Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL · Public · Small city · PSC · Pensacola State
Public institution in Pensacola, FL · 6,725 undergraduates · $36,739 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Average net price
- Top 1%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 1%Cost of attendance
- Top 2%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
- $2,25416th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,34824th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,407226th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $9,71814th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $7,50042nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,7391,734th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,4951,665th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.0%1,445th 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
- 6,725386th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.0%941st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 272 mi (ATL)
On 2 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 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,749 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,274 | $34,348 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1948source
- School colors: Green and Navysource
- Athletic nickname: "Pirates"source
- Motto: "Latin: Ab hinc orbis"source
- Formerly known as "Pensacola Junior College" (1948–2010)source
- Athletic conference: NJCAAsource
- Notable alum: Alan G. Poindextersource
- Notable alum: Joel Anthonysource
- Notable alum: Victoria Zdroksource
Athletics — 7 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,034,848 (M $423,167 · W $611,681 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pensacola State College’s 6,725 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, FL · 6,933 undergrads
- Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL · 6,999 undergrads
- State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, FL · 7,161 undergrads
- Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL · 7,171 undergrads
- Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, FL · 5,954 undergrads
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL · 7,516 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA · 6,728 undergrads
- American InterContinental University SystemChandler, AZ · 6,734 undergrads
- Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, NV · 6,752 undergrads
- Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ · 6,685 undergrads
- West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TX · 6,771 undergrads
- Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, GA · 6,655 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepensacolastate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 136473)
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- Compare with Pasco-Hernando State CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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