Florida Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 17% last year.

Barry University with 39% and Full Sail University with 41% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Florida Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,208 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,717 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 68.67% and the average SAT score is 1,121 at the schools.

Table. Florida Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, 4-year 17.00%
2.43%
$11,66553.98%61.99%1,15511,57419 to 1
2
1
Barry University Miami, FLPrivate, 4-year 39.00%
1.60%
$33,4508.00%59.00%-6,95812 to 1
3
1
Full Sail University Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4-year 41.00%
1.02%
$26,417---26,73734 to 1
4
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St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FLPrivate, 4-year 42.00%
0.76%
$34,77012.00%99.00%-6,37018 to 1
4
2
Southeastern University Lakeland, FLPrivate, 4-year 42.00%
9.43%
$31,73250.00%74.00%-10,04427 to 1
6
1
Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FLPrivate, 4-year 49.00%
2.75%
$28,36011.00%72.00%-10,24218 to 1
7
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University of West Florida Pensacola, FLPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.99%
$18,658
($5,776)
27.00%57.00%1,12013,52122 to 1
8
9
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FLPrivate, 4-year 57.00%
10.14%
$24,13659.99%97.01%-19,02015 to 1
9
1
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FLPublic, 4-year 58.00%
1.79%
$25,162
($6,118)
23.00%77.00%1,12015,96920 to 1
10
2
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year 60.00%
4.63%
$17,725
($5,785)
28.99%21.00%1,0909,21514 to 1
Average45.80%$25,208
($5,893)
30.44%68.67%1,12112,96520 to 1