Private nonprofit · Community college

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Midsize city

2%
Transfer rate
$30,498
Avg net price
61%
Grad / completion
$39,696
Median earnings

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (midsize city setting), enrolling 17,678 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitLarge · 17,678 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 97% admitNAIA Division I · The Sun ConferenceMild 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
Graduate
Nearest big city
29 miles to Miami, FL
To the ocean
4 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL) · major hub

How Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale compares

Selectivity97.0%

More selective than 24% · #13 most selective of 15 in Florida

Graduation rate61%

Higher than 50% · #130 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention71%

Higher than 46%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,696

Higher than 68% · #42 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$30,498

Cheaper than 7% · #182 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$26,125

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment17,678

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 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

20,495students
  • Undergraduate17,67886%
  • Graduate2,81714%

Undergraduates by gender

17,678undergrads
  • Women13,14274%
  • Men4,53626%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White20%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial32%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
17,678
Graduate enrollment
2,817
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
57%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
61%
Median family income
$21,659
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,548

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$25,056
Room & board
$16,280
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$43,251
Average net price
$30,498

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
97.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
61%
Graduated on time (4 years)
53%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,447
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,696
Median debt at graduation
$26,125
Students with federal loans
71%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
22%

About 8% 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
53%
Low-income (Pell)
39%
First-generation
39%

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
734
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
4%
Application fee
$55
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
The Sun Conference
Varsity athletes
867 (601 men · 266 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 (13)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)180
Soccer113
Football108
Basketball76
Other Sports71
Lacrosse66
Baseball63
Golf50
Swimming and Diving (combined)42
Tennis41
Wrestling21
Volleyball19
Softball17

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)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 20 campuses (20,888 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Fondling
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
$29,143
$30–48k
$30,272
$48–75k
$32,174
$75–110k
$36,495
$110k+
$36,775

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
$135,230

$32,174/year × about 4.2 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.

83%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,355
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 83% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,355. 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 1,300 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)
$39,696
Typical debt at graduation
$26,125
Debt vs. one year's pay
66%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.6 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
$37,598
Men
$45,307

Men out-earn women by $7,709 (21%) 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
56.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Lauderdale Executive AP, FL US station (0.9 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.