Florida International University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 45 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 3,155 (93% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 230 (18%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,500 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 29,131
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 95%
From Region 0%
Athletes 441 (1.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 67%
Black 11%
White 8%
International 8%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management 341 44% 16% 1% 14% 51% 16% $53,112 2 -0.68 50 93% 6.7%
Hospitality Management 246 — 30% 16% 1% 12% 48% 20% $55,407 27 -0.47 56 93% 6.3% — — —
Recreation and Sport Management 95 — 80% 18% 0% 19% 57% 4% $47,171 5 -1.21 34 94% 7.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Sciences and Education 4,265 27% 8% 3% 11% 72% 3% $52,242 2 -0.90 48 91% 7.5%
Chemistry 46 — 41% 2% 4% 2% 87% 4% $73,750 69 +0.21 83 97% — — — —
Geosciences 14 — 64% 0% 7% 0% 93% 0% $50,529 5 -1.31 43 100% — — — —
Mathematics 38 +3 63% 8% 3% 5% 79% 5% $61,347 12 -0.91 68 85% — — — —
Natural and Applied Sciences 147 +372 31% 6% 3% 16% 67% 3% $60,684 35 -0.40 67 — — — — —
Physics 21 — 57% 5% 0% 10% 81% 5% $29,839 0 -3.87 4 — — — — —
Biochemistry 42 +1 43% 2% 5% 7% 74% 10% $36,924 1 -3.08 11 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 884 +8 29% 5% 4% 9% 78% 3% $57,015 10 -1.09 60 90% 8.9% — — —
Environmental Studies 26 — 38% 15% 0% 12% 62% 4% $44,454 2 -1.78 27 84% — — — —
Marine Biology 48 — 25% 33% 2% 6% 52% 2% $41,574 4 -1.43 20 — — — — —
Economics 149 — 77% 14% 2% 5% 63% 13% $77,113 20 -0.79 86 90% 5.8% — — —
Applied Interdisciplinary Studies 373 +109 42% 12% 3% 16% 61% 3% $47,159 8 -0.97 34 86% — — — —
English 156 +1 29% 6% 4% 11% 75% 1% $50,592 45 -0.22 43 90% 8.3% — — —
French 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $34,367 1 -2.11 8 89% — — — —
History 61 +3 59% 13% 2% 8% 72% 0% $53,718 41 -0.31 52 91% 6.9% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 167 +5 38% 4% 5% 18% 65% 4% $49,504 16 -0.75 41 92% — — — —
Philosophy 18 +6 44% 6% 0% 6% 67% 17% $49,825 16 -0.87 41 85% — — — —
Portuguese — — — — — — — — $34,367 1 -2.11 8 89% — — — —
Religious Studies 6 — 67% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $45,984 25 -0.60 31 — — — — —
Spanish 23 — 30% 26% 0% 9% 61% 0% $34,367 1 -2.11 8 89% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 13 +2 8% 15% 0% 8% 54% 0% $48,023 13 -1.01 36 — — — — —
Behavioral Neuroscience 60 — 15% 5% 7% 5% 78% 5% $51,072 10 -1.13 45 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $54,258 17 -0.90 53 — — — — —
Psychology 1,531 +10 15% 6% 2% 10% 76% 3% $49,464 19 -0.85 40 93% 6.9% — — —
Sociology 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $44,977 3 -1.08 28 90% 7.8% — — —
Sustainability and the Environment 42 — 21% 33% 0% 2% 48% 5% $38,547 1 -2.36 14 92% 7.2% — — —
Bilingual/Bicultural Education — — — — — — — — $52,722 39 -0.38 49 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 177 — 1% 17% 2% 22% 54% 0% $49,784 33 -0.37 41 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 49 — 14% 2% 0% 8% 84% 2% $49,784 33 -0.37 41 92% — — — —
English Education 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,940 28 -0.63 44 95% — — — —
Exceptional Student Education 49 — 8% 20% 4% 10% 63% 0% $57,304 63 +0.26 60 95% 6.1% — — —
Physical Education 43 — 51% 5% 2% 21% 60% 5% $50,940 18 -0.84 44 95% — — — —
Art Education 8 — 12% 0% 0% 38% 62% 0% $50,940 72 +0.44 44 95% — — — —
Forensic Science 66 +2 26% 11% 0% 14% 76% 0% $48,520 3 -1.57 38 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 1,828 51% 8% 3% 7% 67% 12% $68,515 38 -0.88 78 92% 4.6%
Accounting 182 — 49% 5% 5% 5% 79% 4% $81,490 38 -0.36 89 98% — — — —
Business Analytics 69 +31 68% 3% 3% 6% 55% 32% $78,116 20 -0.82 87 — — — — —
Finance 461 +56 66% 7% 3% 8% 71% 8% $70,864 6 -0.97 81 94% 4.1% — — —
Human Resource Management 53 +5 21% 8% 2% 8% 68% 8% $68,411 28 -0.55 78 95% 5.4% — — —
International Business 358 +33 50% 9% 2% 4% 54% 27% $65,894 18 -0.79 75 87% 4.5% — — —
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 47 +10 68% 19% 2% 4% 57% 13% $61,564 1 -1.77 68 90% 4.9% — — —
Management 226 +5 50% 8% 2% 12% 69% 7% $61,564 12 -0.83 68 90% 4.9% — — —
Management Information Systems 41 +11 66% 12% 5% 7% 66% 5% $89,760 45 -0.15 93 97% — — — —
Marketing 365 +79 34% 8% 2% 7% 72% 8% $62,557 10 -1.17 70 93% 4.9% — — —
Real Estate 26 +7 46% 4% 0% 19% 65% 8% $70,012 7 -1.08 80 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Communication, Architecture and The Arts 750 31% 11% 1% 10% 71% 5% $51,694 1 -0.77 46 93% 5.3%
Communication Arts 245 — 34% 16% 2% 11% 64% 4% $56,000 32 -0.55 57 92% 6.0% — — —
Mass Communication — — — — — — — — $56,000 32 -0.55 57 92% 6.0% — — —
Public Relations and Advertising 192 — 17% 11% 0% 6% 72% 7% $58,707 12 -1.18 63 100% 4.3% — — —
Art 29 — 41% 3% 3% 14% 76% 3% $40,666 21 -0.66 18 82% — — — —
Art History 18 +3 6% 11% 0% 0% 83% 6% $40,666 14 -0.87 18 82% — — — —
Digital Arts 111 — 40% 4% 2% 13% 77% 3% $44,020 13 -0.79 26 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media 100 +1 35% 4% 2% 12% 75% 6% $47,626 24 -0.54 35 88% — — — —
Music 31 — 48% 19% 3% 10% 58% 3% $40,473 15 -0.67 17 93% — — — —
Studio Art 20 +1 20% 20% 0% 5% 75% 0% $40,666 21 -0.66 18 82% — — — —
Theatre 4 — 75% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $37,760 17 -0.71 12 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computing 1,680 79% 7% 5% 11% 68% 7% $89,534 89 -0.95 93 97% 3.6%
Biomedical Engineering 64 — 42% 8% 8% 6% 59% 17% $83,397 7 -1.31 90 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 121 — 75% 7% 3% 5% 72% 11% $83,962 9 -1.19 90 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 94 — 79% 6% 4% 11% 77% 1% $92,553 2 -1.16 95 95% 3.1% — — —
Electrical Engineering 115 — 84% 13% 4% 8% 56% 17% $98,039 9 -0.90 96 97% 2.6% — — —
Engineering 10 — 80% 10% 0% 10% 70% 10% $89,607 22 -0.68 93 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 9 — 33% 11% 11% 0% 56% 22% $77,240 13 -1.12 86 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 165 — 85% 4% 2% 8% 76% 8% $89,927 8 -1.17 94 100% — — — —
Computer Science 746 +1 79% 8% 5% 11% 68% 5% $89,356 10 -1.04 93 96% 3.8% — — —
Cybersecurity 50 — 86% 4% 4% 22% 56% 10% $87,905 38 -0.31 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 200 +6 82% 8% 6% 17% 63% 4% $89,356 33 -0.43 93 96% 3.8% — — —
Construction Management 84 — 85% 2% 5% 14% 73% 4% $94,051 24 -0.57 95 96% — — — —
Engineering Technologies 22 — 86% 9% 5% 18% 64% 5% $76,854 11 -0.99 86 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences 323 24% 8% 4% 19% 64% 2% $82,458 78 +0.01 90 96% 2.2%
Nursing 185 — 20% 7% 5% 21% 61% 2% $91,380 54 -0.09 94 95% 2.2% — — —
Recreational Therapy 138 — 30% 9% 3% 17% 68% 2% $70,499 61 +0.14 80 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work 273 15% 6% 5% 20% 63% 4% $54,498 3 -0.66 54 95% 6.3%
Dietetics and Nutrition 73 — 19% 10% 4% 7% 64% 11% $50,564 8 -1.28 43 94% — — — —
Health Services Administration 151 — 15% 5% 7% 25% 60% 3% $57,981 28 -0.43 62 94% 6.3% — — —
Social Work 49 — 10% 6% 0% 22% 69% 0% $49,626 24 -0.43 41 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs 1,039 37% 8% 2% 14% 70% 4% $58,584 6 -0.71 63 92% 6.5%
Asian Studies 23 — 26% 4% 9% 9% 65% 0% $21,331 0 -3.02 2 74% 12.5% — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $21,331 0 -3.02 2 74% 12.5% — — —
Modern Languages 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $36,205 1 -1.95 10 — — — — —
International Relations 161 +32 32% 11% 4% 11% 61% 11% $60,595 18 -0.63 67 91% 6.7% — — —
International Studies 49 +3 31% 16% 0% 18% 57% 4% $72,974 54 +0.01 83 91% — — — —
Political Science 292 +27 41% 7% 1% 12% 74% 4% $62,037 22 -0.75 69 93% 7.0% — — —
Public Administration 33 +2 42% 12% 3% 21% 61% 0% $58,909 13 -0.98 63 87% 6.3% — — —
Criminal Justice 418 +10 32% 6% 1% 16% 73% 2% $55,490 26 -0.61 56 93% 5.8% — — —
Disaster Management 60 +1 82% 13% 0% 10% 75% 0% $61,664 20 -1.00 68 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,897
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,175
Est. In-State Cost $8,922
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,098
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.3% 2,657 21% 8% 2% 11% 73% 4% $53,203 25 -0.83 50 93% 6.6%
Business & Economics 23.5% 2,469 50% 9% 3% 9% 64% 12% $66,263 16 -0.82 76 92% 5.1%
Computer Science 9.5% 996 80% 8% 5% 13% 67% 5% $89,283 16 -0.88 93 96% 3.8%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.8% 926 30% 5% 4% 9% 78% 3% $56,104 8 -1.18 57 90% 8.9%
Humanities 8.0% 845 39% 10% 3% 14% 65% 2% $47,653 10 -0.83 35 88% 8.4%
Professional 6.2% 650 44% 7% 2% 15% 73% 2% $61,059 32 -0.75 67 94% 5.8%
Engineering 5.5% 578 76% 8% 4% 7% 69% 11% $89,793 5 -1.12 93 98% 2.8%
Health Sciences 3.1% 323 24% 8% 4% 19% 64% 2% $82,459 71 +0.01 90 96% 2.2%
Arts 3.1% 321 36% 7% 2% 12% 74% 4% $44,195 17 -0.65 26 87% —
Education 3.1% 321 11% 13% 2% 18% 61% 1% $51,098 31 -0.34 45 93% 6.1%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 266 41% 5% 3% 11% 74% 4% $60,069 5 -0.69 66 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 147 24% 18% 3% 7% 60% 7% $46,548 4 -1.41 32 91% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $78.2M #18 45% $0.3M 52 #99 249 17
Physical Sciences & Math $72.9M #47 57% $0.2M 44 #71 222 107
Engineering $57.0M #92 67% $1.3M 52 #70 268 50
Life & Natural Sciences $43.7M #86 53% $0.3M 33 #74 163 52
Computer Science $28.8M #34 48% $1.1M 10 #100 105 7
Health Sciences $17.6M #108 17% $0.1M 26 #74 76 13
Business & Economics $13.8M #43 28% $0.2M 26 #44 — —
Education $5.7M #90 55% $0 21 #195 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $3.9M #99 68% $0.0M — — — 18
Total $321M #90 51% $3.4M 264 #90 1,083 264

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 114 $12.8M $12.8M $0
Baseball 40 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 30 $348K $348K $0
Soccer 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 16 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Total 222 $18.8M $18.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 137 $931K $931K $0
Soccer 30 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 23 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Softball 22 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 22 $964K $964K $0
Beach Volleyball 21 $574K $574K $0
Golf 8 $426K $426K $0
Tennis 8 $601K $601K $0
Total 219 $8.6M $8.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 167 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Football 114 $12.8M $12.8M $0
Soccer 56 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 40 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 39 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 22 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 22 $964K $964K $0
Beach Volleyball 21 $574K $574K $0
Golf 8 $426K $426K $0
Tennis 8 $601K $601K $0
Total 441 $42.4M $42.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 61%
Yield (non-ED) 27%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 36% 34%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1070 – 1260
SAT Math Range 510 – 620
SAT RW Range 560 – 650