Florida SouthWestern
State College
Public Community College in Fort Myers, FL. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $43,421.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,421 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is the weak point: 39% graduate within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,000.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.18 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Only 39% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential. 20% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 27:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. With 13,860 undergraduates, this is a large institution — expect the administrative scale and the range of offerings that come with it.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 10,613 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,356 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,011 at $0–30k against $13,337 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 64% of students at an average of $4,522. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 14% 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 · 1,773 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 | $6,011 |
| $30–48k | $6,484 |
| $48–75k | $8,516 |
| $75–110k | $11,200 |
| $110k+ | $13,337 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,471 of these 10,613 students, totalling $5,173,689 — an average of $3,517 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lee 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)