Private for-profit · Community college

Rasmussen University-Florida

Ocala, Florida · Small city

0%
Transfer rate
$21,909
Avg net price
42%
Grad / completion
$39,080
Median earnings

Rasmussen University-Florida is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Ocala, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 3,121 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitMidsize · 3,121 undergradsSmall city

About Ocala, Florida

Ocala is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States. Ocala is named after Ocale (also Cale, Etocale, and other variants), a Timucua village and chiefdom recorded in the 16th century, the name of which is believed to mean "Big Hammock" in the Timucua language. Horses have a prominent role in Ocala's cultural makeup. The first Thoroughbred horse farm in Florida was developed in Marion County in 1943 by Carl G. Rose. Other farms were developed, making Ocala the center of a horse-breeding area. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
35 miles
Nearest airport
36 miles to Gainesville (GNV)

How Rasmussen University-Florida compares

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 27% · #180 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,080

Higher than 66% · #45 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$21,909

Cheaper than 26% · #124 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$20,899

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment3,121

Larger than 87%

Percentiles compare Rasmussen University-Florida 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

3,121undergrads
  • Women2,54281%
  • Men57919%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White28%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian3.4%
  • Other or multiracial16%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,121
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
54%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
66%
Median family income
$25,124
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$62,217

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 138 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida99%
  • Other U.S. states0.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Rasmussen University-Florida 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
$15,314
Room & board
Books & supplies
$108
Total cost of attendance
$28,346
Average net price
$21,909

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)
42%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,436
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,080
Median debt at graduation
$20,899
Students with federal loans
79%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
29%

About 42% 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
0%
Low-income (Pell)
40%
First-generation
43%

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

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
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 5 campuses (3,121 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
$20,404
$30–48k
$21,845
$48–75k
$21,335
$75–110k
$27,596
$110k+
$25,557

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
$117,343

$21,335/year × about 5.5 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.

24%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,915
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 24% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,915. 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 220 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)
$39,080
Typical debt at graduation
$20,899
Debt vs. one year's pay
53%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.3 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
$36,611
Men
$47,163

Men out-earn women by $10,552 (29%) 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
92°F
Winter low
46°F
Annual rain
51.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.77.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ocala, FL US station (4.6 mi from campus).

What Rasmussen University-Florida graduates study — and earn

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.