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Florida International University

Miami, FL · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · FIU

Public institution in Miami, FL · 38,761 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $60,249 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$9,133276th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$6,565247th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,963789th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$20,556401st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$16,500378th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,249530th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,768674th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.9%321st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.6%203rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
58.8%383rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1154510th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
38,76121st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
24.0:12,035th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.4%682nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 6 mi (MIA)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 63 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$70,009$67,101
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,643$66,653
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,989$72,274
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,101$66,897
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,260—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,206$63,071
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,523$59,485
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$59,253$58,077
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$52,562$56,776
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,543$50,995
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,265$47,440
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,808$49,482

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

Independent · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,398,382 (M $4,397,061 · W $4,001,321)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Florida International University’s 38,761 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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