Baptist University of Florida
Graceville, FL · Private · Rural (distant) · BUF
Private institution in Graceville, FL · 248 undergraduates · 64% acceptance rate · $42,836 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 13%Average net price
- Top 20%Cost of attendance
- Top 22%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,829255th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,800881st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,800484th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,596403rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,5901,096th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,8361,471st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,4891,696th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 69.2%448th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.2%469th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 64.1%477th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1045853rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2481,832nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.0%979th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 195 mi (ATL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 15 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $26,121 | $27,765 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious EducationTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptistsource
- Founded in 1943source
- School colors: Navy and Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Motto: "Changing the World Through the Unchanging Word®"source
- Formerly known as "Florida Baptist Institute, Baptist Bible Institute, Florida Baptist Theological College, The Baptist College of Florida"source
- Athletic conference: NCCAAsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Baptist University of Florida’s 248 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- University of Fort LauderdaleLauderhill, FL · 259 undergrads
- Antigua College InternationalMiami Lakes, FL · 266 undergrads
- South Florida Bible College and Theological SeminaryDeerfield Beach, FL · 271 undergrads
- City College-HollywoodHollywood, FL · 275 undergrads
- Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, FL · 187 undergrads
- Miami Regional UniversityMiami Springs, FL · 310 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Research College of NursingKansas City, MO · 249 undergrads
- Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeChester, NY · 249 undergrads
- South University-SavannahSavannah, GA · 246 undergrads
- Jamestown Business CollegeJamestown, NY · 251 undergrads
- Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington, MN · 251 undergrads
- Eagle Gate College-MurrayMurray, UT · 252 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitebuf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 132408)
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- Compare with University of Fort LauderdaleSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Baptist University of Florida vs University of Fort LauderdaleHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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