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Public · Key West, FL

The College of the Florida Keys

Low ROI4 years of net price ≈ 1.9 years of graduates' median earnings

The College of the Florida Keys merit aid, cost of attendance, freshman GPA and SAT/ACT scores, net price by income, and graduate earnings.

Costs, merit aid & admissions

Acceptance rate
100%
Undergraduates
1,012
Avg merit aid / yr
Not reported
Cost of attendance (in-state)
$22,279
Cost of attendance (out-of-state)
$32,165
SAT 75th percentile
Not reported
ACT 75th percentile
Not reported
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Costs are annual prices before aid. Average merit aid is the average non-need-based award to freshmen who got one — not an offer to every applicant.

The College of the Florida Keys incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA
Not reported
SAT composite middle score
Not reported
ACT composite middle score
Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

The College of the Florida Keys net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Average annual net price by family income at The College of the Florida Keys
Family income$0–30K$30–48K$48–75K$75–110K$110K+All
Annual net price$20,300$19,678$24,085$26,051$24,006$22,013

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at The College of the Florida Keys?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use The College of the Florida Keys's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation
32%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort
First-year retention
Not reported / suppressedFall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$46,5932011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars
Median federal debt
$10,500Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 133960).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to The College of the Florida Keys

The College of the Florida Keys accepts about 100% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

Colleges with merit aid similar to The College of the Florida Keys

The College of the Florida Keys's average merit aid is not reported, so similar award amounts cannot be identified. Missing data does not mean the college offers no merit aid.

Data sources & limitations

Admissions, costs and merit aid: collegedata.fyi (Common Data Set + federal data), imported Oct 2026. Net prices and outcomes: College Scorecard, Oct 15, 2026 release, matched by federal ID. SAT 75th percentile adds section scores; 90th-percentile and GPA match thresholds are estimates. ROI compares four years of average net price with median earnings 10 years after entry, ranked in thirds across colleges. Blank means not reported — never estimated. Confirm costs and scholarships with the college.