Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Pensacola, FL
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,832 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (46%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,670
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 87%
From Region 5%
Athletes 5.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 12%
Black 9%
Mixed 6%
Asian 4%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities 675 29% / 71% 1% $41,164 24 91%
Anthropology 15 33% / 67% 0% $35,926 12 94%
Communication 78 42% / 58% 1% $40,668 23 91%
English 39 33% / 67% 0% $35,493 12 91%
History 34 +1 50% / 50% 0% $41,614 26 97%
Interdisciplinary Humanities 10 +2 20% / 80% 10% $46,546 40 91%
International Studies 6 33% / 67% 17% $45,952 38 85%
Philosophy 5 60% / 40% 0% $45,364 37
Political Science 14 +1 93% / 7% 0% $49,576 49 90%
Psychology 228 +2 18% / 82% 2% $39,672 20 92%
Social Sciences 20 20% / 80% 0% $46,353 40 88%
Social Work 39 10% / 90% 0% $37,305 15 92%
Art 11 +5 0% / 100% 0% $37,081 15 84%
Music Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $48,323 45 90%
Music Performance 14 36% / 64% 0% $43,363 30
Studio Art 35 37% / 63% 0% $37,081 15 84%
Theatre 16 25% / 75% 0% $32,347 8 96%
Criminal Justice 78 +3 40% / 60% 1% $48,029 45 92%
Legal Studies 28 +1 29% / 71% 4% $48,869 47 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 337 54% / 46% 10% $56,673 66 93%
Accounting 64 50% / 50% 2% $57,603 68 98%
Business Economics 3 67% / 33% 0% $63,878 78
Economics 7 71% / 29% 14% $63,221 77
Finance 56 +6 70% / 30% 20% $60,785 73 90%
General Business 103 +1 50% / 50% 13% $52,840 58 94%
Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management 8 38% / 62% 0% $40,882 23 95%
Human Resources Management 6 0% / 100% 17%
Management 22 +1 64% / 36% 9% $63,875 78 88%
Management Information Systems 10 80% / 20% 0% $63,719 77
Marketing 43 +1 37% / 63% 7% $52,649 57 91%
Supply Chain Logistics Management 15 +2 67% / 33% 7% $63,875 78 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Professional Studies 52 13% / 87% 0% $45,281 36 96%
Educational/Instructional Media Design 10 50% / 50% 0% $46,582 40
Elementary Education 21 5% / 95% 0% $43,046 30 96%
Special Education 21 5% / 95% 0% $46,898 41
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering 496 67% / 33% 5% $73,484 87 94%
Computer Engineering 12 92% / 8% 0% $94,110 97
Electrical Engineering 41 88% / 12% 5% $92,124 97 98%
Mechanical Engineering 61 74% / 26% 3% $84,172 93 97%
Computer Science 57 84% / 16% 5% $92,227 97
Computer and Information Sciences 13 +1 69% / 31% 15% $76,306 89 96%
Cybersecurity 49 +1 90% / 10% 0% $86,406 94
Information Technology 31 84% / 16% 3% $76,306 89 96%
Chemistry 22 36% / 64% 0% $59,827 72
Mathematics 21 52% / 48% 29% $64,980 79 95%
Physics 7 86% / 14% 0% $67,050 81
Biology 34 +1 15% / 85% 0% $48,028 45 92%
Integrative Biological and Physical Sciences 3 33% / 67% 0% $52,755 57
Environmental Science 28 50% / 50% 7% $50,517 52 81%
Marine Biology 31 39% / 61% 6% $39,094 19 92%
Interdisciplinary Sciences 38 50% / 50% 3% $46,203 39
Construction Management 16 94% / 6% 6% $88,582 95
Engineering Technology 17 76% / 24% 6% $91,732 96 100%
Maritime Studies 15 53% / 47% 0% $83,924 93
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Usha Kundu, MD College of Health 667 24% / 76% 4% $63,209 77 95%
Biomedical Sciences 77 27% / 73% 6% $48,028 45 92%
Community Health $54,016 60
Exercise Science 64 +1 45% / 55% 3% $43,613 31 95%
Health Sciences 114 19% / 81% 0% $50,679 52
Medical Laboratory Sciences 53 19% / 81% 8% $67,662 82 100%
Nursing 296 14% / 86% 3% $78,753 90 94%
Public Health 23 17% / 83% 9% $54,452 61
Sport Management 20 85% / 15% 5% $43,613 31 95%
Physical Education and Health 20 75% / 25% 5% $43,613 31 95%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,682
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,470
Est. In-State Cost $8,644
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,480
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

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
Health Sciences 24.7% 550 19% / 81% 3% $66,760 81 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.6% 526 29% / 71% 2% $40,599 23 92%
Business & Economics 16.0% 357 55% / 45% 10% $55,929 64 93%
Professional 6.9% 154 49% / 51% 3% $60,716 73 92%
Computer Science 6.7% 150 85% / 15% 4% $85,655 94 96%
Engineering 5.1% 114 81% / 19% 4% $88,078 95 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 114 24% / 76% 4% $48,152 45 92%
Arts 3.6% 81 28% / 72% 0% $37,926 16 88%
Education 3.2% 72 31% / 69% 1% $44,818 35 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 59 44% / 56% 7% $44,515 34 87%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 50 50% / 50% 12% $63,002 76 95%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $14.5M #65 34% $0.1M 3 #161
Business & Economics $13.8M #42 70% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.3M #205 5% $0.1M
Life & Natural Sciences $4.0M #207 5% $0.0M
Education $2.7M #152 41% $0.0M 49 #63
Physical Sciences & Math $1.5M #310 20% $0.0M
Engineering $0.9M #278 41% $0
Health Sciences $0.3M #321 39% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #242 0% $0.0M
Total $42.3M #210 40% $0.3M 52 #249

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 53%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 53% 53% 53%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1020 – 1230
SAT Math Range 500 – 600
SAT RW Range 520 – 630