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.

Top 1%Undergraduates
Top 11%Full-time retention
Top 12%In-state tuition & fees
Top 14%Average net price

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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $6,565248th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $18,963794th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $20,556401st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $16,500379th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $60,249531st highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $47,768675th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 73.9%323rd highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 91.6%206th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 58.8%389th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1154511th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 24421st highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 38,76121st largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 24.0:12,052nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 40.4%690th highest of 2,140 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

EANov 3
EA IIDec 17
RDMar 4

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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology	bachelors	$70,009	$67,101
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$68,643	$66,653
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$66,989	$72,274
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$64,101	$66,897
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$62,260	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$62,206	$63,071
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$60,523	$59,485
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$59,253	$58,077
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$52,562	$56,776
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,543	$50,995
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$48,265	$47,440
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$45,808	$49,482

Campus facts

Founded in 1965source
Motto: "Spes Scientia Facultas."source
Athletic nickname: "Panthers"source
Pitbull Stadium seats about 20,000source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: Blue and Goldsource
Mascot: Roary the Panthersource
Campus size: about 587 acressource
Athletic conference: CUSAsource
A sea-grant institutionsource
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Fight song: ""We are the Panthers""source
Notable alum: Andy Garciasource
Notable alum: Riley Reidsource
Notable alum: Aimee Carrerosource

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.