Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, Florida · Also known as Florida Poly · Website
$11,853
net price a year, after grants
$11,853
net price a year, after grants
Florida Polytechnic University is a public 4-year college in Lakeland, Florida with 1,689 undergraduates and 79 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,853 a year (tuition and fees $4,940 in-state, $21,005 out-of-state). It admits 58% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $14,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,853
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,940
Out-of-state $21,005
Admission rate
58%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,250
About $151 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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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
- $11,853
- Tuition in-state
- $4,940
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,005
- Cost of attendance
- $21,817
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,819
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,769
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,316
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,037
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,423
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2017-18 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,940 in 2017-18 to $4,940 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
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1,268
- SAT reading, middle
- 635
- SAT math, middle
- 642
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 1,689
- Graduate students
- 79
- Part-time students
- 7.0%
- Women
- 20%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 28
- Endowment
- $4.30M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,853 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,940 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 58% | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,250 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $77,545 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $37,894 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
28 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 64 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | $62,595 | $70,314 | $92,135 |
| Data AnalyticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,215 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | $65,126 | $92,109 | $109,015 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $70,375 | $90,086 | $100,647 |
| Data ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Data ScienceMaster's | Master's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $7,875 | $61,197 | $92,070 | $58,894 |
| Computer EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lakeland and Florida on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Florida
- Homes: Homes for sale in Florida
Questions and answers
How much does Florida Polytechnic University cost?
$11,853 a year is the average net price at Florida Polytechnic University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,940 for in-state students and $21,005 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,817. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,819 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Florida Polytechnic University?
58% of applicants are admitted to Florida Polytechnic University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,268 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much student debt do Florida Polytechnic University graduates have?
$14,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Florida Polytechnic University graduates, about $151 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 25% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Florida Polytechnic University?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Florida Polytechnic University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Florida Polytechnic University?
Computer Science (111 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (64 certificate graduates), Mechanical Engineering (41 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 28 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.