Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL · Public · Small city · PSC · Polk State
Public institution in Winter Haven, FL · 5,954 undergraduates · $40,624 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 4%Cost of attendance
- Top 6%Median graduate debt
- Top 13%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
- $9,027267th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,36674th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,272398th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $12,70979th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,076108th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,6241,592nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,6021,505th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.0%1,676th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,954425th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,878th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.6%1,071st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 37 mi (MCO)
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 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,592 | $70,456 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,459 | $34,660 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,077 | $35,274 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 5 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $636,808 (M $253,067 · W $383,741)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitepolk.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 136516)
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- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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