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Florida International University

Miami, FL 39,508 Undergrads 73.8% Grad Rate
Share
Total Cost
$23,604
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,462
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,806
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,462
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$64,806
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$65,722
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate73.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.5
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients48.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time66.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
54.7%
SAT Avg
1,163
SAT Reading
25th: 55060075th: 640
SAT Math
25th: 52056075th: 620
ACT Composite
25th: 212475th: 27

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$567k
+$97k
+$81k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$526k
+$56k
+$39k
Full Cost$24k/yr
+$482k
+$12k
-$4k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
34
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
43
95%
Full Cost$24k/yr
Never
-5%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return87%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-27%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$81,923
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$181k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
$18,190
Earnings (4yr)
$23,742
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$300k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,132
Earnings (4yr)
$46,718
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (4yr)
$88,656
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Median Debt
$14,245
Earnings (4yr)
$61,256
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$12,132
Earnings (4yr)
$57,788
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$84,523
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$201k
Median Debt
$16,932
Earnings (4yr)
$57,376
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$90,397
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Median Debt
$15,062
Earnings (4yr)
$101,224
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,471
Natl Median: $93,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$315k
Median Debt
$14,923
Earnings (4yr)
$55,830
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Median Debt
$21,300
Earnings (4yr)
$52,470
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,896
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$16,325
Earnings (4yr)
$70,022
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$98,697
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,659
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,650
Natl Median: $81,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,355
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
$14,881
Earnings (4yr)
$40,653
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,116
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,867
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$16,750
Earnings (4yr)
$56,676
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$17,620
Earnings (4yr)
$56,667
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,696
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$65,054
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
$14,863
Earnings (4yr)
$64,399
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
$17,525
Earnings (4yr)
$49,960
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Median Debt
$14,395
Earnings (4yr)
$85,737
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
Median Debt
$12,214
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$64,423
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,041
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Median Debt
$16,544
Earnings (4yr)
$93,494
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$12,250
Earnings (4yr)
$50,677
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,748
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$48,814
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,085
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,408
Earnings (4yr)
$57,996
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,470
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$20,800
Earnings (4yr)
$62,424
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,343
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
$12,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$98,635
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,913
Earnings (5yr)
$37,487
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$13,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,923
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$16,129
Earnings (4yr)
$47,538
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
$13,761
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,875
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,914
Earnings (4yr)
$53,854
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (4yr)
$42,574
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$34,150
Earnings (4yr)
$107,540
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
Median Debt
$115,660
Earnings (4yr)
$107,595
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$286k
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$56,505
Earnings (4yr)
$99,549
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,946
Earnings (4yr)
$71,218
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Median Debt
$60,466
Earnings (4yr)
$62,173
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
$28,244
Earnings (4yr)
$113,980
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$342k
Median Debt
$31,856
Earnings (4yr)
$118,205
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$379k
Median Debt
$30,695
Earnings (4yr)
$106,494
Natl Median: $113,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
Median Debt
$33,634
Earnings (4yr)
$98,456
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
MastCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$34,586
Earnings (4yr)
$101,174
Natl Median: $96,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Median Debt
$29,740
Earnings (4yr)
$63,083
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$28,946
Earnings (4yr)
$66,189
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$32,969
Earnings (4yr)
$59,871
Natl Median: $62,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,621
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,172
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,629
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$109,647
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $79,463
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$50,276
Earnings (4yr)
$67,431
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$25,491
Earnings (4yr)
$96,373
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$71,050
Natl Median: $74,856
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
$34,951
Earnings (4yr)
$86,476
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,411
Natl Median: $66,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,007
Natl Median: $69,445
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Median Debt
$39,021
Earnings (4yr)
$85,495
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
MastCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$50,710
Earnings (4yr)
$76,658
Natl Median: $86,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
$28,205
Earnings (4yr)
$79,542
Natl Median: $70,306
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
$34,683
Earnings (5yr)
$86,272
Natl Median: $101,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,442
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$36,790
Earnings (4yr)
$76,368
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,638
Earnings (4yr)
$62,347
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,593
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$420k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $57,803
Lifetime Value Added
-$296k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$38,073
Earnings (4yr)
$59,992
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
$48,668
Earnings (4yr)
$79,414
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$39,400
Earnings (4yr)
$73,457
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$50,956
Earnings (4yr)
$83,465
Natl Median: $135,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$125,543
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$443k
Median Debt
$68,838
Earnings (4yr)
$65,492
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,871
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$323k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$46,087
Natl Median: $62,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,113
Earnings (4yr)
$66,851
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $123,816
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$49,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,182
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$47,623
Earnings (4yr)
$57,448
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$56,346
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$138,526
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$99,213
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Civil Engineering
DocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,860
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
Median Debt
$48,058
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,132
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$56,415
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$258k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $157,305
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,039
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Law
DocCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$80,618
Earnings (4yr)
$105,414
Natl Median: $105,518
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
DocCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $108,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$109,692
Earnings (2yr)
$108,649
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
$104,908
Earnings (4yr)
$90,274
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,860
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
DocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$205,152
Earnings (4yr)
$95,353
Natl Median: $112,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$19k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.