Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL · Private for-profit · www.fullsail.edu/ ↗

Full Sail University is a private for-profit college in Winter Park, Florida, located in a large suburb. It enrolls 25,777 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Film/Video and Photographic Arts, and Human Computer Interaction.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians · Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Full Sail University at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
25,777
Similar schools: 455
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$37,401
Similar schools: $31,853
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
41.8%
Similar schools: 37.1%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$40,548
Similar schools: $44,016
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$27,000
Similar schools: $28,667
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
53.1%
Similar schools: 66.7%

What the data shows about Full Sail University

Comparisons below use the medians for the 143 private for-profit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $37,401 a year, higher than the $31,853 median for similar schools. 53.1% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 66.7%). 41.8% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 37.1% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $40,548, lower than the $44,016 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $27,000 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $28,667).