Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Melbourne, FL
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,872 (82%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,895
Men / Women 62% / 38%
From State 40%
From Region 4%
Athletes 12.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Hispanic 18%
International 11%
Black 7%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bisk College of Business 109 61% / 39% 18% $65,644 63 92%
Accounting 14 43% / 57% 7% $47,972 16 91%
Accounting 3 67% / 33% 0%
Business Administration 47 +1 55% / 45% 23% $64,988 62 92%
Business Management 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,988 62 92%
Entrepreneurship 3 100% / 0% 0% $68,296 68
Finance 5 100% / 0% 40% $77,506 81
Human Resources Management 5 60% / 40% 0%
International Business 6 67% / 33% 33% $69,106 70
Logistics $64,988 62 92%
Management Information Systems 10 80% / 20% 20% $93,495 93 94%
Marketing 9 56% / 44% 0% $59,586 48 90%
Organizational Leadership $64,988 62 92%
Sports Management 6 67% / 33% 33% $60,124 50
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Aeronautics 120 75% / 25% 33% $76,503 80 93%
Air Transportation $76,503 80
Aviation Management 4 50% / 50% 100% $76,503 80 93%
Flight 116 76% / 24% 31% $76,503 80 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Science 486 69% / 31% 14% $90,494 91 96%
Aerospace Engineering 91 78% / 22% 22% $97,477 95 96%
Biomedical Engineering 18 56% / 44% 0% $84,663 87 96%
Chemical Engineering 17 59% / 41% 12% $109,050 98 89%
Civil Engineering 11 64% / 36% 9% $75,967 80 96%
Computer Engineering 22 91% / 9% 9% $98,574 95 100%
Electrical Engineering 23 96% / 4% 35% $97,978 95 87%
Mechanical Engineering 60 83% / 17% 23% $91,874 92 100%
Ocean Engineering 15 67% / 33% 0% $91,662 92 100%
Computer Science 55 87% / 13% 16% $115,787 99 97%
Computer Science 14 57% / 43% 0%
Software Engineering 18 61% / 39% 17% $98,574 95 100%
Applied Mathematics 3 100% / 0% 0% $93,033 93
Astronomy and Astrophysics 31 65% / 35% 3% $73,463 77
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 50%
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0% $72,651 75
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $73,859 77
Meteorology 8 25% / 75% 0% $69,455 70
Oceanography 3 67% / 33% 0% $69,585 71
Physics 3 100% / 0% 0% $73,157 76
Planetary Science 2 50% / 50% 0% $70,890 73
Biochemistry 6 33% / 67% 17% $72,815 76
Bioinformatics 2 50% / 50% 0% $75,068 79
Biology 2 0% / 100% 0% $77,462 81 100%
Biomedical Sciences 21 24% / 76% 10% $77,462 81 100%
Genomics 11 55% / 45% 9% $73,397 76
Aquaculture $58,234 44
Environmental Science 4 50% / 50% 0% $57,973 43
Marine Biology 16 31% / 69% 6% $39,485 5 90%
Health Administration 3 0% / 100% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies $55,666 36
Marine Resources Management 5 0% / 100% 0% $61,599 53
Sustainability Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $63,380 58
Construction Technology 16 75% / 25% 6% $88,858 90
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts 93 19% / 81% 5% $55,746 37 94%
Applied Behavior Analysis 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,765 15 89%
Applied Psychology 43 7% / 93% 5%
Forensic Psychology 18 17% / 83% 6% $47,765 15 89%
Humanities 2 100% / 0% 0% $55,006 34
Journalism 4 25% / 75% 0% $58,998 46
Psychology 16 25% / 75% 12% $64,297 60 100%
Public Relations and Advertising $70,784 73
Strategic Communication 4 50% / 50% 0%
Criminal Justice 4 50% / 50% 0%
Pre-Law 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,047 46

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,112
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 31.8% 257 78% / 22% 18% $94,916 94 96%
Professional 17.5% 141 74% / 26% 29% $77,819 82 93%
Business & Economics 13.9% 112 59% / 41% 18% $65,644 63 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11.8% 95 16% / 84% 5% $56,605 39 94%
Computer Science 10.8% 87 77% / 23% 14% $111,543 98 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 6.7% 54 61% / 39% 4% $73,627 77
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 42 33% / 67% 10% $75,620 79 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.5% 20 35% / 65% 5% $43,183 8 90%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $5.9M #209 55% $0.3M 18 #136 125 2
Physical Sciences & Math $5.6M #209 67% $0.2M 4 #197 71 2
Computer Science $3.3M #163 59% $0 2 #173 31
Life & Natural Sciences $1.7M #273 57% $0.1M 3 #204 22 2
Health Sciences $0.5M #295 80% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #204 75% $0.0M 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #465 0% $0 10 #233 51
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0 8 #150
Education $0 #457 $0 1 #421
Total $17.3M #267 60% $0.6M 46 #265 305 6

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1120 – 1320
SAT Math Range 560 – 660
SAT RW Range 560 – 660