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Florida Polytechnic University

Lakeland, Florida · Fringe rural

57.5%
Admit rate
$11,853
Avg net price
55%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Florida Polytechnic University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Lakeland, Florida (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,689 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 1,689 undergradsFringe ruralSelective · 58% admitMild winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Florida Polytechnic University's admitted students.

Admit rate
57.5%
SAT (mid 50%)
1170–1340
Avg GPA (est.)
3.61

Enter a test score to see where you land against Florida Polytechnic University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Florida Polytechnic University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. In 1823, the United States and the various tribes in Florida signed the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, which created a reservation in central Florida that included what is now Polk County. The Lakeland History Room is a special collections archive established in 1987 housed within the Lakeland Public Library's main branch. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
39 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
39 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to Lakeland Linder (LAL)

How Florida Polytechnic University compares

Selectivity57.5%

More selective than 79% · #18 most selective of 49 in Florida

SAT average1268

Higher than 74%

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 50% · #32 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention75%

Higher than 44%

Average net price$11,853

Cheaper than 85% · #12 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$14,250

Lower than 92%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment1,689

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Florida Polytechnic 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

1,768students
  • Undergraduate1,68996%
  • Graduate794%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black5.5%
  • Hispanic27%
  • Asian5.5%
  • Other or multiracial9.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,689
Graduate enrollment
79
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
Students over 25
5%
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$100,620
Endowment
$4,300,678

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 403 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida97%
  • Other U.S. states3.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Florida Polytechnic University 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.

Admissions

Admission rate
57.5%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1170–1340
SAT average
1268
SAT reading
590–670
SAT math
580–670
ACT composite
24–30
Average GPA (estimated)
3.61

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,940
Out-of-state tuition
$21,005
Room & board
$14,482
Books & supplies
$839
Total cost of attendance
$21,817
Average net price
$11,853

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)
55%
Graduated on time (4 years)
41%
First-year retention
75%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$77,545
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
$14,250
Students with federal loans
25%

About 14% 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
41%
First-generation
69%

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
1,381
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
82%
Housing charge (year)
$7,132
Meal plan (year)
$6,150
Application fee
$30

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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,769 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.

3.0reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.3
Rape
0.7
Burglary
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.3

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
$8,819
$30–48k
$8,769
$48–75k
$11,316
$75–110k
$15,037
$110k+
$16,423

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
$49,483

$11,316/year × about 4.4 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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,802
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 100% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,802. 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 433 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
52°F
Annual rain
46.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.77.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winter Haven Gilbert AP, FL US station (8.3 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.