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Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Midsize city

20%
Transfer rate: $14,506
Avg net price: 39%
Grad / completion: $41,939
Median earnings

Broward College is a public associate-granting institution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (midsize city setting), enrolling 24,922 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicLarge · 24,922 undergradsMidsize cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. Contact with Spanish explorers in the 16th century contributed to the decline of Native populations in South Florida through the introduction of Eurasian diseases, including smallpox, to which Indigenous communities had little immunity. Like many parts of Florida, the city's population has a strong seasonal variation, as "snowbirds" from the northern United States, Canada, and Europe spend the winter and spring in Florida. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 25 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 3 miles to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL) · major hub

How Broward College compares

#91 · Largest Colleges by Enrollment

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 25% · #186 of 211 in Florida

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,939

Higher than 76% · #21 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$14,506

Cheaper than 52% · #81 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$7,500

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio31 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment24,922

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare Broward College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women14,69459%
Men10,22841%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White12%
Black34%
Hispanic38%
Asian2.9%
Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 24,922
Student–faculty ratio: 31 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 40%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $20,744
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $61,893
Endowment: $45,145,927

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 5,267 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Florida99%

Most first-years stay in state — Broward College draws overwhelmingly from Florida.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $2,830
Out-of-state tuition: $8,952
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $3,004
Total cost of attendance: $21,947
Average net price: $14,506

Outcomes

Graduated: 39%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,772
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,939
Median debt at graduation: $7,500
Students with federal loans: 10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

39%

Low-income (Pell)

First-generation

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: No
Application fee: $35

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 8
Property offenses (2022–2024): 32

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

13reported offenses a year

2.7 violent a year11 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft

9.3

Burglary

1.3

Aggravated assault

1.0

Fondling

1.0

Robbery

0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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

$13,467

$30–48k

$14,278

$48–75k

$16,098

$75–110k

$18,937

$110k+

$20,368

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.

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,228

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,228. 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 3,018 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): $41,939
Typical debt at graduation: $7,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 18%
Out-earn a HS grad: 47%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 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

$39,573

Men

$45,348

Men out-earn women by $5,775 (15%) 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: 91°F
Winter low: 60°F
Annual rain: 64.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Lauderdale Beach, FL US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Broward College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

3,662 grads$29k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$8k debt

3,662$28,775$42,236$8,000 Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

1,568 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1,568———Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

599 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

599———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCert.

467 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

467———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

413 grads$73k 1 yr$87k 5 yr$14k debt

413$72,991$87,122$13,886 Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCert.

344 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

344———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

342 grads$46k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

342$45,720——Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

329 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

329———Business Administration, Management and Operations

281 grads$49k 1 yr$56k 5 yr$14k debt

281$48,880$55,611$13,500 Air TransportationCert.

277 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

277———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCert.

156 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

156———Computer and Information Sciences, General

125 grads$52k 1 yr$72k 5 yr$14k debt

125$52,497$71,656$13,848

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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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.