Florida International University
Miami, FL
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 39,936
Graduate Enrollment: 10,249
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 64.01%
Male/Female: 39% / 61% (2017)
First generation college students: 41.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 6.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 63.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 31.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 20.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 13.5% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 9.2%
Black: 11.7%
Hispanic: 67.3%
Asian: 2.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 2.0%
Non-resident alien: 6.8%
Unknown race: 0.4%
Black: 11.7%
Hispanic: 67.3%
Asian: 2.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 2.0%
Non-resident alien: 6.8%
Unknown race: 0.4%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $19,479
In-State tuition: $6,565Out-of-State tuition: $18,963
Estimated books and supplies: $1,350 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,076 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,006 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,062 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,006 (2022)
Average Family Income: $39,042 (2017)
Median Family Income: $23,924 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 46.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 37.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $16,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $175 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $2,688 |
| $30k-48k | $4,163 |
| $48k-75k | $8,283 |
| $75k-110k | $11,901 |
| $110k+ | $12,755 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 42%6-year graduation rate: 67%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.7% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $16,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,308 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $14,250 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 57.2% (2015) |
| @3 year | 62.6% (2017) |
| @5 year | 68.6% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 45.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 45.7% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,857 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $52,215 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 39 | $29,753 ($2,479) | $38,957 ($3,246) | ||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 91 | $350 | $46,235 ($3,853) | $59,685 ($4,974) | |
| Master's Degree | Interior Architecture. | 30 | $394 | $48,720 ($4,060) | $56,466 ($4,706) | |
| Master's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 18 | $50,633 ($4,219) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Landscape Architecture. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 38 | $21,544 | $203 | $28,070 ($2,339) | |
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Area Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 29 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 690 | $18,000 | $183 | $34,301 ($2,858) | $48,868 ($4,072) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 107 | $394 | $48,318 ($4,027) | $65,177 ($5,431) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 6 | $11,180 | $151 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 59 | $12,000 | $123 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 35 | $75,378 ($6,282) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 398 | $19,999 | $200 | $58,763 ($4,897) | $78,418 ($6,535) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 57 | $350 | $73,693 ($6,141) | $98,196 ($8,183) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Systems Analysis. | 26 | $404 | $77,270 ($6,439) | ||
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 21 | $551 | $61,971 ($5,164) | ||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 74 | $348 | $54,894 ($4,575) | $58,704 ($4,892) | |
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 58 | $351 | $46,923 ($3,910) | $54,614 ($4,551) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International and Comparative Education. | 12 | $41,618 ($3,468) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 22 | $20,031 | $186 | $57,130 ($4,761) | |
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 36 | $349 | $54,228 ($4,519) | $57,928 ($4,827) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 50 | $546 | $43,389 ($3,616) | $48,953 ($4,079) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 290 | $16,490 | $171 | $39,886 ($3,324) | $48,259 ($4,022) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 20 | $525 | $52,108 ($4,342) | $61,802 ($5,150) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 115 | $18,802 | $183 | $26,353 ($2,196) | $38,420 ($3,202) |
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 16 | $350 | $50,995 ($4,250) | $53,349 ($4,446) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 90 | $22,801 | $207 | $62,039 ($5,170) | $80,974 ($6,748) |
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 93 | $30,945 | $282 | $27,850 ($2,321) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 139 | $21,250 | $212 | $61,791 ($5,149) | $79,749 ($6,646) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 113 | $18,948 | $192 | $70,947 ($5,912) | $89,519 ($7,460) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 16 | $306 | $94,084 ($7,840) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 93 | $19,600 | $155 | $72,397 ($6,033) | $86,225 ($7,185) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 27 | $108,319 ($9,027) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 18 | $61,473 ($5,123) | |||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Engineering | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 176 | $19,750 | $184 | $70,178 ($5,848) | $83,193 ($6,933) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Systems Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 70 | $388 | $77,036 ($6,420) | $71,553 ($5,963) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Industrial Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Engineering Technologies. | 58 | $22,000 | $223 | $69,627 ($5,802) | $84,108 ($7,009) |
| Master's Degree | Construction Engineering Technologies. | 30 | $415 | $78,142 ($6,512) | $81,711 ($6,809) | |
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 143 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 42 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 175 | $18,871 | $186 | $25,400 ($2,117) | $38,074 ($3,173) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 69 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 327 | $25,571 | $241 | $31,561 ($2,630) | $41,299 ($3,442) |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 755 | $15,000 | $159 | $19,649 ($1,637) | $40,108 ($3,342) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 19 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Biology, General. | 43 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 44 | $439 | $51,413 ($4,284) | $66,060 ($5,505) | |
| Doctoral Degree | International/Global Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 31 | $17,379 | $174 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 1126 | $26,610 | $236 | $35,508 ($2,959) | $50,191 ($4,183) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 225 | $19,000 | $188 | $30,219 ($2,518) | $37,140 ($3,095) |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 15 | $38,809 ($3,234) | $52,175 ($4,348) | ||
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 53 | $13,134 | $142 | $25,534 ($2,128) | $24,940 ($2,078) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 97 | $15,750 | $140 | $32,021 ($2,668) | $60,274 ($5,023) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 22 | $79,192 ($6,599) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 11 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 45 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 1402 | $18,750 | $175 | $28,646 ($2,387) | $42,140 ($3,512) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 57 | $535 | $39,529 ($3,294) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 495 | $18,623 | $178 | $35,656 ($2,971) | $48,001 ($4,000) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 37 | $449 | $39,784 ($3,315) | $59,511 ($4,959) | |
| Master's Degree | Homeland Security. | 38 | $350 | $65,549 ($5,462) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Administration. | 109 | $27,022 | $244 | $46,477 ($3,873) | $47,995 ($4,000) |
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 92 | $437 | $55,891 ($4,658) | $69,322 ($5,777) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Administration. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Administration. | 55 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 110 | $18,800 | $170 | $34,912 ($2,909) | $37,464 ($3,122) |
| Doctoral Degree | Social Work. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Work. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 93 | $21,500 | $204 | $41,132 ($3,428) | $65,515 ($5,460) |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 250 | $18,637 | $187 | $33,211 ($2,768) | $48,094 ($4,008) |
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 83 | $469 | $46,836 ($3,903) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 266 | $15,250 | $157 | $28,296 ($2,358) | $42,285 ($3,524) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Political Science and Government. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Political Science and Government. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 108 | $24,000 | $203 | $28,987 ($2,416) | $38,745 ($3,229) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 21 | $17,500 | $212 | $19,123 ($1,594) | $29,776 ($2,481) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 137 | $17,250 | $164 | $21,092 ($1,758) | $30,805 ($2,567) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 47 | $14,882 | $135 | $19,898 ($1,658) | $17,763 ($1,480) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 43 | $733 | $47,553 ($3,963) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 296 | $23,767 | $205 | $37,354 ($3,113) | $49,112 ($4,093) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 40 | $589 | $51,011 ($4,251) | ||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 60 | $1,341 | $90,413 ($7,534) | $49,226 ($4,102) | |
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 119 | $2,366 | $59,900 ($4,992) | $82,512 ($6,876) | |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 70 | $436 | $43,173 ($3,598) | $58,455 ($4,871) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 16 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 55 | $791 | $60,104 ($5,009) | $71,314 ($5,943) | |
| First Professional Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 54 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 90 | $12,499 | $143 | $30,295 ($2,525) | $50,887 ($4,241) |
| Master's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 45 | $563 | $53,500 ($4,458) | $62,273 ($5,189) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 271 | $18,895 | $146 | $68,643 ($5,720) | $76,631 ($6,386) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 167 | $487 | $105,502 ($8,792) | $170,804 ($14,234) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 464 | $20,000 | $180 | $40,213 ($3,351) | $56,252 ($4,688) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 270 | $18,625 | $187 | $51,034 ($4,253) | $68,602 ($5,717) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 102 | $472 | $66,584 ($5,549) | $87,566 ($7,297) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 564 | $18,835 | $175 | $46,589 ($3,882) | $64,082 ($5,340) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 84 | $349 | $70,810 ($5,901) | $81,450 ($6,788) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 634 | $19,300 | $174 | $33,783 ($2,815) | $45,455 ($3,788) |
| Master's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 167 | $350 | $38,971 ($3,248) | $52,032 ($4,336) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 114 | $23,125 | $213 | $42,748 ($3,562) | $57,342 ($4,779) |
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 105 | $450 | $58,177 ($4,848) | $62,102 ($5,175) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 529 | $17,750 | $172 | $43,290 ($3,608) | $56,343 ($4,695) |
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 67 | $477 | $58,433 ($4,869) | $67,080 ($5,590) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 52 | $20,227 | $199 | $56,293 ($4,691) | $64,609 ($5,384) |
| Master's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 24 | $467 | $68,954 ($5,746) | $93,550 ($7,796) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Information Systems and Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 543 | $18,233 | $166 | $37,504 ($3,125) | $53,157 ($4,430) |
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 120 | $392 | $54,059 ($4,505) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Real Estate. | 27 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Real Estate. | 68 | $466 | $42,076 ($3,506) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 57 | $17,250 | $182 | $30,311 ($2,526) | $42,391 ($3,533) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 618 | $673 | $71,464 ($5,955) | $84,269 ($7,022) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $92,268Full time faculty: 98%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 24.0
School's endowment start of year: $218,684,250 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $276,410,044 (2022)