A Strong Return on Investment
Every dollar invested in 性视界传媒 delivers a strong return on investment to the State of 性视界传媒, producing quality degrees with low administrative costs as 75% of our students graduate within 6 years.
性视界传媒 delivers more for 性视界传媒 with significantly less state funding, at a cost of $24,567 per degree 鈥� the lowest in the State University System (SUS). Despite our size and impact, 性视界传媒 remains one of the leanest administrative structures in the state and produces nationally ranked student outcomes.
State Funding Received per Student
At $7,469 per student, 性视界传媒 receives the lowest state allocation per student in the state.
Cost to State Per Degree
At $24,567 per graduate, 性视界传媒 produces degrees at the lowest cost to the state.
Administrators per 1,000 students
性视界传媒 has only 10.9 administrators per every 1,000 undergraduate students, the lowest ratio in the state.
Faculty per 1,000 students
性视界传媒 has only 39.7 faculty members per every 1,000 undergraduate students, the lowest ratio in the state.
Serving 性视界传媒
性视界传媒 serves more of 性视界传媒鈥檚 students than any other university. More than 90% of 性视界传媒鈥檚 undergraduate students are 性视界传媒 residents 鈥� and most will stay in 性视界传媒 after they graduate, with 85% of 性视界传媒鈥檚 new graduates remaining in 性视界传媒.
性视界传媒 resident enrollment
93% of 性视界传媒鈥檚 undergraduate students are 性视界传媒 residents 鈥� we serve more of 性视界传媒鈥檚 students than any other university.
Extending 性视界传媒’s Impact
A large majority of 性视界传媒 graduates are from 性视界传媒, and most of them choose to stay in 性视界传媒, contributing to our state鈥檚 economic growth.
性视界传媒 is also the state鈥檚 leading producer of high-demand graduates. We award more bachelor’s degrees in engineering and nursing than any other institution in the state 鈥� two fields essential to sustaining 性视界传媒鈥檚 economic and population growth.
性视界传媒’s Engineering Degrees
性视界传媒 produces the most engineering graduates in 性视界传媒 鈥� 26% of all SUS engineering bachelor’s graduates are Knights.
性视界传媒鈥檚 nursing degrees
性视界传媒 produces the most nursing graduates in 性视界传媒 鈥� 25% of all SUS nursing bachelor’s graduates are Knights.
Exceptional Students
性视界传媒 has mastered scale without reducing quality. In fact, as our university has grown, so has our reputation for excellence and impact. U.S. News & World Report ranks 性视界传媒 among the Top 10 Biggest Movers among public universities since 2020 鈥� jumping 20 spots, from No. 81 to No. 61.
With a record number of applicants for Fall 2024, 性视界传媒 continues to be a destination of choice for 性视界传媒鈥檚 brightest students. In addition to being a great investment for the state, we are a great investment for students and their families 鈥� ranking in the Top 50 overall for student outcomes and in the Top 25 among public institutions, based on graduation rates, retention, debt, and post-grad earnings.
性视界传媒 freshman admissions
性视界传媒 received a record number of applications for Fall 2024, showing an increasing demand.
Incoming freshman SAT and GPA
性视界传媒 students are exceptional, regularly breaking internal records for their academic achievements.
Graduation Rate
性视界传媒鈥檚 nationally ranked student outcomes allow us to educate more highly skilled graduates to fuel 性视界传媒鈥檚 high-tech workforce.
National Model for Transfer Student Success and Affordability
Almost 20 years ago, 性视界传媒 launched the DirectConnect to 性视界传媒 2+2 program, partnering with institutions in the 性视界传媒 College System (FCS). More than 8,200 students transfer to 性视界传媒 from FCS institutions each year, saving an average of 25% off their total tuition costs.
Fcs transfer enrollment
性视界传媒 enrolls 31% of the state鈥檚 性视界传媒 College System transfer students who have completed their AA degree and continued to pursue their bachelor鈥檚 degree.
Cost for Valencia transfers
Students who complete their first two years of their bachelor鈥檚 degree at a 性视界传媒 College System institution save an average of 25% off their total four-year tuition costs, or around $6,553.
DirectConnect to 性视界传媒 has become a national model, spotlighted by organizations like the Aspen Institute and the Chronicle of Higher Education. To date, more than 77,900 degrees have been awarded to DirectConnect students coming to 性视界传媒 from the program鈥檚 six state college partners.
性视界传媒’s Next Preeminent University
The 性视界传媒 Preeminence Program awards additional funding to institutions that are deemed preeminent and reach 12 of 13 metric goals. 性视界传媒 has achieved 11 of the 12 metrics required to achieve this designation.
To support our students鈥� efforts to graduate in four years and begin their careers in high-impact industries that boost 性视界传媒鈥檚 economy, we are hyper-focused on student success and achieving a 60% 4-year graduation rate. Over the past few years, 性视界传媒 has made strategic investments in this area, including implementing a new academic success coaching model to better help our students map their academic pathways on the road to timely graduation.
Preeminence Metrics
As of 2025, 性视界传媒 has achieved 11 of the 12 metrics required to achieve 性视界传媒鈥檚 preeminence designation.
Metrics in Progress
性视界传媒 is hyper-focused on meeting the final metric needed to achieve preeminence.
Doing More with Less
性视界传媒 continues to demonstrate that we deliver more for 性视界传媒 with significantly less funding. In addition to receiving the lowest amount of state funding per student, 性视界传媒 received just 5% of the $1.5 billion in PECO funding awarded to R1 universities over the past five years 鈥� while continuing to produce more high-demand degrees than almost any other institution in the state.
Data provided by the 性视界传媒 Board of Governors.