Florida Tech Fast Facts

• Fully accredited, coeducational, independent and privately supported.
• For the 18th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Florida Tech among the nation's best national doctoral universities and the top 7% of America's colleges and universities.
• A dynamic learning environment of a research-intensive institution with the personal touch of a small university.
• A multicultural, international community that, since 1958, has grown alongside the U.S. space program
• The cornerstone of academic excellence lies in sponsored research; our faculty hosted nearly US $34 million in externally funded research projects

Melbourne Campus

• The Melbourne Campus is located in a residential community on the Space Coast of Florida near the Kennedy Space Center and Walt Disney World in Orlando
• Located on 130 acres of partially wooded and beautifully landscaped grounds
• A delightful year-round subtropical climate and inviting ocean beaches.
• Situated within Florida's High Tech Corridor, which is home to more than 5,000 technology companies
• Easily accessible from international airports in Orlando, Miami and Melbourne. Students
• 2594 undergraduates and 2524 graduate students
• 66% males and 34% females
• 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio; average class size of 20 students; participation in sponsored research programs, online instruction, multimedia-equipped classrooms and accomplished faculty members who hold terminal degrees (94%).
• Domestic students come from all 50 states.
• International students represent 99 countries and account for nearly 20% of undergraduates and 36% of a rapidly growing graduate student body.
• Most represented countries: Saudi Arabia, India, France, Trinidad, China, Taiwan, Jamaica, Japan, Nigeria, Barbados, South Korea

Undergraduate Programs

• Accounting, Aeronautical Science, Aeronautical Science*, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Aquaculture, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Aviation Computer Science, Aviation Management, Aviation Management*, Aviation Meteorology, Aviation Meteorology*, Biochemistry, Biology, Biology Education, Business Administration, Business & Environmental Studies, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Management, Chemistry, Chemistry Education, Civil Engineering, Communication, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Earth/Space Science Education, Ecology, eCommerce technology, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science, Forensic Psychology, General Science Education, Humanities, Information Management, Interdisciplinary Science, International Business, Marine Biology, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Education, Mechanical Engineering, Meteorology, Molecular Biology, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, Premedical Chemistry, Pre-professional Biology, Pre-professional Physics, Psychology, Physics, Physics Education, Research Chemistry, Space Sciences, and Software Engineering.
  
  *Optional flight training

Graduate Programs

• Aerospace Engineering, MS, PhD
• Applied Mathematics, MS, PhD
• Applied Behavior Analysis, MS
• Aviation, MSA
• Aviation Human Factors, MS
• Biological Sciences, MS, PhD
• Business Administration, MBA
• Business Administration, Executive MBA
• Chemical Engineering, MS, PhD
• Chemistry, MS, PhD
• Civil Engineering, MS, PhD
• Computer Education, MS
• Computer Engineering, MS, PhD
• Computer Information Systems, MS
• Computer Science, MS, PhD
• Electrical Engineering, MS, PhD
• Elementary Science Education, MEd
• Engineering Management, MS
• Environmental Education, MS
• Environmental resources Management, MS
• Environmental Science, MS, PhD
• Mathematics Education, MS, EdS, EdD, PhD
• Mechanical Engineering, MS, PhD
• Meteorology, MS
• Ocean Engineering, MS, PhD
• Operations Research, MS, PhD
• Physics, MS, PhD
• Psychology, Clinical, PsyD
• Psychology, Industrial/Organizational, MS, PhD
• Science Education, MS, EdS, EdD, PhD
• Software Engineering, MS
• Systems Engineering, MS
• Teaching, MAT
• Technical & Professional Communications, MS

Admission Requirements

• Application
• Application fee
• Official transcripts (and translations)
• TOEFL or IELTS
• SAT1 or ACT if available (for freshman applicants)
• GRE or GMAT (required for select graduate programs)
• Recommendations
• Proof of finances
• An I-20 request form (if a student visa is needed)

English Proficiency

• Intensive English instruction and conditional admission to the University are available to academically outstanding students.
• For applicants whose first language is not English, proficiency is demonstrated by a score of TOEFL = 550+, or iTOEFL = 79+, or TOEFL-C = 213+, or IELTS = 6.5+.

Recommended Application Deadlines

• Bachelor degree: Fall semester = July 1 Spring semester = November 1
• Graduate degrees: most applications are considered on a rolling admission basis with a recommended filing date before:
        Fall semester = June 1
        Spring semester = November 1
        Summer semester = March 1
  
• Graduate rolling admission deadline exceptions:
        PsyD Psychology = January 15
        Industrial/Organizational Psychology = February 1
        Biological Sciences = March 1
        Applied Behavioral Analysis = March 1
  
• Graduate degree applicants who wish to be considered for research and teaching assistantships, should apply for the fall semester by January 15.

Financial Aid and Estimated Costs

• Scholarship programs for bachelor, master's and doctoral students
• Graduate research and teaching assistantships.
• Undergraduate tuition and fees (per year): $30,400
• Graduate tuition and fees (per year based on 18 semester hours): $18,500
• Room and board (living on-campus per year): approximately $8500