Public universities in Florida
The College Scorecard lists 13 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Florida, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 278,763 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $10,394 a year, lower than the $14,226 median for public universities nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $61,062 at the median institution, about the same as the $58,635 median for public universities nationwide. The median graduation rate is 68.5%.
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Florida. Showing 12 of 13 public universities in Florida; schools missing either value are left out.
All 13 public universities in Florida
| University of Central Florida Orlando | 59,146 | $11,516 | $6,368 | $24,076 | $63,483 | $17,065 | 77.8% | 92.3% | 40.1% |
| Florida International University Miami | 39,508 | $11,462 | $6,565 | $20,204 | $65,722 | $15,547 | 77.6% | 91.8% | 54.7% |
| University of South Florida Tampa | 37,207 | $8,648 | $6,410 | $18,416 | $63,660 | $16,250 | 77.9% | 91.3% | 43.2% |
| University of Florida Gainesville | 35,629 | $5,969 | $6,381 | $30,886 | $78,456 | $13,496 | 92.1% | 97.7% | 24.2% |
| Florida State University Tallahassee | 32,212 | $8,605 | $5,656 | $20,116 | $68,225 | $13,000 | 85.8% | 96.0% | 24.2% |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton | 23,757 | $10,394 | $4,879 | $17,324 | $61,062 | $17,500 | 64.4% | 84.5% | 66.1% |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers | 13,874 | $11,555 | $6,118 | $25,162 | $59,401 | $16,289 | 56.9% | 83.2% | 63.4% |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville | 13,359 | $11,689 | $6,389 | $20,793 | $59,626 | $14,174 | 68.5% | 84.7% | 53.2% |
| University of West Florida Pensacola | 9,330 | $9,443 | $6,360 | $19,241 | $52,902 | $15,139 | 59.5% | 88.8% | 58.2% |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee | 7,582 | $15,220 | $5,785 | $17,734 | $52,104 | $17,500 | 61.5% | 89.2% | 20.6% |
| University of Florida-Online Gainesville | 4,627 | $4,336 | $3,876 | $16,579 | $78,456 | $13,496 | 82.6% | 94.8% | 61.3% |
| Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland | 1,689 | $11,278 | $4,940 | $21,005 | n/a | $19,500 | 57.5% | 74.8% | 57.5% |
| New College of Florida Sarasota | 843 | $8,222 | $6,916 | $29,944 | $53,164 | $12,000 | 61.9% | 75.6% | 73.2% |
Quick facts: public universities in Florida
- How many public universities are in Florida?
- The College Scorecard lists 13 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Florida.
- What do public universities in Florida cost?
- Across the 13 schools that report it, the median average net price is $10,394 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $4,336 at University of Florida-Online to $15,220 at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
- Which public universities in Florida have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: University of Florida-Online ($4,336), University of Florida ($5,969), New College of Florida ($8,222), Florida State University ($8,605), and University of South Florida ($8,648).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in Florida?
- The median published in-state tuition is $6,360 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $20,204. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of public universities in Florida earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $61,062 10 years after starting college (11 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at University of Florida ($78,456), Florida State University ($68,225), and Florida International University ($65,722).
- What is the graduation rate at public universities in Florida?
- The median graduation rate is 68.5%, across 13 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of public universities in Florida have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $15,899 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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This page includes public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.