After Florida Polytechnic University: graduation, pay and debt
Lakeland, Florida · Public · 1,689 undergrads
53% of Florida Polytechnic University students finish within six years and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
53%
finish within six years.
38%
finish in four years.
75%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
38%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
53%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
75%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
51%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
69%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
315
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
56%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
403
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$77,545
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$7,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,160
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$6,113
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers