Top colleges in Florida by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Florida with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. West Coast University-Miami leads this list at $331,776 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
West Coast University-Miami
10 Yr. ROI
$331,776
University of Florida-Online
10 Yr. ROI
$298,588
University of Florida
10 Yr. ROI
$289,958
Top 25 Top colleges in Florida by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Miami | FL | Private for-profit | 961 | $331,776 | Grad 33.3% · Net $32,539 |
| 2 | University of Florida-Online | FL | Public | 4,627 | $298,588 | Grad 84.7% · Net $4,815 |
| 3 | University of Florida | FL | Public | 35,629 | $289,958 | Grad 91.1% · Net $6,541 |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Florida | FL | Private for-profit | 821 | $285,784 | Grad 33.3% · Net $31,269 |
| 5 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | FL | Private nonprofit | 9,139 | $283,106 | Grad 20.5% · Net $18,725 |
| 6 | Florida International University | FL | Public | 39,508 | $224,516 | Grad 74.4% · Net $9,288 |
| 7 | Florida State University | FL | Public | 32,212 | $222,714 | Grad 85.6% · Net $11,297 |
| 8 | University of South Florida | FL | Public | 37,207 | $218,380 | Grad 76.8% · Net $9,812 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic University | FL | Public | 23,757 | $213,482 | Grad 62.6% · Net $8,752 |
| 10 | University of Central Florida | FL | Public | 59,146 | $211,954 | Grad 78.0% · Net $10,411 |
| 11 | Jacksonville University | FL | Private nonprofit | 2,930 | $208,524 | Grad 50.6% · Net $25,180 |
| 12 | University of North Florida | FL | Public | 13,359 | $206,194 | Grad 69.2% · Net $10,154 |
| 13 | AdventHealth University | FL | Private nonprofit | 1,361 | $189,715 | Grad 38.9% · Net $30,135 |
| 14 | Florida Gulf Coast University | FL | Public | 13,874 | $185,904 | Grad 57.4% · Net $12,568 |
| 15 | University of West Florida | FL | Public | 9,330 | $179,196 | Grad 58.8% · Net $9,364 |
| 16 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | FL | Private nonprofit | 7,860 | $170,371 | Grad 66.5% · Net $41,272 |
| 17 | New College of Florida | FL | Public | 843 | $169,122 | Grad 66.7% · Net $7,195 |
| 18 | University of Miami | FL | Private nonprofit | 12,913 | $159,234 | Grad 83.7% · Net $37,244 |
| 19 | Barry University | FL | Private nonprofit | 2,212 | $151,986 | Grad 37.9% · Net $22,613 |
| 20 | Stetson University | FL | Private nonprofit | 2,297 | $146,071 | Grad 62.3% · Net $19,372 |
| 21 | Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private nonprofit | 7,240 | $137,242 | Grad 63.3% · Net $30,371 |
| 22 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | FL | Public | 7,582 | $136,146 | Grad 53.3% · Net $13,739 |
| 23 | Baptist University of Florida | FL | Private nonprofit | 360 | $132,078 | Grad 51.8% · Net $10,372 |
| 24 | Saint Leo University | FL | Private nonprofit | 6,721 | $121,426 | Grad 45.0% · Net $21,293 |
| 25 | Florida Southern College | FL | Private nonprofit | 2,656 | $115,480 | Grad 70.5% · Net $28,551 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; 51 campuses met every filter and the top 25 are published.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.