First-Gen Fit Rankings: Florida

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 79 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 2 Excellent (80+) ✅ 23 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 28 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 26 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-Florida Tampa	86 🏆 Excellent	—	78.7%	—	66.7%
2	Arizona College of Nursing-Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale	86 🏆 Excellent	—	67.1%	—	—
3	Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach	74 ✅ Good	—	78.3%	$10,896	61.8%
4	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami Miami	73 ✅ Good	—	72.4%	—	—
5	Edward Waters University Jacksonville	72 ✅ Good	—	75.5%	$12,380	53.9%
6	South University-West Palm Beach Royal Palm Beach	71 ✅ Good	—	59.5%	$16,177	100%
7	Florida International University Miami	71 ✅ Good	—	41.4%	$7,003	91.9%
8	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton	70 ✅ Good	—	33.9%	$3,022	84.5%
9	University of South Florida Tampa	68 ✅ Good	—	29.4%	$4,122	91.3%
10	Talmudic College of Florida Miami Beach	68 ✅ Good	—	34.6%	—	100%
11	University of West Florida Pensacola	68 ✅ Good	—	33.1%	$4,815	88.8%
12	University of Central Florida Orlando	67 ✅ Good	—	32.3%	$5,816	92.4%
13	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee	67 ✅ Good	—	54.3%	$13,299	89.2%
14	University of Florida Gainesville	67 ✅ Good	—	21.7%	$1,982	97.7%
15	Hobe Sound Bible College Hobe Sound	67 ✅ Good	—	50.4%	$12,148	91.7%
16	University of Florida-Online Gainesville	67 ✅ Good	—	21.8%	$1,477	94.8%
17	University of North Florida Jacksonville	63 ✅ Good	—	30.8%	$6,647	84.7%
18	New College of Florida Sarasota	63 ✅ Good	—	33.9%	$3,591	75.6%
19	Florida State University Tallahassee	62 ✅ Good	—	23%	$5,938	96.1%
20	Ana G. Mendez University Orlando	62 ✅ Good	—	71.3%	$19,643	70.2%
21	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers	61 ✅ Good	—	27.9%	$8,220	83.2%
22	University of Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill	61 ✅ Good	—	68.8%	$19,965	—
23	Albizu University-Miami Miami	60 ✅ Good	—	66.4%	$19,745	83.3%
24	DeVry University-Florida Orlando	60 ✅ Good	—	62.2%	$29,477	100%
25	Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland	60 ✅ Good	—	32.6%	$8,819	74.8%
26	Everglades University Boca Raton	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	72%	$25,556	73.7%
27	Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	69.1%	$21,882	49.5%
28	Baptist University of Florida Graceville	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.9%	$8,754	45%
29	Miami Regional University Miami Springs	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.9%	$20,420	96.6%
30	Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	49%	$17,230	63.6%
31	Trinity Baptist College Jacksonville	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	50.1%	$16,686	56.7%
32	Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College Miami Beach	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.9%	$13,672	50%
33	Stetson University DeLand	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.2%	$15,931	78.2%
34	Warner University Lake Wales	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	50.9%	$17,853	43.9%
35	South University-Tampa Tampa	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	49%	$20,347	50%
36	Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota University Park	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	65.6%	$28,019	50%
37	Barry University Miami	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.1%	$20,804	63.4%
38	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando Orlando	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	58.8%	$16,917	37.5%
39	Saint Leo University Saint Leo	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.5%	$19,602	59.2%
40	Trinity College of Florida Trinity	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.6%	$16,224	28%
41	Chamberlain University-Florida Jacksonville	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	54.2%	$27,474	62.5%
42	West Coast University-Miami Doral	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	62.1%	$29,073	60%
43	Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa Tampa	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	57.9%	$34,691	50%
44	University of Miami Coral Gables	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.9%	$15,978	93.8%
45	Jacksonville University Jacksonville	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.7%	$21,893	74.7%
46	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.5%	$18,216	60.3%
47	Flagler College Saint Augustine	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.1%	$21,733	75.5%
48	St. John Vianney College Seminary Miami	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	0%	—	100%
49	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.8%	$26,603	75.6%
50	Florida College Temple Terrace	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.1%	$20,494	75.6%
51	Florida Southern College Lakeland	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.1%	$23,624	80%
52	Ave Maria University Ave Maria	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	21%	$18,761	78.9%
53	Antigua College International Miami Lakes	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	67.5%	$29,114	33.3%
54	AdventHealth University Orlando	39 ⚠️ Low	—	36.8%	$28,845	64%
55	St. Thomas University Miami Gardens	38 ⚠️ Low	—	27%	$24,657	56.6%
56	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne	37 ⚠️ Low	—	21.1%	$29,108	80%
57	Webber International University Babson Park	37 ⚠️ Low	—	47.7%	$27,801	41.2%
58	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach	35 ⚠️ Low	—	14.8%	$36,238	88.1%
59	Full Sail University Winter Park	35 ⚠️ Low	—	33.8%	$38,738	53.1%
60	Rollins College Winter Park	35 ⚠️ Low	—	22.9%	$27,177	85.2%
61	Lynn University Boca Raton	34 ⚠️ Low	—	23.4%	$40,711	76.6%
62	Beacon College Leesburg	34 ⚠️ Low	—	23.5%	$47,601	84.9%
63	Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach	33 ⚠️ Low	—	23%	$25,570	68%
64	Southeastern University Lakeland	33 ⚠️ Low	—	21.5%	$29,498	69.9%
65	Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota	32 ⚠️ Low	—	21.1%	$47,261	86.4%
66	The University of Tampa Tampa	32 ⚠️ Low	—	15.2%	$30,011	85.5%
67	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg	31 ⚠️ Low	—	20.9%	$29,615	75.8%
68	Schiller International University Tampa	31 ⚠️ Low	—	5.7%	—	62.5%
69	URBE University Sweetwater	31 ⚠️ Low	—	0%	—	71.4%
70	Millennia Atlantic University Doral	14 ⚠️ Low	—	24%	$26,669	4.4%
71	Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary Boynton Beach	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
72	Florida College of Integrative Medicine Orlando	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
73	East West College of Natural Medicine Sarasota	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
74	Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine Fort Lauderdale	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
75	Ave Maria School of Law Naples	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
76	Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine Bradenton	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
77	Academy for Five Element Acupuncture Gainesville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
78	Larkin University Miami	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
79	Kennedy University of Baptist Miami	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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