College Viability Inspection Report

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida · Private, not-for-profit

Florida Institute of Technology is a private, nonprofit institution in Florida, enrolling 3,347 students as of 2024. It graduates 50% of students in four years, returns 80% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $37,361 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 3 are flagged: Graduation, Enrollment, and Tuition Allocation. This report benchmarks Florida Institute of Technology's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Florida Institute of Technology Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Data Summary

Florida Institute of Technology — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Florida Institute of Technology. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate50.0%+19.1%65th
Six-Year Graduation Rate67.0%+11.7%71st
Full-Time Retention Rate80.0%-2.4%61st
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate55.3%+1.3%64th
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap8.7pp+18.4%49th
Pell Share of Cohort24.7%+14.6%22nd

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio1.11×+10.6%60th
Total FTE Enrollment3,347-5.8%70th
Endowment Value$106.0M+29.6%66th
Net Assets (End of Year)$243.6M+42.2%72nd

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %37.6%+2.6%68th
Student Support Spending %10.0%-10.4%37th
Administrative Spending %20.2%+10.5%59th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio2.36×-9.9%39th
Average Net Price$37,361+12.2%94th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$29,108+10.3%95th
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$29,213+16.2%94th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$31,311+3.1%94th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$36,466+10.2%95th
Net Price: $110K+ Income$40,649+13.8%89th

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
Florida Institute of Technology's retention rate fell below 80% in 2 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Student OutcomesCleared
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
Florida Institute of Technology's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 3 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
Florida Institute of Technology's Pell graduation gap stayed at or below 10 percentage points in all 5 eligible years.
Student OutcomesCleared
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
Florida Institute of Technology's ratio stayed at or above 1.0 in all 5 reported years — ending at 1.11× in 2024.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
Florida Institute of Technology's total enrollment fell from 3,555 to 3,347 students between 2020 and 2024 (-5.9%) — a decline of 5% or more.
Financial HealthTriggered
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
Florida Institute of Technology's endowment is $106.0M and grew +29.6% between 2020 and 2024 — clearing both the $50 million size threshold and the 15% growth threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
High Cost, Low Completion
Florida Institute of Technology costs more than the national median but also graduates students at above-median rates — only one of two conditions is met.
Value for MoneyCleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median
Florida Institute of Technology spends $2.36 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin (2024) — below the national median of $2.75 in 4 of 5 reported years.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Either net price did not rise or the graduation rate did not decline between 2020 and 2024 — flag not triggered.
Value for MoneyCleared