Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, Florida · Public · 1,689 undergraduates · floridapoly.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
75%
of 3,409 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1130 to 1320
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$22,030Est.Estimate
$39,260 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Florida Polytechnic University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
75% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$39,260
a year in 2027-28, from a $39,260 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted in place of SAT/ACT.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions | Florida Polytechnic University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Action · January 15, 2027Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- May1Rolling admission · May 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
75%
of applicants were admitted: 2,566 of 3,409 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 11/18.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 85% of them sent SAT scores and 34% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1130 to 1320
Reading and Writing 570 to 670
Math 550 to 660
ACT composite 23 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16008.3%
- 1200 to 139951%
- 1000 to 119938%
- 800 to 9992.5%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.48
- 4.02.8%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7426%
- 3.25 to 3.4923%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.500.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$22,030
a year, in state
$39,260
a year, out of state (tuition $22,460)
- Tuition (in state)$5,230
- Food and housing$15,890
- Books and supplies$910
Florida Polytechnic University published $20,809 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$8,460
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,324
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,898
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,174
- Over $110,000$17,088
Financial aid
68%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,890
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
40%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,799 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Florida programs for residents
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of tuition and applicable fees at public institutions; private: $212/semester credit hour at 4-year (2026-27 Private Award chart)
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Florida Academic Scholars (FAS); 16 college-prep credits (4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 Soc Sci, 2 World Lang); 100 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
- 3.00+ GPA, 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS); 16 college-prep credits; 75 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
27 of 27
Earn credit with a score of 3
27 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $520Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ARH 2000 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BSC 2005/2005L |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BSC 1010/1010L |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BSC 1010/1010L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAC 2311 and MAC 2312 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 2020/2020L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 2045/2045L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 2045/2045L and CHM 2046/2046L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate- level language |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Two semesters of intermediate-level language |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101 & ENC 2210 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101 & ENC 2210 or LIT 2000 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ISC 1051 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | EUH1009 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | EUH2000 and EUH2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate- level language |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Two semesters of intermediate-level language |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate- level language |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Two semesters of intermediate-level language |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate- level language |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Two semesters of intermediate-level language |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate- level language |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Two semesters of intermediate-level language |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2013 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2023 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2053/2053L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054/2054L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054/2054L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 2049/PHY 2049L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY 2053/2053L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 2048/PHY 2048L |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2012 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | One semester introductory literature |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Two semesters of intermediate-level language |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | One semester introductory literature |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | Two semesters of intermediate-level language |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 2023 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POS 2041 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | AMH1000 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | AMH 2010 and 2020 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
58%
Come back for a second year
75%
- Florida Polytechnic University$103,304
- All colleges$60,028
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 2 majors here have earnings data.
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