Each year, higher education institutions in Florida are required by the Florida legislature to post their Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) metrics, as reported to the Office of Student Financial Assistance on the institution’s website.

The EASE program provides tuition assistance to Florida undergraduate students enrolled at eligible private, non-profit colleges and universities within the state. The following metrics reflect institutional performance in key areas:

  • Access Rate: 40.80%
    • Total number of Florida resident FTIC (First-Time-in-College) undergraduate students: 522
    • Total number of Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students eligible for the Federal Pell Grant: 213
  • Affordability Rate: $11,294.23
    (Based on average federal, state and institutional financial aid, and average tuition/fees, excluding student loans)
    • Total number of Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students: 522
    • Total annual cost of tuition and fees for all Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students: $23,006,628.00
    • Total annual amount of student loans for Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students: $1,411,613.00
      • Parent loans are not included.
    • Total annual amount of federal, state and institutional assistance received by Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students: $15,699,425.00
  • Graduation Rate: 64.24%
    (Defined as the percentage of full-time FTIC students who graduate within six years or less)
    • Total number of Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students who first enrolled in the 2018-19 academic year: 453
      • Represents the 2018 cohort, not the total enrollment of Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students for that year.
    • Total number of Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students from the 2018-19 cohort who graduated within six years: 291
      • Includes students in the 2018 cohort who graduated prior to the Fall 2025 semester.
  • Retention Rate: 85.94%
    (Defined as the percentage of students who have not graduated and who return for the following semester)
    • Total number of Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students enrolled in the 2023-24 academic year: 512
    • Total number of those students who returned for the 2023-24 academic year: 440
  • Postgraduate Employment/Continuing Education Rate: 65.48%
    (44.11% employed full-time, 21.37% enrolled in postgraduate education)
    • Total number of Florida resident FTIC undergraduate students who graduated in the 2023-24 academic year: 365*
    • Number employed full-time as of 120 days post-graduation: 161
    • Number enrolled in a postgraduate education program as of 120 days post-graduation: 78

Notes:

  • All data reflects Florida resident students only.
  • The Postgraduate Employment/Continuing Education Rate is based on data from the Daytona Beach First Destination Survey.
  • * The number reported excludes graduates whose post-graduation status (employment or continuing education) is unknown. This ensures the placement rate accurately reflects only students with confirmed outcomes.
  • FTIC = First Time in College