Baptist University of Florida
Graceville, Florida · Also known as BUF · Website
$42,836
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,836
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Baptist University of Florida is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Graceville, Florida with 360 undergraduates and 196 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,372 a year (tuition and fees $15,000). It admits 36% of applicants and 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,836 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,590 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,372
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$15,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
36%
US median 78%
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,590
About $250 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,836
Rank 2,260 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,372
- Tuition and fees
- $15,000
- Cost of attendance
- $23,159
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 19%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,754
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,604
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,451
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,000 in 2015-16 to $15,000 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 36%
- SAT reading, middle
- 509
- SAT math, middle
- 484
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 360
- Graduate students
- 196
- Part-time students
- 57%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 45%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 21
- Endowment
- $7.97M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,260 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,372 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,000 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 36% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 45% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,590 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,489 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,836 | $37,894 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 52% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
21 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $23,946 | $34,350 | $42,322 | $44,535 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,963 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| MusicOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| MusicOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,633 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| HistoryOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,634 |
| Religious Music and WorshipAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $34,910 |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,456 |
| Religious Music and WorshipMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,264 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Graceville and Florida on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Florida
Questions and answers
How much does Baptist University of Florida cost?
$10,372 a year is the average net price at Baptist University of Florida after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,159. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,754 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Baptist University of Florida?
36% of applicants are admitted to Baptist University of Florida. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Baptist University of Florida graduates earn?
$42,836 a year is the median pay of former Baptist University of Florida students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,489 after 6 years). That ranks 2,260 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's) at $34,350.
How much student debt do Baptist University of Florida graduates have?
$23,590 is the median federal student loan debt of Baptist University of Florida graduates, about $250 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 19% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Baptist University of Florida?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Baptist University of Florida finish within 6 years. 45% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Baptist University of Florida?
Theological and Ministerial Studies (14 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (9 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (5 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 21 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.