Private nonprofit · University

Baptist University of Florida

Graceville, Florida · Distant rural

#5 most selective in Florida
36.0%
Admit rate
$10,372
Avg net price
52%
Graduation rate
$42,836
Median earnings

Baptist University of Florida is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Graceville, Florida (distant rural setting), enrolling 360 undergraduates. It has a Southern Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 360 undergradsDistant ruralSelective · 36% admit

About Graceville, Florida

Graceville is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States. It is near the Alabama state line. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
44 miles
Nearest airport
25 miles to Dothan (DHN)

How Baptist University of Florida compares

Selectivity36.0%

More selective than 92% · #5 most selective of 49 in Florida

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 44% · #37 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention45%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,836

Higher than 19% · #42 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$10,372

Cheaper than 90% · #9 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$23,590

Lower than 47%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment360

Larger than 17%

Percentiles compare Baptist University of Florida with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

556students
  • Undergraduate36065%
  • Graduate19635%

Undergraduates by gender

360undergrads
  • Women17047%
  • Men19053%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White47%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic7.8%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial32%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
360
Graduate enrollment
196
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
34%
Students over 25
28%
Median family income
$33,739
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$49,635
Endowment
$7,970,708

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
36.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$15,000
Room & board
$6,570
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$23,159
Average net price
$10,372

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
52%
Graduated on time (4 years)
27%
First-year retention
45%
Transferred to another college
30%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,489
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,836
Median debt at graduation
$23,590
Students with federal loans
19%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

About 25% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
27%
First-generation
51%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
144
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
40%
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (717 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$8,754
$30–48k
$7,604
$48–75k
$13,451
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$63,505

$13,451/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

75%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,566
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 75% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,566. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 24 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$42,836
Typical debt at graduation
$23,590
Debt vs. one year's pay
55%
Out-earn a HS grad
45%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,696
Men
$45,612

Men out-earn women by $10,916 (31%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
39°F
Annual rain
60.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.67.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bonifay Tri CO AP, FL US station (9.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Colleges near Baptist University of Florida

Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.