Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in Florida
Ranked by graduation rate (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strayer University-Florida Tampa, FL · Private for-profit | 100% | $16,064 | $40,092 |
| 2 | University of Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill, FL · Private nonprofit | 100% | $19,965 | $38,062 |
| 3 | New Professions Technical Institute Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 100% | $50,756 | $25,962 |
| 4 | Ridge Technical College Winter Haven, FL · Public | 99% | $23,170 | $33,484 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples, FL · Public | 99% | $7,283 | $36,853 |
| 6 | College of Business and Technology Hialeah, FL · Private for-profit | 96% | $11,208 | $29,534 |
| 7 | College of Business and Technology Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 93% | $17,842 | $29,534 |
| 8 | M-DCPS The English Center Miami, FL · Public | 92% | — | $30,739 |
| 9 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | 91% | $6,541 | $71,588 |
| 10 | Traviss Technical College Lakeland, FL · Public | 90% | — | $39,813 |
| 11 | Boca Beauty Academy Boca Raton, FL · Private for-profit | 90% | $22,643 | — |
| 12 | Futura Career Institute Hialeah, FL · Private for-profit | 89% | $25,113 | — |
| 13 | FVI School of Nursing and Technology Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 89% | $35,514 | — |
| 14 | College of Business and Technology Cutler Bay, FL · Private for-profit | 88% | $17,416 | $29,534 |
| 15 | Southeastern College-Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, FL · Private for-profit | 88% | $28,820 | $41,200 |
| 16 | Global Medical & Technical Training Institute Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 87% | $35,823 | — |
| 17 | Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland Parkland, FL · Private for-profit | 86% | $23,227 | — |
| 18 | Immokalee Technical College Immokalee, FL · Public | 86% | $9,065 | $37,652 |
| 19 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public | 86% | $11,297 | $61,675 |
| 20 | InterAmerican Technical Institute Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 85% | $25,543 | — |
| 21 | Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL · Private for-profit | 85% | $41,985 | $25,811 |
| 22 | University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · Public | 85% | $4,815 | $71,588 |
| 23 | Miami Regional University Miami Springs, FL · Private for-profit | 84% | $22,113 | $29,081 |
| 24 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit | 84% | $37,244 | $75,328 |
| 25 | Cape Coral Technical College Cape Coral, FL · Public | 83% | $1,463 | $36,080 |
| 26 | South Florida Institute of Technology Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 83% | $31,695 | $28,570 |
| 27 | Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL · Private for-profit | 83% | $37,240 | $21,386 |
| 28 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando Casselberry, FL · Private for-profit | 83% | $24,995 | $53,341 |
| 29 | Okaloosa Technical College Fort Walton Beach, FL · Public | 82% | $18,819 | $32,577 |
| 30 | Florida International Training Institute Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 81% | $27,008 | — |
| 31 | Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers, FL · Public | 81% | — | $40,082 |
| 32 | Erwin Technical College Tampa, FL · Public | 80% | $2,796 | $37,966 |
| 33 | Marion Technical College Ocala, FL · Public | 80% | $8,831 | $36,095 |
| 34 | Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood, FL · Private for-profit | 79% | $19,775 | $21,386 |
| 35 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public | 78% | $10,411 | $58,308 |
| 36 | Praxis Institute Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 78% | $8,785 | $22,300 |
| 37 | Hollywood Institute Margate, FL · Private for-profit | 78% | $18,466 | $22,285 |
| 38 | First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine, FL · Public | 77% | $9,577 | $33,784 |
| 39 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public | 77% | $9,812 | $57,743 |
| 40 | Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Tampa, FL · Private for-profit | 77% | $14,277 | $20,948 |
| 41 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Delray Beach, FL · Private for-profit | 76% | $21,276 | $47,792 |
| 42 | National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay Clearwater, FL · Private for-profit | 76% | $27,476 | $59,029 |
| 43 | Riveroak Technical College Live Oak, FL · Public | 75% | $10,143 | $31,778 |
| 44 | Rollins College Winter Park, FL · Private nonprofit | 75% | $34,732 | $58,295 |
| 45 | Latin Beauty Academy greenacres, FL · Private for-profit | 75% | $16,967 | — |
| 46 | Florida International University Miami, FL · Public | 74% | $9,288 | $60,249 |
| 47 | Florida Education Institute Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 74% | $36,273 | $24,588 |
| 48 | Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Private for-profit | 73% | $31,767 | $41,067 |
| 49 | Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry Casselberry, FL · Private for-profit | 73% | $17,751 | $21,386 |
| 50 | Aveda Institute-South Florida Davie, FL · Private for-profit | 73% | $24,529 | $29,426 |
| 51 | Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL · Private nonprofit | 72% | $57,742 | $43,325 |
| 52 | H W Brewster Technical College Tampa, FL · Public | 72% | $15,711 | $27,053 |
| 53 | Beauty Academy of South Florida Hialeah Gardens, FL · Private for-profit | 72% | $52,816 | $16,826 |
| 54 | Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Private for-profit | 72% | $34,714 | $41,067 |
| 55 | Robert Fiance Beauty Schools Boynton Beach, FL · Private for-profit | 71% | $27,448 | $27,359 |
| 56 | Fred K Marchman Technical College New Port Richey, FL · Public | 71% | $4,881 | $30,259 |
| 57 | Aveda Institute-Tampa Bay Clearwater, FL · Private for-profit | 71% | $22,630 | $29,449 |
| 58 | Jones Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL · Private nonprofit | 71% | $25,462 | $24,576 |
| 59 | Orange Technical College-West Campus Ocoee, FL · Public | 71% | $13,700 | $25,145 |
| 60 | Celebrity School of Beauty Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 71% | $28,762 | $15,626 |
| 61 | Florida Academy Fort Myers, FL · Private for-profit | 71% | $15,192 | — |
| 62 | Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL · Private nonprofit | 71% | $28,551 | $55,294 |
| 63 | ICR Florida Education North Miami Beach, FL · Private for-profit | 70% | — | — |
| 64 | Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar Miramar, FL · Private for-profit | 70% | $28,759 | $52,873 |
| 65 | Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL · Public | 69% | $6,677 | $33,166 |
| 66 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public | 69% | $10,154 | $56,343 |
| 67 | Aveda Institute-Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL · Private for-profit | 68% | $25,998 | $24,057 |
| 68 | Universal Technical Institute-Orlando Orlando, FL · Private for-profit | 68% | $25,003 | $48,341 |
| 69 | Southern Technical College Fort Myers, FL · Private for-profit | 68% | $21,171 | $36,155 |
| 70 | ATA Career Education Spring Hill, FL · Private for-profit | 67% | $28,250 | $34,577 |
| 71 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL · Public | 67% | $7,195 | $48,082 |
| 72 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | 67% | $41,272 | $84,131 |
| 73 | William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL · Public | 66% | $11,901 | $41,656 |
| 74 | Lindsey Hopkins Technical College Miami, FL · Public | 66% | $6,243 | $34,107 |
| 75 | Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL · Private nonprofit | 66% | $38,071 | $51,819 |
| 76 | Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek, FL · Public | 65% | $10,414 | $38,560 |
| 77 | Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL · Public | 64% | $1,808 | $38,129 |
| 78 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit | 64% | $36,211 | $59,436 |
| 79 | Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL · Private nonprofit | 64% | $35,639 | $43,137 |
| 80 | Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit | 63% | $30,371 | $59,209 |
| 81 | Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay Saint Petersburg, FL · Private for-profit | 63% | $28,197 | $61,480 |
| 82 | Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton, FL · Public | 63% | $987 | $35,997 |
| 83 | Southern Technical College Orlando, FL · Private for-profit | 63% | $20,623 | $29,893 |
| 84 | Bene's Career Academy New Port Richey, FL · Private for-profit | 63% | $24,275 | $19,359 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · Public | 63% | $8,752 | $56,746 |
| 86 | Stetson University DeLand, FL · Private nonprofit | 62% | $19,372 | $51,642 |
| 87 | Tom P. Haney Technical College Panama City, FL · Public | 61% | $9,099 | $28,254 |
| 88 | Everglades University Boca Raton, FL · Private nonprofit | 61% | $27,371 | $47,597 |
| 89 | Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness, FL · Public | 61% | $10,348 | $34,279 |
| 90 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private nonprofit | 61% | $30,498 | $39,696 |
| 91 | SABER College Miami, FL · Private nonprofit | 61% | $11,009 | $40,816 |
| 92 | Beacon College Leesburg, FL · Private nonprofit | 60% | $53,517 | $29,420 |
| 93 | Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg, FL · Public | 60% | $23,620 | $36,188 |
| 94 | Med College Hialeah, FL · Private for-profit | 60% | $42,764 | — |
| 95 | North Florida College Madison, FL · Public | 59% | $804 | $33,929 |
| 96 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL · Public | 59% | $9,364 | $49,137 |
| 97 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL · Public | 57% | $12,568 | $54,560 |
| 98 | Atlantis University Miami, FL · Private for-profit | 57% | $18,399 | — |
| 99 | Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL · Private nonprofit | 56% | $30,525 | $49,483 |
| 100 | Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL · Private nonprofit | 55% | $28,354 | $49,232 |