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Florida Polytechnic University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Lakeland, FL
Population 700,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,556
Men / Women 80% / 20%
White 55%
Hispanic 25%
Asian 5%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%
From State 98%
From Region 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Computer Science 48%
Engineering 39%
Business & Economics 8%
Humanities & Social Sciences 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $4,940
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,005
Est. In-State Cost $6,390
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,172

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% πŸ₯΅)
Sunshine Hours 2,872 (82%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level β€”
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #281
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #527
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #533

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1200 – 1310
SAT Math Range 580 – 670
SAT RW Range 590 – 670
ACT Range 24 – 30

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 βˆ’1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

β‡… Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Florida Polytechnic University 269 83% / 17% 1% $88,150 100%
Computer Engineering 23 β€” 74% / 26% 4% $90,267 96 100%
Electrical Engineering 18 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $88,284 95 100%
Engineering Physics (Aerospace) 11 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $82,523 93 β€”
Environmental Engineering 2 β€” 50% / 50% 0% $72,510 86 β€”
Mechanical Engineering 52 β€” 87% / 13% 4% $68,908 83 100%
Computer Science 120 β€” 85% / 15% 0% $102,021 98 β€”
Cyber Operations 1 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $85,612 94 β€”
Data Science 8 β€” 88% / 12% 12% $81,566 92 β€”
Applied Mathematics 3 β€” 0% / 100% 0% $89,184 96 β€”
Business Analytics 21 β€” 76% / 24% 0% $77,943 90 β€”
Interdisciplinary Studies 10 β€” 60% / 40% 0% $52,630 57 β€”