Public · Lakeland, Florida
Florida Polytechnic University
Rural campus · 1,689 undergraduates · 17 students per faculty member · Official website
- Acceptance rate
- 58%
- ACT middle 50%
- 24–30
- Average net price
- $11,853
- per year, after grants
- 6-year graduation
- 55%

Is Florida Polytechnic University a reach, a target or a likely for your student?
Add a GPA and test scores and U Shortlist shows admission odds, the net price at your income, and how Florida Polytechnic University fits against what your family said matters, on a map of 1,546 colleges.
What Florida Polytechnic University costs
Net price is what a first-year student pays for a year after grants and scholarships, by family income. It is usually far below the sticker price.
Net price by family income
- Under $30,000
- $8,819
- $30,001 – $48,000
- $8,769
- $48,001 – $75,000
- $11,316
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $15,037
- Over $110,000
- $16,423
For students receiving federal aid, at in-state tuition.
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Price and aid
- Full cost of attendance (sticker)
- $21,817
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,940
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $21,005
- First-years given a grant by the school
- 95%
- Average grant from the school
- $4,033
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,250
- The school's own net price calculator
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58%
- SAT middle 50%
- 1170–1340
- ACT middle 50%
- 24–30
- Test scores
- Tests required
- First-year retention
- 75%
Your student’s ACT puts them ? here
Below, inside or above the range, with the acceptance rate, decides reach, target or likely. U Shortlist works it out from your student’s own scores and keeps it separate from fit.
Check your student’s odds →Florida Polytechnic University athletics
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Participants reported to the U.S. Department of Education. A dash means no team for that side.
Academics and outcomes
Most popular fields
- Engineering
- 44%
- Computer & information sciences
- 41%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 8%
- Liberal arts & humanities
- 4%
- Mathematics & statistics
- 2%
- Military technologies
- 1%
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded.
- 6-year graduation rate
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- –
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,250
- Students with a Pell grant
- 33%
Similar colleges nearby
- Southeastern UniversityLakeland, FL · 9 mi away4,813 undergrads · net $31,942
- Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL · 10 mi away2,656 undergrads · net $28,551
- Warner UniversityLake Wales, FL · 27 mi away756 undergrads · net $19,748
- New College of FloridaSarasota, FL · 69 mi away843 undergrads · net $7,195
- University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, FL · 108 mi away4,627 undergrads · net $4,815
- Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA · 206 mi away6,622 undergrads · net $10,945
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (admissions, prices, outcomes), IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2023–24 (school grants) and Equity in Athletics 2024–25 (teams). No college paid to appear here or can pay to be ranked.
