Florida International University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Florida International University is a public research university in Miami, FL (suburb setting), with 44,363 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 59% of 25,034 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1060–1250 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $38,369 a year for out-of-state students and $25,971 in-state; aided first-year students paid $10,742 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 74% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.26 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Florida International University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,565 in-state · $18,964 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Florida International University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Florida International University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference USA | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $1M | $34,061 | 974 | |
| Baseball | Conference USA | 40 | 6 over | 3 | $1.6M | $40,763 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference USA | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.8M | $177,914 | 976 | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference USA | 23 | 8 over | 4 | $1.8M | $78,587 | 984 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Conference USA | 21 | 2 over | 1 | $575k | $27,365 | 983 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 4 | — | — | 997 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 1 | — | — | 994 | |
| Football | Conference USA | 114 | 9 over | 1 | $13M | $112,586 | 968 | |
| Women's Golf | Conference USA | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $426k | $53,303 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | American Conference | 26 | room 2 | 4 | $1.2M | $45,055 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Conference USA | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $1M | $45,933 | 989 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | American Conference | 26 | room 4 | 1 | $1.2M | $46,836 | 991 | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference USA | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $601k | $75,141 | 973 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference USA | 30 | room 15 | 4 | $349k | $11,624 | 971 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference USA | 137 | 92 over | 3 | $931k | $6,797 | 973 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference USA | 22 | 4 over | 2 | $965k | $43,851 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.