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Florida National University is a for-profit regional university located in Hialeah, Florida. FNU has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at FNU is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $29,148 10 years after enrolling, 73rd in Florida, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, FNU bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average.
Florida National University’s median net annual cost of $20,296 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at FNU sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Public Health, Business Administration, Accounting, Criminal Justice - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,296
Average years to graduate
3.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at FNU - Business Administration, Public Health - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 59% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at FNU is 1% higher than the state average, and 1% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At FNU, Pell Grant recipients represent 75% of the measured graduating class, 40% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at FNU graduates within 4.1 years.
FNU is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Florida National University’s economic mobility score of 2.58 is calculated by adjusting the 18.34 economic score of lower-income students by the 75% pell grant recipients within the student body. FNU’s EMS of 2.58 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Florida National University pays $20,296 a year, $-5,108 less than the $15,188 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,296
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At FNU, 76% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,296 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $12,914. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$11,900
Pell grants
$5,709
State grants
$991
Institutional grants
$3,177
Florida National University offers 11 online bachelor programs, 10 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level FNU offers 3 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
14
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
93%
Full time
38%
83%
Female
74%
59%
First time
82%
59%
In-state
96%
68%
1st generation
57%
35%
White
2%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
84%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%