Florida National
University-Main Campus
For-profit College in Hialeah, FL. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $33,928.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $33,928, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate is 39% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation reaches $27,554, heavy enough to shape the years right after the 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
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.81 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 39% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 77% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The part-time picture is harder: 43% return, against 77% full-time. At 20:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,354 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $23,043 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $48–75k bands is narrow ($22,794 versus $26,259), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 96% of students get grant aid averaging $8,238, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Most students borrow — 77% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 276 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 | $22,794 |
| $30–48k | $23,564 |
| $48–75k | $26,259 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,820 of these 2,354 students, totalling $21,806,000 — an average of $11,981 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Miami-Dade 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)