Valencia College
Orlando, FL · Public · Large city
Public institution in Orlando, FL · 35,125 undergraduates · $40,594 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 4%Median graduate debt
- Top 11%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $10,399347th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,47428th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,383220th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,577218th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $9,30080th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,5941,586th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,6381,659th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.5%1,393rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 35,12528th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.9%753rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 11 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 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $62,012 | $63,005 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,673 | $63,501 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Valencia College’s 35,125 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Miami Dade CollegeMiami, FL · 35,001 undergrads
- University of FloridaGainesville, FL · 34,102 undergrads
- University of South FloridaTampa, FL · 36,299 undergrads
- Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · 31,812 undergrads
- Florida International UniversityMiami, FL · 38,761 undergrads
- Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, FL · 25,195 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL · 34,623 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · 35,665 undergrads
- Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · 34,547 undergrads
- California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA · 34,131 undergrads
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · 36,357 undergrads
- University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 33,787 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitevalenciacollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 138187)
- Compare colleges in FLRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in FloridaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Miami Dade CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Valencia College vs Miami Dade CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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