🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students focused on Business, Management, & Marketing (the school's signature program)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 990, or ACT below 19 (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
2,391
1,000 - 4,999
In-state tuition
$29,900
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$29,900
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)
Admit rate
78.1%
Accessible
SAT middle 50%
990–1200
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%
19–24
composite
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$49,483
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
$41,963
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$49,483
4-year completion
56%
Median debt (completers)
$24,250
Cost of attendance
$45,744
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
29%

💰 True ROI

4.1× 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)
$122,100
$30,525/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$60,876
vs sticker $182,976
10-yr earnings total
$494,830
$49,483/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
2.5 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 Flagler College, the average net price is $30,525/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$21,733/yr
Family income $30-48k
$23,129/yr
Family income $48-75k
$25,521/yr
Family income $75-110k
$29,663/yr
Family income $110k+
$37,909/yr

🔎 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 Flagler College's official Net Price Calculator:

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Opens on Flagler College'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 Flagler College

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

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
150 degrees · 40.3%
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.
2. Social Sciences
59 degrees · 15.9%
Typical career outcomes
Economist $118k Political Scientist $130k Sociologist $93k Market Research Analyst $75k
Economics + poli sci sub-disciplines pay much more than sociology + anthropology.
3. Visual & Performing Arts
57 degrees · 15.3%
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.
4. Psychology
56 degrees · 15.1%
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.
5. Education
50 degrees · 13.4%
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.

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 Flagler College

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
Public Administration. Bachelor's Degree 20 $61,613 $70,202
Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree 7 $65,513
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 41 $49,896 $63,113
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 86 $39,781 $58,703
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. Bachelor's Degree 31 $32,713 $53,353
English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree 28 $21,236 $53,263
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree 17 $43,358 $49,797
Education, General. Bachelor's Degree 15 $45,447 $49,104
Criminology. Bachelor's Degree 31 $29,240 $48,913
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree 38 $28,175 $48,085

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

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