Pensacola State College
Pensacola, Florida · Also known as Pensacola State · Website
$36,739
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$36,739
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pensacola State College is a public 4-year college in Pensacola, Florida with 7,538 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $3,957 a year (tuition and fees $2,361 in-state, $9,460 out-of-state). 36% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $36,739 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$3,957
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,361
Out-of-state $9,460
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
36%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$7,500
About $80 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$36,739
Rank 3,221 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
- $3,957
- Tuition in-state
- $2,361
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,460
- Cost of attendance
- $11,894
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,533
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,286
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,678
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,978
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,594
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 $2,704 in 2015-16 to $2,361 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 7,538
- Part-time students
- 53%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 66
- Endowment
- $16.7M
- Other
- Open admission
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 3,221 of 5,094 US colleges and 159 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $3,957 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,361 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,500 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,495 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,739 | $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. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 881 | $5,500 | $26,671 | $40,919 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 198 | $8,434 | $65,095 | $75,376 | $80,813 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 162 | $3,500 | $23,911 | $29,523 | $26,307 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $7,250 | $43,704 | $53,197 | $68,257 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 73 | Withheld | $39,962 | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 59 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $8,062 | $77,185 | $83,371 | $88,910 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | Withheld | $52,764 | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,211 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | $52,274 | $62,672 | $65,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | $46,690 | $59,104 | $61,982 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,748 | $42,269 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,652 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,460 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pensacola and Florida on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Pensacola State College cost?
$3,957 a year is the average net price at Pensacola State College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,361 for in-state students and $9,460 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,894. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,533 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pensacola State College?
Pensacola State College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Pensacola State College graduates earn?
$36,739 a year is the median pay of former Pensacola State College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,495 after 6 years). That ranks 3,221 of 5,094 US colleges and 159 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $77,185.
How much student debt do Pensacola State College graduates have?
$7,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Pensacola State College graduates, about $80 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pensacola State College?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Pensacola State College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Pensacola State College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (881 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (198 associate's graduates), Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (162 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 66 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.