-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Florida International University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.0% → 0.0%).
Florida · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
FIU
Miami, Florida. 38,761 undergraduate students. 228 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at FIU
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+40%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Florida International University rose 40% between 2021 and 2024 (42.3% → 59.2%).
+11%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Florida International University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 (67.1% → 74.4%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
FIU earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Florida median
Each tile compares this institution to the Florida median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$60,249+26% · 6→10y
Florida median $36,288$47,768
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry73.9%+45% · '97→'24
Florida median 65.6%$14,246+86% · '97→'20
At program completion38,761+94% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS91.6%+11% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time58.8%+17% · '01→'24
latest cohort$6,565+193% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,963SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How FIU earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at FIU
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.2%Median federal debt $14,246 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $60,249 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
FIU enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+45%
FIU · completion · 150% rose
51.2% → 74.4%
+205%
FIU · completion · 100% rose
19.4% → 59.2%
+11%
FIU · retention rose
83.0% → 91.8%
+94%
FIU · undergrad enrollment rose
20,389 → 39,508
+193%
FIU · in-state tuition rose
$2,242 → $6,565
+98%
FIU · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,579 → $18,964
+86%
FIU · median debt rose
$8,861 → $16,500
-100%
FIU · cohort default rate fell
9.1% → 0.0%
+43%
FIU · pell share rose
28.9% → 41.4%
+25%
FIU · earnings_median_10yr rose
$48,200 → $60,249
+22%
FIU · earnings_median_8yr rose
$44,500 → $54,465
+22%
FIU · earnings_median_6yr rose
$39,000 → $47,768
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
FIU programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$174,533Computer Systems Analysis$128,418Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$124,698Medicine$122,935Computer and Information Sciences, General$110,679Computer Engineering$103,462Accounting and Related Services$100,865Law$98,756Management Information Systems and Services$98,058Business Administration, Management and Operations$96,120Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$95,194Mechanical Engineering$94,520Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$93,759Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,714Construction Engineering Technologies$92,297Finance and Financial Management Services$91,950Computer and Information Sciences, General$89,221Civil Engineering$88,016Construction Engineering Technologies$85,371International Business$82,080Industrial Engineering$81,990Accounting and Related Services$80,112International/Global Studies$79,598Management Information Systems and Services$77,468
Showing top 24 of 76 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
76 FIU programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,006Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,429Educational Administration and Supervision$56,530Student Counseling and Personnel Services$52,765Curriculum and Instruction$67,933Special Education and Teaching$62,506Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$57,578Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$65,885Special Education and Teaching$65,074
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,541Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$93,759Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$174,533Medicine$122,935Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$58,934Public Health$68,935Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$57,106Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,899Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$74,243
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,804Business Administration, Management and Operations$96,120Hospitality Administration/Management$49,350International Business$64,473Marketing$62,558Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,798Accounting and Related Services$80,112Hospitality Administration/Management$59,661Human Resources Management and Services$67,099Human Resources Management and Services$66,943Finance and Financial Management Services$91,950Accounting and Related Services$100,865International Business$82,080Management Information Systems and Services$77,468Management Information Systems and Services$98,058
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at FIU
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$159,627
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 13
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $11,393
- HS-only baseline · FL
- $35,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“FIU graduates earn $X” — not “FIU makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending FIU caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.