Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,152

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$13,529

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

6.65%

Default Rate

2017 Acceptance Rate

45.6%

7,533 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

9,913

85.9% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

47.6%

945 Graduates

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Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a higher education institution located in Leon County, FL. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University were General Interdisciplinary Studies (317 degrees awarded), General Health Services (161 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (110 degrees).

In 2017, 2,189 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. 66.1% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 33.9% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were black or african american (1,969 degrees), 21.2 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (93 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $3,152, which is $-23,348 less than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($26,500).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $3,152, which is $-23,348 less than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($26,500).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $13,529.

In 2017, 75% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 64% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,152

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was $3,152. The cost of tuition at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $-23,348 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($26,500).

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Average Net Price

$13,529

2017 Value

3.31%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $13,529. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University grew by 3.31%.

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Other Student Expenses

$9,847

Room and Board

$1,138

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was of $9,847 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,138. The cost of room and board increased by 0.747% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

75%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

64%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

75% of undergraduate students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 2.6% with respect to 2016, when 77% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

6.65%

2016 Default Rate

199

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was 6.65%, which represents 199 out of the 2993 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University received 7,533 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 7.8% annual growth. Out of those 7,533 applicants, 3,437 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 45.6% acceptance rate.

There were 9,913 students enrolled at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in 2017, and 35% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has an overall enrollment yield of 45.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

45.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2017

3,437

Accepted Out of 7,533

In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was 45.6% (3,437 admissions from 7,533 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 31.1%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants grew by 7.8%, while admissions grew by 58.1%.

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SAT Scores

35%

Submission Percentage

551

Scores Submitted

35% of enrolled first-time students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in 2017 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has a total enrollment of 9,913 students. The full-time enrollment at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is 8,518 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,395. This means that 85.9% of students enrolled at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 83.2% Black or African American, 8.07% White, 3.48% Hispanic or Latino, 2.92% Two or More Races, 0.979% Asian, 0.0908% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0605% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority Black or African American Female (58.8%), followed by Black or African American Male (30.2%) and Two or More Races Female (2.53%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority Black or African American Female (48.4%), followed by Black or African American Male (21.1%) and White Female (8.46%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

85.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 9,913 students. The full-time enrollment at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is 8,518 and the part-time enrollment is 1,395. This means that 85.9% of students enrolled at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are enrolled full-time compared with 78% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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Retention Rate over Time

83%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was 83%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (83%), Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. Black or African American

    8,249

  2. White

    800

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    345

The enrolled student population at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is 83.2% Black or African American, 8.07% White, 3.48% Hispanic or Latino, 2.92% Two or More Races, 0.979% Asian, 0.0908% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0605% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 51.5% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.57% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 7 students (0.0706%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 707 more women than men received degrees from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The majority of degree recipients at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are black or african american (1,969 degrees awarded). There were 21.2 times more black or african american graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (93 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is General Interdisciplinary Studies (317 degrees awarded), followed by General Health Services (161 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (110 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Interdisciplinary Studies (317 degrees awarded), Legal (106 degrees), and Architecture and Related Services (29 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Social workers, all other

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are Social workers, all other (163,838 people), Other managers (93,687 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (89,706 people), Architects, except landscape and naval (85,468 people), and Registered nurses (40,902 people).

The most specialized majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are Interdisciplinary Studies (317 degrees awarded), Legal (106 degrees), Architecture and Related Services (29 degrees), Agriculture (32 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (83 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are Surgeons, Dentists, Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are Interdisciplinary Studies (317 degrees awarded), Legal (106 degrees), Architecture and Related Services (29 degrees), Agriculture (32 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (83 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are Elementary & secondary schools (190,620 people), Architectural, engineering & related services (147,513 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (144,406 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (106,645 people), and Individual & family services (100,202 people).

The most specialized majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are Interdisciplinary Studies (317 degrees awarded), Legal (106 degrees), Architecture and Related Services (29 degrees), Agriculture (32 degrees), and Public Administration and Social Service (83 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Most Common

  1. General Interdisciplinary Studies

    317 degrees awarded

  2. General Health Services

    161 degrees awarded

  3. General Business Administration & Management

    110 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was General Interdisciplinary Studies with 317 degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 741

  2. 1,448

In 2017, 741 degrees were awarded to men at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, which is 0.512 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,448).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 129 degrees were awarded to men at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in General Interdisciplinary Studies, which is 0.686 times less than the 188 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 188 degrees were awarded to women at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in General Interdisciplinary Studies, which is 1.46 times more than the 129 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

11%

100% Completion Time

39%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 11% of students graduating from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 39% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. Black or African American

    1,969 degrees awarded

  2. White

    93 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    60 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is black or african american (1,969 degrees awarded). There were 21.2 times more black or african american recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (93 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. Black or African American Female

    1,315 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American Male

    654 degrees awarded

  3. White Female

    54 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is black or african american female (1,315 degrees awarded). There were 2.01 times more black or african american female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american male (654 degrees).

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Operations

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has an endowment valued at nearly $86.6M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $521k (0.602%), compared to the 5.91% average return ($16.9M on $287M) across all Doctoral Universities.

In 2017, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University had a total salary expenditure of $282M. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University employs 164 Associate professors, 147 Assistant professors, and 140 Professors. Most academics at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are Male Professors (101), Female Associate professors(86), and Male Associate professors (78).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are: Management, with 290 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 210 employees, and Service with 190 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$86.6M

2017 Endowment

2.73%

growth from 2016

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has an endowment valued at about $86.6M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University grew 2.73% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $200M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $36.4M - Federal

  2. $6.45M - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University received $36.4M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $6.45M from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$140M

2017 Salaries

0.669%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University paid a median of $140M in salaries, which represents 49.7% of their overall expenditure ($282M) and a 0.669% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.36% decline from 2015 and a 0.609% decline from 2014.

The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 215M (42.7% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$44.7M

Instructional Salaries

552

Number of Employees

In 2017, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University paid a total of $44.7M to 552 employees working as instructors, which represents 32% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $61.3M (31.9%) for similar Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

164 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

290 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University were Associate professor with 164 employees; Assistant professor with 147 employees; and Assistant professor with 140 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University were Management with 290 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 210 employees; and Service with 190 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Male Professor

  2. Female Associate professor

  3. Male Associate professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was Male Professor with 101 employees, Female Associate professor with 86 employees, and Male Associate professor with 78 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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