| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.51 |
| Liaison | Kirk Hemphill |
| Submission Date | Feb. 12, 2024 |
Florida Institute of Technology
PA-8: Affordability and Access
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.21 / 4.00 |
Ken
Lindeman Professor, Sustainability Studies Ocean Engineering & Marine Sciences |
Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
The university recently implemented the Brevard Boundless Opportunity Grant. Pell-eligible Brevard County Residents who also qualify for the Florida Bright Futures scholarship are guaranteed to have their tuition and fees covered at Florida Tech from a combination of all sources of gift aid.
For students who file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) our financial aid awarding process seeks to supplement students’ federal and state student financial aid consistent with their federally computed Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) and the current availability of financial aid resources.
A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information sourced by James Almaci, Office of Enrollment Management.
- To meet all the criteria for this credit, OEM began with freshman entering in Fall 2017 and calculated the graduation rate through Spring 2023. This is a 150% cutoff for those students.
- For the question: Percentage of need met, on average: OEM used the most recent CDS survey, question H2.
- For the question: Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
OEM used graduating undergrads between 7/1/2022 and 6/30/2023, no loans paid prior to graduation term, excluding Parent loans and private loans that replaced EFC.
- For the question: Percentage of entering students that are loan-income students: coded as FTIC or Transfer on Fall 2022 census file, Pell paid amount > $0.
- For the question: Graduation/success rate for low-income students: Pell eligible Freshman entering Fall 2017 census file, and with graduation status on or before Spring 2023.
Assistance also from Dustin Amos and Angel Pesula, Student Accounting, and CJ Colley, OIR. Information processed by Academic Sustainability Program.
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