Crossing the Finish Line

    As many graduates enter the workforce for the first time, here’s a look at their earning potential and a few other metrics:

    Return on Investment

    • 70% For 2020-21, the share of grads with a bachelor’s either earning at least $40,000 annually one year after graduation or continuing their studies
    • $45,500 Median salary
    • $54,800 Highest median salary (Florida Polytechnic University grads)
    • $34,900 Lowest median salary (New College grads)

    Higher-paying Majors

    • $74,800 Computer and Information Sciences
    • $72,100 Registered Nursing
    • $66,100 Mechanical Engineering
    • $63,900 Civil Engineering
    • $55,400 Finance

    Incoming

    • 45,240 Number of first-year students
    • 277,483 Number of undergrads expected this fall across the 12 universities’ campuses

    Key Indicators

    • 1st U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Florida state university system first for seven consecutive years.
    • 77% Share of resident undergrads loan-free in 2021-22. Florida’s state universities have the lowest tuition in the nation.
    • 63% Florida’s four-year graduation rate
    • 10 Percentage point improvement in the graduation rate in the last five years