Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Website
$39,696
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,696
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with 17,678 undergraduates and 2,817 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,498 a year (tuition and fees $25,056). It admits 97% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $39,696 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,125 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,498
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$25,056
US median $11,837
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,125
About $277 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,696
Rank 2,720 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
- $30,498
- Tuition and fees
- $25,056
- Cost of attendance
- $43,251
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $29,143
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $30,272
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $32,174
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,495
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,775
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 $17,664 in 2015-16 to $25,056 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
- 97%
- Undergraduates
- 17,678
- Graduate students
- 2,817
- Part-time students
- 35%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 110
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
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 2,720 of 5,094 US colleges and 109 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,498 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $25,056 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,125 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,447 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,696 | $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. 30% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
110 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 666 | $22,125 | $30,406 | $39,852 | $42,269 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 613 | $26,500 | $47,863 | $61,608 | $65,389 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 510 | $27,427 | $77,345 | $89,773 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 507 | $26,380 | $67,368 | $81,721 | $80,813 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 427 | $22,938 | $28,742 | $36,127 | $37,073 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 274 | $44,313 | $43,109 | $52,190 | $68,257 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 224 | $20,000 | $28,122 | $42,189 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 196 | $61,500 | $51,176 | $63,875 | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 171 | $22,500 | $35,883 | $51,977 | $54,246 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 171 | $53,889 | $39,667 | $49,098 | $64,711 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 154 | $41,550 | $32,346 | $41,668 | $50,706 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $29,250 | $40,975 | $52,293 | $50,532 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 120 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 90 | $46,748 | $52,620 | $69,452 | $65,184 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 88 | $41,000 | $45,887 | $54,823 | $71,416 |
| Public HealthAssociate's | Associate's | 85 | $28,571 | $36,992 | $44,350 | $43,759 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $40,560 | $40,390 | $52,126 | $55,378 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 75 | $48,500 | $123,825 | $124,555 | $120,193 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 72 | $24,250 | $37,559 | $47,220 | $44,669 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $50,465 | $42,637 | $52,247 | $58,808 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | $23,770 | $33,292 | $41,540 | $46,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 64 | $24,499 | $34,611 | $45,828 | $48,733 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $32,500 | $26,168 | $45,187 | $54,562 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $34,630 | $37,231 | $47,847 | $57,805 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale cost?
$30,498 a year is the average net price at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $25,056, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $43,251. Families earning under $30,000 pay $29,143 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?
97% of applicants are admitted to Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale graduates earn?
$39,696 a year is the median pay of former Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,447 after 6 years). That ranks 2,720 of 5,094 US colleges and 109 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $123,825.
How much student debt do Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale graduates have?
$26,125 is the median federal student loan debt of Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale graduates, about $277 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale finish within 6 years. 71% 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 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (666 associate's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (613 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (510 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 110 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.