Private for-profit · Community college

Florida National University-Main Campus

Hialeah, Florida · Large suburb

15%
Transfer rate
$23,043
Avg net price
31%
Grad / completion
$33,928
Median earnings

Florida National University-Main Campus is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Hialeah, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 2,449 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitMidsize · 2,449 undergradsLarge suburbNAIA Division IMild wintersNear the coast

About Hialeah, Florida

Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin meaning "Upland Prairie". The city is located upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. In March 2009, it was announced that a $40–$90 million restoration project was set to begin within the year on the Hialeah Park Race Track. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
11 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean
9 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Miami-Opa Locka Executive (OPF)

How Florida National University-Main Campus compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 14% · #203 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention77%

Higher than 58%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,928

Higher than 45% · #86 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$23,043

Cheaper than 23% · #135 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$27,554

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment2,449

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Florida National University-Main Campus 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

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,744students
  • Undergraduate2,44989%
  • Graduate29511%

Undergraduates by gender

2,449undergrads
  • Women1,80774%
  • Men64226%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White3.5%
  • Black3.9%
  • Hispanic83%
  • Other or multiracial9.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,449
Graduate enrollment
295
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
85%
First-generation students
57%
Students over 25
61%
Median family income
$13,365
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$41,571

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$17,368
Room & board
Books & supplies
$380
Total cost of attendance
$33,447
Average net price
$23,043

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)
36%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,347
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,928
Median debt at graduation
$27,554
Students with federal loans
77%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
23%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
36%
Low-income (Pell)
44%
First-generation
42%

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
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
392 (246 men · 146 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)

Soccer105
Baseball72
Tennis55
Basketball47
Softball35
Track and Field (Outdoor)24
Cross Country22
Volleyball18
Other Sports14

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

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 3 campuses (2,750 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
$22,794
$30–48k
$23,564
$48–75k
$26,259
$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
$105,036

$26,259/year × about 4.0 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.

44%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,009
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,009. 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 321 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)
$33,928
Typical debt at graduation
$27,554
Debt vs. one year's pay
81%
Out-earn a HS grad
34%

Typical debt would take roughly 8.1 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
$31,423
Men
$41,162

Men out-earn women by $9,739 (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
90°F
Winter low
59°F
Annual rain
72.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.812JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hialeah, FL US station (3.8 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.