Florida Institute of Technology
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Melbourne, FL
Population
500,000
Website
http://www.fit.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
3,235
Men / Women
67% / 33%
White
49%
Hispanic
16%
International
12%
Black
5%
Asian
3%
Mixed
3%
Native American
0%
From State
40%
From Region
4%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering
38%
Professional
19%
Business & Economics
11%
Computer Science
8%
Life & Natural Sciences
8%
Physical Sciences & Math
8%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$45,900
Est. Cost of Attendance
$62,440
10-Year ROI
$87,000
ROI Percentile
16th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
80%
4-Year Graduation Rate
48%
6-Year Graduation Rate
64%
Transfer-Out Rate
24%
Weather
Comfortable Days
60 (5% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours
2,872 (82%)
Days Without Precipitation
249 (57%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
66%
Yield (Unbound)
9%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $9M | #206 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $8M | #269 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $0M | #429 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 25 | #151 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 32 | #305 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 5 | #511 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
required
Submitted Test Scores
100%
SAT Range
1150
–
1290
SAT Math Range
560
–
660
SAT RW Range
560
–
660
ACT Range
23
–
28
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisk College of Business | 68 | 63% / 37% | 24% | $69,409 | 92% | ||
| Accounting | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $48,933 | 20 | 91% | |
| Business Administration | 16 — | 75% / 25% | 31% | $66,289 | 66 | 92% | |
| Business Management | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $66,289 | 66 | 92% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $67,534 | 68 | — | |
| Finance | 6 — | 100% / 0% | 33% | $79,624 | 84 | — | |
| International Business | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 25% | $67,047 | 67 | — | |
| Logistics | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $66,289 | 66 | 92% | |
| Management Information Systems | 11 — | 64% / 36% | 27% | $95,367 | 94 | 94% | |
| Marketing | 7 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | $60,779 | 54 | 90% | |
| Organizational Leadership | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 67% | $66,289 | 66 | 92% | |
| Sports Management | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 33% | $57,363 | 44 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Aeronautics | 110 | 79% / 21% | 53% | $78,035 | 93% | ||
| Air Transportation | — — | — | — | $75,034 | 80 | — | |
| Aviation Management | 7 — | 86% / 14% | 100% | $78,035 | 83 | 93% | |
| Flight | 103 — | 79% / 21% | 50% | $78,035 | 83 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering and Science | 403 | 67% / 33% | 17% | $90,686 | 97% | ||
| Aerospace Engineering | 79 — | 76% / 24% | 20% | $99,429 | 96 | 96% | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 15 — | 33% / 67% | 13% | $86,358 | 89 | 96% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 19 — | 84% / 16% | 11% | $111,234 | 98 | 89% | |
| Civil Engineering | 13 — | 69% / 31% | 15% | $77,488 | 82 | 96% | |
| Computer Engineering | 14 — | 93% / 7% | 7% | $100,548 | 96 | 100% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 14 — | 64% / 36% | 57% | $99,940 | 96 | 87% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 61 — | 84% / 16% | 26% | $93,714 | 94 | 100% | |
| Ocean Engineering | 23 +1 | 70% / 30% | 4% | $93,498 | 94 | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 35 +1 | 86% / 14% | 17% | $118,106 | 99 | 97% | |
| Software Engineering | 14 — | 93% / 7% | 43% | $100,548 | 96 | 100% | |
| Applied Mathematics | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $87,832 | 90 | — | |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 26 — | 50% / 50% | 12% | $73,766 | 78 | — | |
| Chemistry | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 33% | $70,929 | 74 | — | |
| Mathematics | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 33% | $73,984 | 78 | — | |
| Meteorology | 8 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $68,196 | 69 | — | |
| Oceanography | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $68,434 | 70 | — | |
| Physics | 3 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $72,667 | 77 | — | |
| Planetary Science | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $68,916 | 71 | — | |
| Aquaculture | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $54,235 | 35 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 7 +2 | 43% / 57% | 14% | $70,179 | 73 | — | |
| Bioinformatics | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $71,397 | 75 | — | |
| Biology | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 40% | $79,013 | 84 | 100% | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 18 +3 | 28% / 72% | 0% | $79,013 | 84 | 100% | |
| Environmental Science | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 25% | $54,901 | 37 | — | |
| Genomics | 3 +1 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $70,496 | 73 | — | |
| Marine Biology | 13 — | 15% / 85% | 0% | $40,276 | 6 | 90% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | — — | — | — | $54,090 | 34 | — | |
| Marine Resources Management | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $58,070 | 46 | — | |
| Sustainability Studies | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $60,461 | 53 | — | |
| Construction Technology | 7 — | 100% / 0% | 14% | $87,555 | 90 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Psychology and Liberal Arts | 47 | 15% / 85% | 9% | $56,214 | 94% | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,721 | 19 | 89% | |
| Forensic Psychology | 20 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $48,721 | 19 | 89% | |
| Humanities | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,863 | 31 | — | |
| Journalism | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 33% | $58,851 | 48 | — | |
| Pre-Law | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $57,711 | 45 | — | |
| Psychology | 15 — | 20% / 80% | 20% | $65,585 | 64 | 100% | |
| Public Relations and Advertising | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $65,510 | 64 | — |