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#1058 of 14,131 In the World
#305 of 2,597 In North America
#274 of 2,496 In the United States
#9 of 109 In Florida
#109 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
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Acceptance rate
64%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Avg. cost to attend
$30,752 /y
Aid receiving
98%
Undergraduates
3,364
Graduates
4,951
Male:Female Ratio
46:54
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
fit.edu

Florida Institute of Technology Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Florida Institute of Technology has an acceptance rate of 64% and is among the top 25% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 64% 66% 62%
Applicants 13,941 8,024 5,896
Admissions 8,974 5,286 3,680
Freshmen enrolled full time 775 491 284
Freshmen enrolled part time 3 3

126 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,278 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
587 or 75%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1120
or below

75% of them
had 1320
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Florida Institute of Technology are 1120-1320 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
217 or 28%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 22
or below

75% of them
had 28
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Florida Institute of Technology are 22-28 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

SAT/ACT Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 3874 (47%)
Nonresident Alien 1621 (20%)
Hispanic 1325 (16%)
Black or African American 547 (7%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 461 (6%)
Two or more races 234 (3%)
Asian 217 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 15 (0.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Florida Institute of Technology is $30,752 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$30,752/year
Average aid awarded
$27,218
Students receiving aid
98%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $23,742
$30-48K $24,195
$48-75K $26,646
$75-110K $29,053
$110K+ $32,253

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $42,770$22,338
Tuition in-state $42,770$22,338
Tuition out-of-state $42,770$22,338
Fee in-district $900$250
Fee in-state $900$250
Fee out-of-state $900$250

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 2,031
Combined charge for room and board $13,798
Room charge $7,638
Meal charge $6,160

Florida Institute of Technology majors

Florida Institute of Technology has granted 711 bachelor's degrees across 48 programs, 911 master's across 47 programs, and 92 doctorate degrees across 25 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Florida Institute of Technology.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Applied Behavior Analysis 3 205 1
Business Administration and Management, General 12 132 7
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 90 31 2
Mechanical Engineering 80 15 5
Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General 2 86 3 5
Computer Science 44 13 3
Engineering & Industrial Management 57
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 5 50
Purchasing, Procurement & Acquisitions and Contracts Management 44
Clinical Psychology 21 22
Ocean Engineering 35 6
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 25 9 3
Systems Engineering 34 3
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 35
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 23 8 2
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other 22 4 3
Chemical Engineering 19 7 2
Space Systems Operations 28
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 26
Computer Engineering, General 19 4 3
Computer Software Engineering 22 4
Air Traffic Controller 25
Civil Engineering, General 18 6
Management Information Systems, General 18 5
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management 23
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 9 2 10
Biomedical Sciences, General 19
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 19
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician 19
Forensic Psychology 17
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 10 7
Information Science & Studies 17
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 15 2
Operations Research 16 1
Project Management 17
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 17
Physics, General 9 3 2
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 5 8
Applied Mathematics, General 4 3 3
International Business & Trade & Commerce 10
Biochemistry 6 3
Genome Sciences & Genomics 9
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 9
Meteorology 8
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 3 5
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 6 2
Conservation Biology 5
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 5
Chemistry, General 1 1 2
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 4
Journalism, Other 4
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 4
Aquaculture 3
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 3
Biotechnology 3
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 3
International and Intercultural Communication 3
Mathematics, General 3
Planetary Astronomy and Science 3
Pre-Law Studies 3
Small Business Administration & Management 3
Sustainability Studies 3
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 2
Environmental Science 1 1
Organizational Leadership 2
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 2
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 2
Accounting 1
Air Transportation, Other 1
Ecology 1
Engineering Design 1
Environmental Education 1
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 1
Management Science 1
Mathematics Teacher Education 1
Physics, Other 1
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 1
Grand Total 36 711 911 92

Florida Institute of Technology has a graduation rate of 67%, which is among the 27% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 67% 66% 70%
  • Full-time retention rate - 75%

Publications & Citations

Florida Institute of Technology has published 11,296 scientific papers with 210,005 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biology, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Geology, and Mathematics.

Publications
11,296
Citations
210,005

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
6,608 / 116,608
Physics
6,586 / 137,079
Computer Science
5,592 / 82,528
Environmental Science
4,942 / 109,423
Quantum and Particle physics
4,884 / 106,520
Biology
4,774 / 110,114
Chemistry
4,556 / 95,793
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
4,487 / 74,348
Geology
3,079 / 68,602
Mathematics
2,945 / 50,055
Geography and Cartography
2,773 / 56,353
Materials Science
2,764 / 56,774
Medicine
2,622 / 52,105
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,480 / 32,225
Ecology
2,284 / 64,175
Business
2,271 / 32,420
Organic Chemistry
2,138 / 56,651
Philosophy
2,115 / 33,188
Psychology
2,066 / 34,173
Statistics
1,927 / 29,474
Political Science
1,861 / 29,054
Optical Engineering
1,854 / 31,038
Law
1,773 / 28,610
Biochemistry
1,749 / 44,280
Genetics
1,665 / 37,325
Astrophysics and Astronomy
1,631 / 39,572
Electrical Engineering
1,548 / 19,314
Paleontology
1,497 / 38,808
History
1,437 / 28,215
Oceanography
1,429 / 35,956
Archaeology
1,330 / 27,008
Telecommunications
1,319 / 14,993
Sociology
1,305 / 19,594
Management
1,220 / 18,375
Aerospace Engineering
1,220 / 18,509
Machine Learning
1,172 / 17,359
Computer Vision
1,152 / 18,005
Linguistics
1,131 / 16,093
Economics
1,119 / 16,197
Mechanical Engineering
1,097 / 12,274

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 116 442
1992 154 426
1993 143 577
1994 133 593
1995 134 550
1996 128 734
1997 125 806
1998 143 882
1999 92 979
2000 117 1243
2001 152 1327
2002 363 2175
2003 292 2077
2004 301 2494
2005 342 3059
2006 316 3474
2007 337 3858
2008 391 4816
2009 401 5527
2010 326 6080
2011 417 7700
2012 331 8647
2013 365 9782
2014 392 10020
2015 410 10821
2016 442 10789
2017 456 11124
2018 515 12109
2019 486 13712
2020 585 15265
2021 506 17380
2022 522 16982
2023 503 17434
Academic rankings

Florida Institute of Technology alumni

  1. Sunita Williams

    Sunita Williams
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
    In 1995 graduated with Master of Science in industrial engineering and management
    Occupations
    athletics competitornaval officerastronautflight engineerengineer
    Biography

    Sunita Lyn Williams, nicknamed Suni in the United States and Sončka in Slovenia, is an American astronaut, United States Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33.

  2. Alyssa Carson

    Alyssa Carson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    2001-.. (age 23)
    Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology
    Studied in 2019
    Occupations
    undergraduate studentcandidate
    Biography

    Alyssa Carson is an American space enthusiast and doctoral student who has attended numerous space camps and has visited every NASA visitor center. She has been profiled by a variety of news outlets, public interest publications, and interview shows as an unofficial astronaut-in-training.

  3. Don "The Dragon" Wilson

    Don "The Dragon" Wilson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    film actorstunt performerkickboxermanufacturerscreenwriter
    Biography

    Donald Glen Wilson, nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, film actor, and former professional kickboxer. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked".

  4. Ann E. Dunwoody

    Ann E. Dunwoody
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody is a retired general of the United States Army. She was the first woman in United States military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on November 14, 2008.

All 45 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Florida Tech
Founded 1958
Motto Ad Astra Per Scientiam
To the Stars through Science
Colors crimson, gray
Academic calendar August to August (August - December; January-May; May-August)
Total FTE staff 939
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 150 West University Boulevard
Melbourne, Florida, 32901-6975
United States
City population 85,000
Phone 3216748000

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