Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit · www.keiseruniversity.edu/ ↗

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is a private nonprofit college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 17,678 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards associate degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions; Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing; and Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.

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

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
17,678
Similar schools: 272
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$32,640
Similar schools: $15,555
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
97.0%
Similar schools: 80.2%
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).
57.9%
Similar schools: 44.4%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$46,472
Similar schools: $45,693
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$25,992
Similar schools: $17,676
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
71.0%
Similar schools: 71.9%

What the data shows about Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Comparisons below use the medians for the 159 private nonprofit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $32,640 a year, higher than the $15,555 median for similar schools. It admits 97.0% of applicants, higher than the 80.2% median. 71.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 71.9%). 57.9% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 44.4% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $46,472, about the same as the $45,693 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $25,992 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $17,676).