Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private · 17,678 undergrads · website ↗
- 30% Hispanic undergrads
- Test scores not considered
- $55 application fee
This is a regional campus of a university, not a standalone community college. Students here often “transfer” to the main campus, which inflates the rate below relative to a true community college.
Does anyone get out?
The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.
2.1%
of students transfer to a four-year institution
- Completed after transferring
- 2.4%
- Still enrolled after transferring
- 2.1%
had finished a degree by year 2
still progressing at year 2
What it costs
| Household income | Avg net price / year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $29,143 |
| $30,000 – $48,000 | $30,272 |
| $48,000 – $75,000 | $32,174 |
| $75,000 – $110,000 | $36,495 |
| Over $110,000 | $36,775 |
| All incomes (average) | $30,498 |
Sticker tuition and fees: $25,056 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.
These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.
Net price calculator ↗Other costs of attendance, 2025–26
The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.
| Housing and meals, on campus | $16,936 |
| Housing and meals, off campus (not with family) | $13,024 |
| Books and supplies | $2,000 |
| Other expenses, on campus | $11,096 |
| Other expenses, off campus | $11,096 |
Outcomes
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Students with Pell grants
- 57%
- Earnings @ 10yr
- $39,696
- Median debt
- $26,125
at this college
after entering
at graduation
Admission and teaching
- SAT/ACT policy
- Not considered
- Application fee
- $55
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- Faculty who are full-time
- 63%
- Open admission
- No
Not considered, even if submitted (fall 2024)
undergraduate, 2023–24
undergraduates, fall 2024
fall 2024
fall 2024
What students study
Earnings and debt by field of study
Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.
Associate degrees (19)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 596 | $56,171 | $61,608national $65,389 | $26,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 573 | $73,998 | $81,721national $80,813 | $28,461 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 553 | $34,902 | $39,852national $42,269 | $21,219 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 318 | $33,893 | $36,127national $37,073 | $23,938 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 251 | $35,670 | $42,189national $44,125 | $21,820 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 222 | $39,374 | $51,977national $54,246 | $21,687 |
| Public Health | 80 | $38,036 | $44,350national $43,759 | $29,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 78 | $46,966 | $45,828national $48,733 | $25,563 |
| Legal Support Services | 61 | $41,127 | $47,220national $44,669 | $24,602 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 57 | $50,925 | $61,491national $57,472 | $21,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 53 | $41,433 | $41,540national $46,706 | $29,062 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 49 | $42,303 | $49,543national $47,660 | $29,500 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 48 | $33,833 | $40,731national $39,605 | $20,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | 36 | $40,487 | $49,048national $44,884 | $19,500 |
| Security Science and Technology | 32 | $33,559 | $40,374national $43,839 | $20,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 22 | $26,807 | $29,280national $38,127 | $18,500 |
| Homeland Security | 19 | $45,182 | $57,706national $58,829 | $24,754 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 13 | $30,712 | $35,403national $40,162 | — |
| Computer Programming | — | $36,453 | —national $58,070 | — |
Bachelor's degrees (21)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 523 | $79,869 | $89,773national $88,910 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 282 | $45,189 | $52,190national $68,257 | $49,000 |
| Psychology, General | 186 | $40,851 | $41,668national $50,706 | $41,489 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 147 | $43,607 | $52,293national $50,532 | $34,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 75 | $41,254 | $52,126national $55,378 | $35,000 |
| Public Health | 67 | $46,083 | $52,247national $58,808 | $49,838 |
| Security Science and Technology | 65 | $42,722 | $47,847national $57,805 | $38,085 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 63 | $28,189 | $45,187national $54,562 | $29,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 54 | $75,569 | $82,511national $70,786 | $33,095 |
| Biology, General | 46 | $33,132 | $40,048national $57,214 | $31,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 39 | $44,859 | $59,334national $76,194 | $47,062 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 36 | $47,992 | $54,825national $55,753 | $35,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 30 | $47,158 | $54,184national $61,296 | $39,705 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | 27 | — | —national $84,304 | $36,406 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | 22 | $44,490 | $53,101national $61,959 | $51,281 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 19 | $65,097 | $61,777national $92,374 | $43,000 |
| Computer Engineering | 19 | $43,451 | $51,222national $109,015 | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 17 | $52,028 | $56,991national $73,587 | $35,549 |
| Political Science and Government | 11 | $47,984 | —national $63,293 | — |
| Homeland Security | 8 | $56,480 | $67,744national $70,193 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | — | — | $56,791national $55,792 | — |
Master's degrees (11)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 196 | $54,185 | $63,875national $103,485 | $65,104 |
| Psychology, General | 106 | $38,585 | $49,098national $64,711 | $48,545 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 81 | $60,992 | $54,823national $71,416 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 51 | $124,687 | $124,555national $120,193 | $61,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 37 | $59,455 | $67,066national $71,685 | $54,112 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 29 | $56,086 | $69,452national $65,184 | $49,306 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 29 | $59,088 | $64,691national $66,714 | $47,273 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 23 | $44,841 | —national $59,571 | $86,964 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 16 | $54,727 | $90,616national $95,833 | $54,020 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 8 | $51,608 | $59,025national $62,269 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | — | $107,503 | $125,514national $127,347 | — |
Doctoral degrees (5)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiropractic | 41 | $51,563 | —national $57,185 | $275,140 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 14 | — | $80,618national $100,573 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 13 | $78,298 | —national $99,878 | $147,007 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 13 | $90,439 | —national $113,566 | $210,992 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | — | — | —national $138,131 | $128,000 |
A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 42 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 17 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.
Best transfer rates elsewhere in FL
Contact and accreditation
- Address
- 1500 NW 49th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
- Phone
- (954) 776-4476
- Institutional accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Where would you transfer to?
Find four-year colleges ranked by what they'd cost your family and what graduates earn — then check which of your credits they accept before you commit.
Find four-year matches →Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.
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