Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL · Public · Rural (fringe) · FPU · Florida Poly
Public institution in Lakeland, FL · 1,556 undergraduates · 56% acceptance rate.
- Top 4%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 8%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 14%Median ACT
- Top 15%Median graduate debt
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
- $9,899311th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,940153rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,005918th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,807416th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,250280th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $77,54573rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.0%1,031st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.4%946th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 55.7%337th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1294210th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 29132nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5561,089th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.1%1,037th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 38 mi (MCO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 2012source
- School colors: #501D83source
- Mascot: Phoenixsource
- Motto: ""Technology, Engineering, Industry""source
- Formerly known as "University of South Florida Lakeland" (1988–2008)source
- Formerly known as "University of South Florida Polytechnic" (2008–2012)source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Florida Polytechnic University’s 1,556 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FL · 1,719 undergrads
- Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FL · 1,299 undergrads
- Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, FL · 1,229 undergrads
- Chipola CollegeMarianna, FL · 1,218 undergrads
- St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, FL · 1,963 undergrads
- Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, FL · 1,984 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Pacific UniversityForest Grove, OR · 1,556 undergrads
- Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL · 1,555 undergrads
- South Georgia State CollegeDouglas, GA · 1,553 undergrads
- Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA · 1,560 undergrads
- New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, NM · 1,561 undergrads
- Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI · 1,563 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefloridapoly.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 482936)
- Compare colleges in FLRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Ringling College of Art and DesignSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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