Cost & financial aid brief
Florida Polytechnic University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Florida Polytechnic University cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 46% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The lowest income band averages $8,819, while the highest averages $16,423, a spread of $7,604 between the two ends.
The middle bands sit between those figures, with the $30,001–$48,000 band nearly matching the lowest. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported awarding merit aid to 199 first-year students, averaging $3,621 per recipient.
The pattern is one of lower average net prices at lower incomes, rather than a flat discount across all bands.
The published cost of attendance at Florida Polytechnic University is $21,817. Azimuth ranks the university #57 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $8,819, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $11,316, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $16,423. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $7,604.
Aid covers about 46% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the overall to $11,853. That is $969 below the $12,822 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $14,250 in federal student loans, which is $5,250 below the $19,500 peer median. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $8,985.
If repaid over ten years, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $162 a month.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Federal-loan borrowers who complete a degree at Florida Polytechnic University leave with a median of $14,250 in federal student debt. That is $5,250 below the $19,500 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported that among 198 bachelor's graduates who started as first-time students, the average cumulative debt per borrower from any source was $20,731. The federal average was $20,605, and no graduates held private loans.
For a separate parent-borrower population, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $8,985.
Median earnings for federally aided graduates of Florida Polytechnic University who are working and not enrolled reach $86,952 four years after completion. This is $33,836 above the median of $53,116 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Among nonprofit four-year institutions, that earnings level is in the 93rd percentile. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $65,631 on the downside to $107,009 on the upside, with a typical estimate of $86,952.
Borrowers who finish leave with a median of $14,250 in federal loans, $5,250 below the peer median. If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $162 a month. The earnings and debt pictures point the same way.
For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $8,985. For student borrowers, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $162 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $8,985
- Estimated parent payment
- $114/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | Caution |
| $100,000 | Safe |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $14,250
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $8,985
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $162/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $114/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $276/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $86,952, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
3.0% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.