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College Factual ranked Full Sail University as #2,110 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Full Sail University held the #2,122 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Full Sail University is also ranked #68 out of 70 schools in Florida.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Full Sail University has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Full Sail University is 34 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Full Sail University is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Full Sail University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Full Sail University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 46%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Full Sail University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 23,030 full-time undergraduates at Full Sail University.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,893 | $28,890 | $28,856 | $31,322 | $30,479 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Full Sail University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Full Sail University, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $8,038 a year. That adds up to $32,152 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Full Sail University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Full Sail University.
Contact details for Full Sail University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3300 University Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32792-7429 |
| Phone: | 407-679-0100 |
| Website: | www.fullsail.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Human Computer Interaction | 886 | $26,924 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 848 | $24,078 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 813 | $30,561 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 564 | $25,479 |
| Audiovisual Communications | 512 | $30,014 |
| Writing Studies | 457 | $23,449 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 453 | $22,439 |
| Communications Technology | 450 | $15,893 |
| Arts & Media Management | 415 | $28,947 |
| Music | 258 | $25,005 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 26,731 students took at least one online class at Full Sail University. This is an increase from the 25,607 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 26,731 | 21,969 |
| 2021-2022 | 25,607 | 20,796 |
| 2020-2021 | 24,615 | 19,654 |
| 2018-2019 | 19,722 | 14,554 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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