10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$67,626at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · 145 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 144 · Federal debt reported for 68
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Positive payoff
+$67,626 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
7.5 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
+33%Estimated return after 10 years
$72,379Observed earnings · year 5
$23,448Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark is $16,907 per year below this threshold.
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What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $12,220 housing and food allowance plus $4,210 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$93,790
$7,000Current college-wide context+$65,790
$8,000Annual price+$61,790
$16,000Annual price+$29,790
$24,000Annual price−$2,210
$32,000Annual price−$34,210
$40,000Annual price−$66,210
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- Land-grant institution
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
10 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Florida run 3% above the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$6,541Average net price / year
$22,523Cost of attendance
$15,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$159/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$72,379Median earnings · year 5 after completion
91.1%Completion rate
24.2%Admission rate
1,403Average SAT score
31ACT midpoint
35,629Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about University of Florida
What does University of Florida cost?
University of Florida reports an average annual net price of $6,541 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do University of Florida graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $72,379 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do University of Florida graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $15,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at University of Florida worth the same?
No. The current release contains 145 field-and-degree records for University of Florida; 144 report year-4 earnings and 68 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
63,302Students enrolled at any point
39,860Undergraduate students
23,442Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
86% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
1,603 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
66% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$68,870Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$70,478Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$76,475Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income64%
Middle income70%
Higher income72%
Undergraduate student composition
White49%
Black5%
Hispanic25%
Asian12%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$48,898Year 1
$77,321Year 4
$72,379Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences · Master's Degree$207,4552Business Administration, Management and Operations · Doctoral Degree$196,5413Dentistry · First Professional Degree$176,9594Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$173,8755Real Estate · Master's Degree$148,7646Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies · Master's Degree$142,2917Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$138,1888Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$137,404Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral Degree · $196,541 reported+73%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree · $173,875 reported+57%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3MusicBachelor's Degree · $61,446 reported+43%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree · $142,291 reported+41%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $126,268 reported+37%vs same-degree national median$16,000federal debt6MathematicsBachelor's Degree · $93,022 reported+34%vs same-degree national median$16,675federal debt
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Miami, FL
Florida International University
- Annual net price
- $9,288
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,979
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Florida State University
- Annual net price
- $11,297
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,121
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
George T Baker Aviation Technical College
- Annual net price
- $7,489
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,760
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
University of South Florida
- Annual net price
- $9,812
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,660
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -42%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 145 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | $207,455 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Doctoral Degree | $196,541 | Not available | 31 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $176,959 | Not available | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $173,875 | Not available | Not reported |
| Real Estate | Master's Degree | $148,764 | Not available | Not reported |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $142,291 | Not available | Not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $138,188 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $137,404 | Not available | Not reported |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $137,191 | Not available | 0 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | First Professional Degree | $136,765 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | First Professional Degree | $130,026 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $128,417 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $128,140 | $22,562 | 8 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $128,018 | Not available | 14 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $126,268 | $16,000 | Not reported |
| Veterinary Medicine | First Professional Degree | $124,305 | Not available | Not reported |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $122,299 | $19,250 | 84 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $121,478 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $120,248 | Not available | 110 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Master's Degree | $116,725 | Not available | Not reported |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $114,496 | Not available | Not reported |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | $113,416 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $110,796 | Not available | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $109,893 | Not available | Not reported |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,607 | $20,050 | Not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $109,220 | $18,625 | Not reported |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $109,139 | $14,738 | 4 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $108,542 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Doctoral Degree | $108,414 | Not available | 56 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $107,577 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,543 | $21,544 | 8 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $107,445 | Not available | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $106,153 | $17,954 | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $106,068 | Not available | 21 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $104,811 | Not available | Not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | $103,569 | Not available | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Doctoral Degree | $103,154 | Not available | 28 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $100,761 | Not available | 41 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $98,409 | $14,783 | Not reported |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | $97,839 | $12,296 | 5 |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every University of Florida program record →Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.