Baptist University
of Florida
Private College in Graceville, FL. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $42,836.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $42,836 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $23,590, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Selectivity is real here: only 36% of applicants are offered a place. The applicant pool is small at 364, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is high — 57% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 45% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in five leave after one year. With 31% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 244 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $15,753 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $8,754 at $0–30k, $16,551 at $75–110k. Grant aid is widespread — 93% of students receive it, averaging $6,856. Federal borrowing reaches 26% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 20 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,754 |
| $30–48k | $7,604 |
| $48–75k | $13,451 |
| $75–110k | $16,551 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 63 of these 244 students, totalling $348,938 — an average of $5,539 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jackson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)