Baptist University of Florida — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Match

Solid match for academically prepared students. Affordable on average — net price runs around $10,372/yr.

✅ Best for

Students focused on Theology & Religious Vocations (the school's signature program)
Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 930, or ACT below 17 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Total enrollment

360

Under 1,000

In-state tuition

$15,000

sticker, before aid

Tuition

$15,000

flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Admit rate

64.1%

Accessible

SAT middle 50%

930–1200

EBRW + Math composite

ACT middle 50%

17–23

composite

Test policy

Required

2023

10-yr earnings

$42,836

median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry

$31,489

Earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$42,836

4-year completion

52%

Median debt (completers)

$23,590

Cost of attendance

$23,159

sticker price, not net

Pell-eligible students

40%

💰 True ROI

10.3× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)

$41,488

$10,372/yr avg net

Aid that hides behind the sticker

$51,148

vs sticker $92,636

10-yr earnings total

$428,360

$42,836/yr median, 10 yrs out

Years to recoup actual cost

1.0 yrs

at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Baptist University of Florida, the average net price is $10,372/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k

$8,754/yr

Family income $30-48k

$7,604/yr

Family income $48-75k

$13,451/yr

Family income $75-110k

data suppressed

Family income $110k+

data suppressed

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Baptist University of Florida's official Net Price Calculator:

Get your family's estimate from Baptist University of Florida →

Opens on Baptist University of Florida's site. Takes about 10–15 minutes; have your most recent tax return handy.

Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Baptist University of Florida

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Baptist University of Florida actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Theology & Religious Vocations

20 degrees · 50.0%

2. Psychology

9 degrees · 22.5%

Typical career outcomes

HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k

Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

3. Business, Management, & Marketing

5 degrees · 12.5%

Typical career outcomes

Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

4. Education

3 degrees · 7.5%

Typical career outcomes

Elementary School Teacher $64k Secondary School Teacher $65k School Principal $101k Special Education Teacher $66k

Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.

5. Visual & Performing Arts

3 degrees · 7.5%

Typical career outcomes

Graphic Designer $59k Art Director $106k Multimedia Artist / Animator $99k Musician / Singer $39k

Highly variable. Steady-pay roles cluster in design, illustration, production. Performance careers have very wide income distributions.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Baptist University of Florida

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP)	Credential	Cohort	1-yr earnings	4-yr earnings
Theological and Ministerial Studies.	Bachelor's Degree	14	$34,350	$42,322
Psychology, General.	Bachelor's Degree	10	—	$40,963

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

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