Public · Community college

Eastern Florida State College

Melbourne, Florida · Small city

13%
Transfer rate
$6,440
Avg net price
52%
Grad / completion
$37,195
Median earnings

Eastern Florida State College is a public associate-granting institution in Melbourne, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 10,490 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 10,490 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division IMild wintersNear the coast

About Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. Evidence for the presence of Paleo-Indians in the Melbourne area during the late Pleistocene epoch was uncovered during the 1920s. The Melbourne Arts Festival, held in April in Wickham Park, draws from 50,000 to 60,000 visitors. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
50 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Melbourne Orlando (MLB)

How Eastern Florida State College compares

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 39% · #156 of 211 in Florida

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,195

Higher than 57% · #59 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$6,440

Cheaper than 85% · #31 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$12,250

Lower than 26%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment10,490

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Eastern Florida State 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

10,490undergrads
  • Women6,22959%
  • Men4,26141%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White57%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Asian2.5%
  • Other or multiracial9.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
10,490
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
29%
Median family income
$22,006
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,920
Endowment
$22,555,029

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 2,141 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida98%
  • Other U.S. states2.1%

Most first-years stay in state — Eastern Florida State 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
$2,496
Out-of-state tuition
$9,739
Room & board
$10,701
Books & supplies
$600
Total cost of attendance
$11,966
Average net price
$6,440

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
52%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,437
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,195
Median debt at graduation
$12,250
Students with federal loans
15%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
52%
Low-income (Pell)
31%
First-generation
30%

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
192
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
2%
Housing charge (year)
$7,000
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
195 (99 men · 96 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (8)

Soccer54
Basketball30
Baseball28
Cross Country18
Softball17
Tennis17
Volleyball17
Golf14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (14,053 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

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

2.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Fondling
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
$4,858
$30–48k
$5,658
$48–75k
$7,600
$75–110k
$9,722
$110k+
$11,623

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.

10%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,707
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 10% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,707. 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 1,036 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)
$37,195
Typical debt at graduation
$12,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
33%
Out-earn a HS grad
41%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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
$33,533
Men
$41,785

Men out-earn women by $8,252 (25%) 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
50°F
Annual rain
55.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.38.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Melbourne Wfo, FL US station (4 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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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.