Hodges University
Private College in Fort Myers, FL. Six-year graduation rate 21%.
- ! Graduation rate 21% — below national average
Academics
Only 21% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential. Retention is strong at 100%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Transfer-out runs to 18% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. At 8:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Students pay an average of $22,535 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $22,678 at $0–30k, $24,125 at $75–110k. 88% of students get grant aid averaging $5,622, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. About 37% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 | $22,678 |
| $30–48k | $22,450 |
| $48–75k | $21,610 |
| $75–110k | $24,125 |
| $110k+ | — |
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