Northwest Florida State College
Niceville, FL · Public · Midsize suburb · NFSC · NWFSC
Public institution in Niceville, FL · 3,193 undergraduates · $39,664 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 3%Cost of attendance
- Top 3%Median graduate debt
- Top 5%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
- $5,55496th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,24665th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,625364th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $12,21767th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $7,93250th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,6641,618th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,6061,606th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.9%1,418th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,193666th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.9%1,612th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 245 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 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,516 | $62,747 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $36,668 | $36,745 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,259 | $34,381 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Raiders"source
- Mascot: Jimmy "JR" Raidersource
- Motto: "(Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Okaloosa-Walton Junior College" (1963–1988)source
- Formerly known as "Okaloosa-Walton Community College" (1988–2003)source
- Formerly known as "Okaloosa-Walton College" (2003–2008)source
- Athletic conference: NJCAAsource
- Notable alum: Alan Ritchsonsource
Athletics — 3 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,610,820 (M $790,940 · W $819,880)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northwest Florida State College’s 3,193 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL · 3,235 undergrads
- Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, FL · 2,820 undergrads
- Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg, FL · 3,572 undergrads
- Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, FL · 3,614 undergrads
- Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL · 2,649 undergrads
- Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL · 2,607 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ · 3,192 undergrads
- York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA · 3,187 undergrads
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, NM · 3,186 undergrads
- Molloy CollegeRockville Centre, NY · 3,185 undergrads
- University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock, AR · 3,202 undergrads
- Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, OR · 3,211 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitenwfsc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 136233)
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