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Full Sail University is a for-profit regional university located in Winter Park, Florida. Full Sail University has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Full Sail University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,344 10 years after enrolling, 31st in Florida, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Full Sail University bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average.
Full Sail University’s median net annual cost of $27,454 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Full Sail University sorted by number of graduates - FIlm, Video & Photography, Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Human Computer Interaction., Design & Applied Arts, Music, Arts, Entertainment & Media - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,454
Average years to graduate
4.1
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Computer Programming
Rank: -
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Economic score: 3.03
Computer Engineering
Rank: -
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Economic score: 3.39
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rank: -
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Economic score: 4.09
Computer science
Rank: -
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Economic score: 4.84
Computer Science
Rank: -
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Economic score: 7.48
Computer Engr. Tech
Rank: -
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Economic score: 8.04
Drama
Rank: -
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Economic score: 8.83
Advertising & PR
Rank: -
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Economic score: 24.26
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: -
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Economic score: 27.23
Marketing
Rank: -
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Economic score: 44.03
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 6 graduate programs at Full Sail University - Arts, Entertainment & Media, Rhetoric & Composition, Marketing, FIlm, Video & Photography, Human Computer Interaction., Design & Applied Arts - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: #11
Economic score: 0.65
Educational media design
Rank: #51
Economic score: 0.73
Advertising & PR
Rank: #29
Economic score: 1.15
Journalism
Rank: #19
Economic score: 1.48
Entrepreneurship
Rank: #6
Economic score: 2.08
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 45% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Full Sail University is 13% lower than the state average, and 12% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Full Sail University, Pell Grant recipients represent 50% of the measured graduating class, 15% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Full Sail University graduates within 4.1 years.
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.
Full Sail University’s economic mobility score of 9.58 is calculated by adjusting the 7.42 economic score of lower-income students by the 50% pell grant recipients within the student body. Full Sail University’s EMS of 9.58 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Full Sail University pays $27,454 a year, $-1,104 less than the $26,350 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 $27,454
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Full Sail University, 68% 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 $27,454 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 61% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $12,619. This is 7% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$11,413
Pell grants
$4,895
State grants
$2,172
Institutional grants
$8,498
Full Sail University offers 18 online bachelor programs, 4 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Full Sail University offers 11 programs, 9 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
29
Hybrid programs
16
Percentage of programs online
78%
Full time
100%
83%
Female
27%
59%
First time
67%
59%
In-state
25%
68%
1st generation
39%
35%
White
39%
52%
Black
26%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
15%
12%