by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Polk State College was awarded 245 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Polk State is ranked #1,444 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Polk State also holds the #47 spot on the Best Colleges in Florida ranking.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Polk State College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Polk State College, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Polk State College is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Polk State College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,961 undergraduates at Polk State with 3,556 being full-time and 6,405 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,693 | $9,006 | $8,804 | $8,049 | $9,307 |
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 Polk State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Polk State, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,728 a year. That adds up to $18,912 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Polk State is 10.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Polk State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 999 Avenue H Ne, Winter Haven, FL 33881-4299 |
| Phone: | 863-297-1000 |
| Website: | www.polk.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 252 | $36,616 |
| Nursing | 91 | $65,310 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 49 | $30,427 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 40 | NA |
| Air Transportation | 21 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 0 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 0 | NA |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 0 | NA |
| General Engineering Technology | 0 | NA |
| Information Technology | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,187 students took at least one online class at Polk State College. This is a decrease from the 8,926 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,187 | 4,692 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,926 | 7,599 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,449 | 2,218 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,777 | 1,938 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,358 | 1,659 |
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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