: $8,355
Payback: 1.3 Years
Earnings: $50,262
Vs. state average: + $5,541
Economic score: 1.18
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University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Admission rate: 46%
Grad rate: 72%
Net cost: $10,274
Payback: 1.6 Years
Earnings: $51,912
Vs. state average: + $7,191
Economic score: 1.40
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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Admission rate: 80%
Grad rate: 64%
Net cost: $9,606
Payback: 1.6 Years
Earnings: $49,338
Vs. state average: + $4,617
Economic score: 1.48
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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Admission rate: 75%
Grad rate: 62%
Net cost: $10,186
Payback: 1.7 Years
Earnings: $50,478
Vs. state average: + $5,757
Economic score: 1.51
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida
Admission rate: 61%
Grad rate: 63%
Net cost: $34,296
Payback: 2.9 Years
Earnings: $77,768
Vs. state average: + $33,047
Economic score: 1.65
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The University of West Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Admission rate: 58%
Grad rate: 52%
Net cost: $7,406
Payback: 1.7 Years
Earnings: $43,063
Vs. state average: - $1,658
Economic score: 1.78
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Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, Florida
Admission rate: 78%
Grad rate: 62%
Net cost: $11,606
Payback: 2.0 Years
Earnings: $49,984
Vs. state average: + $5,263
Economic score: 1.79
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New College of Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Admission rate: 70%
Grad rate: 60%
Net cost: $8,516
Payback: 2.0 Years
Earnings: $43,994
Vs. state average: - $727
Economic score: 2.08
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AdventHealth University
Orlando, Florida
Admission rate: 91%
Grad rate: 54%
Net cost: $18,229
Payback: 3.0 Years
Earnings: $58,788
Vs. state average: + $14,067
Economic score: 2.24
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Barry University
Miami, Florida
Admission rate: 66%
Grad rate: 46%
Net cost: $17,994
Payback: 2.7 Years
Earnings: $53,436
Vs. state average: + $8,715
Economic score: 2.27
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Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Admission rate: 71%
Grad rate: 64%
Net cost: $31,097
Payback: 3.3 Years
Earnings: $63,704
Vs. state average: + $18,983
Economic score: 2.34
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St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, Florida
Admission rate: 60%
Grad rate: 51%
Net cost: $18,374
Payback: 2.9 Years
Earnings: $50,752
Vs. state average: + $6,031
Economic score: 2.52
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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Admission rate: 34%
Grad rate: 82%
Net cost: $46,949
Payback: 4.4 Years
Earnings: $67,362
Vs. state average: + $22,641
Economic score: 2.91
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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida
Admission rate: 78%
Grad rate: 52%
Net cost: $24,084
Payback: 3.4 Years
Earnings: $52,409
Vs. state average: + $7,688
Economic score: 2.94
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The University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Admission rate: 56%
Grad rate: 61%
Net cost: $30,990
Payback: 4.1 Years
Earnings: $55,040
Vs. state average: + $10,319
Economic score: 3.29
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Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
Admission rate: 61%
Grad rate: 73%
Net cost: $29,806
Payback: 4.0 Years
Earnings: $53,363
Vs. state average: + $8,642
Economic score: 3.35
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