Private nonprofit · University

Florida Memorial University

Miami Gardens, Florida · Large suburb

85.3%
Admit rate
$23,238
Avg net price
31%
Graduation rate
$36,624
Median earnings

Florida Memorial University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Miami Gardens, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,183 undergraduates. It is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). It has a Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,183 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 85% admitNAIA Division I · The Sun ConferenceMild wintersNear the coast

About Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. In the wake of the construction of I-95 in the late 1960s, many middle- and upper-income African American and West Indian American families migrated from Miami neighborhoods like Liberty City to what became Miami Gardens (also called Carol City, Norland, or Norwood) as race-based covenants were outlawed with the Fair Housing Act, and mostly lower income blacks moved into the Liberty City and Little Haiti neighborhoods surrounding Liberty Square and Edison Courts. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
12 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF)

How Florida Memorial University compares

Selectivity85.3%

More selective than 35% · #42 most selective of 49 in Florida

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 12% · #54 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention50%

Higher than 5%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,624

Higher than 9% · #50 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$23,238

Cheaper than 35% · #34 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$30,063

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment1,183

Larger than 42%

Percentiles compare Florida Memorial University 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

1,254students
  • Undergraduate1,18394%
  • Graduate716%

Undergraduates by gender

1,183undergrads
  • Women72161%
  • Men46239%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White4.2%
  • Black83%
  • Hispanic2.7%
  • Other or multiracial9.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,183
Graduate enrollment
71
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
69%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$20,624
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,535
Endowment
$7,258,273

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

Admissions

Admission rate
85.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$20,174
Room & board
$9,656
Books & supplies
$2,800
Total cost of attendance
$35,809
Average net price
$23,238

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)
31%
Graduated on time (4 years)
21%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$28,943
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,624
Median debt at graduation
$30,063
Students with federal loans
66%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
13%

About 10% 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
21%
First-generation
19%

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
900
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
76%
Housing charge (year)
$5,490
Meal plan (year)
$4,166
Application fee
$45
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
The Sun Conference
Varsity athletes
353 (231 men · 122 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 (9)

Football109
Soccer58
Baseball44
Basketball38
Track and Field (Indoor)26
Track and Field (Outdoor)26
Softball24
Volleyball18
Beach Volleyball10

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,277 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.

2.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.0

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
$21,882
$30–48k
$22,868
$48–75k
$24,425
$75–110k
$26,861
$110k+
$30,076

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
$109,916

$24,425/year × about 4.5 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.

25%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,479
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,479. 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 446 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)
$36,624
Typical debt at graduation
$30,063
Debt vs. one year's pay
82%
Out-earn a HS grad
34%

Typical debt would take roughly 8.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$36,676
Men
$36,100

Women out-earn men by $576 (2%) 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
59°F
Annual rain
62.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.58.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Miami Opa Locka AP, FL US station (1 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.