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Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL · Public · Large suburb · PBSC

Public institution in Lake Worth, FL · 20,532 undergraduates · $41,923 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
$9,832309th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$3,05051st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$10,910321st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$16,741222nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$7,08138th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,9231,523rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,7291,597th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.2%1,469th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
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Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
20,532112th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
29.0:12,104th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
38.1%787th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 37 mi (FLL)

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.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$70,776$81,997
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$48,198$51,273
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,437$36,039
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professionsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 5 sports

Other · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $695,867 (M $264,364 · W $431,503)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Palm Beach State College’s 20,532 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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