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Florida Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Melbourne, Florida. Melbourne is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

3,085 Full-Time Undergraduates
$42,770 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Florida Institute of Technology?

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Contact details for Florida Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
Phone: 321-674-8000
Website: www.fit.edu

Can I Afford Florida Tech?

$42,770 In-State Tuition
59% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Florida Tech paid $1,188 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $42,770 $42,770
Fees $900 $900
Books and Supplies $1,200 $1,200
On Campus Room and Board $12,546 $12,546
On Campus Other Expenses $3,600 $3,600

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Florida Tech, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $9,007 a year. That adds up to $36,028 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Florida Tech is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Florida Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,085 Full-Time Undergraduates
30% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,491 undergraduate students at Florida Tech, with 3,085 being full-time and 406 being part-time.

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There are also 4,339 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,085 full-time undergraduates at Florida Tech, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida Institute of Technology students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 69
Black or African American 167
Hispanic or Latino 355
White 1,708
International Students 589
Other Races/Ethnicities 197

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Florida Institute of Technology. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 124 countries are represented at Florida Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Florida Institute of Technology

2,764 Took All Classes Online
2,924 Took At Least One Class Online
55.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,924 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Florida Tech has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Florida Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Florida Institute of Technology was 55.8%. This is the #519 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Florida Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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