Flagler College: Cost, Admission Odds And Payoff
- Flagler admitted 4,302 of 5,509 first-year applicants for fall 2023, and 15% of the students it admitted enrolled. Early decision accounted for 288 of those admits, equal to 44% of the 655-student first-year class.
- Students receiving financial aid paid an average of $31,717 a year after grants, against a sticker price of $49,742.
- 63% of the class of 2023 took out student loans. Those who borrowed left with an average of $29,889.
Is Flagler Worth It? The College Investor Rating
| Family | What They Pay | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | F | |
| Low-Income Families | Average $25,144 a year | F |
| Middle-Income Families | Average $28,479 a year | F |
| High-Income Families | $49,742 a year | D |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Flagler?
Flagler accepted 78% of first-year applicants for fall 2023: 4,302 admits from 5,509 applications. 655 of those students enrolled, a yield of 15%.
- Median SAT Reading: 560
- Median SAT Math: 530
- Median ACT Composite: 22
What Flagler Weighs In Admissions
Flagler rates academic GPA as very important. Demonstrated interest counts, so campus visits and contact with admissions can help. Alumni relationships are considered.
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What Will Flagler Actually Cost Your Family?
The average Flagler student receiving financial aid paid $31,717 a year after grants.
That's against a sticker price of $49,742 a year. The difference between sticker price and net price comes down to why colleges can't just cut their prices.
| Total Borrowed Over Four Years | $0 |
| Within Federal Student Loan Limits | $0 |
| Beyond Federal Student Loan Limits | $0 |
| Monthly Student Loan Payment, 10-Year Plan | $0 |
| Expected Pay In Your Major | $0 |
How Flagler Meets Financial Need
Flagler reports meeting 55% of demonstrated financial need on average. In 2023-2024, 1,434 of Flagler's 2,346 full-time undergraduates had financial need, and their average need-based grant was $13,628. Flagler determines financial need with the FAFSA, so how your assets are counted affects what you pay. 778 students without financial need received merit scholarships averaging $4,088.
Grants made up 67% of Flagler's need-based financial aid in 2023-2024. The rest came from student jobs, including Federal Work-Study, and $8,372,605 in student loans.
| Source | Need-Based | Not Need-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Flagler Grants | $9,702,982 | $3,377,614 |
| Federal Grants | $3,720,105 | $16,974 |
| State Grants | $4,478,776 | $1,902,711 |
| Outside Scholarships | $291,496 | $164,877 |
| Student Jobs And Work-Study | $419,902 | $257,347 |
| Student Loans | $8,372,605 | $5,031,434 |
| Parent Loans, Including Parent PLUS | $2,736,213 | $4,013,764 |
| Athletic Scholarships | $2,914,156 |
Families Cover Part Of Their Financial Need
Flagler met an average of 55% of financial need in 2023-2024. The rest falls to families as savings, income, Parent PLUS loans or private student loans. Read your financial aid award letter carefully and appeal it if the numbers don't work.
| Measure | All Undergrads | First Year |
|---|---|---|
| Students With Financial Need | 1,434 | 425 |
| Share Of Financial Need Met | 55% | 61% |
| Average Need-Based Grant | $13,628 | $16,586 |
| Average Financial Aid Package | $16,690 | $19,020 |
| Average Student Loan | $3,774 | $3,213 |
| Students Without Financial Need Receiving Merit Scholarships | 778 | 227 |
Does A Flagler Degree Pay Off?
Generally, no. That's why Flagler earns .
Flagler students earn a median of $54,606 ten years after starting college, and 78% out-earn a typical high school graduate. 56% take out federal student loans, and the typical borrower leaves owing $23,250, about 43% of one year's pay. Earnings still depend heavily on major: Accounting And Related Services graduates earned a median of $63,113 four years after graduating, compared with $30,134 for History graduates.
Who Borrowed In The Class Of 2023
194 of Flagler's 308 bachelor's graduates in 2023 left with student loan debt, averaging $29,889. The 41 graduates who used private student loans averaged $33,700.
| Student Loan Type | Borrowers | Share Of Class | Average Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any Student Loan | 194 | 63% | $29,889 |
| Federal Student Loans | 189 | 61% | $23,369 |
| Private Student Loans | 41 | 13% | $33,700 |
How We Graded Flagler
The overall grade weighs payoff, price, graduation and student debt. Price counts what low-income families pay (5 points), what middle-income families pay (10 points) and the sticker price high-income families pay (10 points). Each income grade swaps in that family's price alone.
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Financial Aid Check
Flagler met 55% of financial need on average, so families with need should expect to cover part of it with savings, income or student loans.
Financial Health Check
No federal heightened cash monitoring and no closure, merger or financial exigency announcements.
Earnings Floor
78% of students out-earn a typical high school graduate. Schools where most don't are capped at a D.
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Sources And Methodology
The College Investor Rating scores every four-year college from 0 to 100 on payoff (30%), price (25%), graduation (20%) and student debt (25%) using U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data. An earnings floor and a financial health check can cap the grade at D, and a financial aid check flags concerns without changing it. Price is judged on its own, without earnings. The grade measures financial return for families, not teaching quality, campus life or a school's mission.
Notes On The Data
- Low-income families earn under $48,000. Middle-income families earn $48,000 to $110,000. Their prices are federal averages for first-time, full-time students who received financial aid.
- High-income families are those who get no grant aid, so they pay the sticker price (cost of attendance).
- Paying full price is the share of undergraduates who received no grant aid from any source in 2022-23, from the Education Department's IPEDS survey. The chance of merit aid divides merit scholarship recipients by full-time undergraduates without financial need, from the Common Data Set.
- Earnings by major are medians four years after graduation. Majors with too few graduates for the government to report earnings are left out. Debt by major is median federal student loan debt among borrowers.
- Admissions, financial aid and class of 2023 student loan figures come from the Flagler Common Data Set 2023-2024. Student loan debt at graduation excludes Parent PLUS and other parent loans, and students who transferred in.
- The calculator uses federal net price averages. Borrowing up to the $27,000 federal limit for dependent undergraduates uses the 2026-27 undergraduate rate of 6.52%, and anything above it uses the 9.07% Parent PLUS rate. Parent PLUS loans are capped at $20,000 a year and $65,000 per student. See all federal student loan interest rates. Flagler's own net price calculator gives a personal figure, and College Aid Pro can compare costs across schools.
Data years: Earnings follow students who started college in 2011-12 and 2012-13, measured 10 years later. Net price and borrowing rates are for 2024-25. Graduation rates follow students who started in fall 2019. Median debt covers borrowers who left school in fiscal 2024 and 2025. Full-price shares are for 2022-23.
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Sources: Flagler Common Data Set 2023-2024. U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data updated November 2, 2026. News from The College Investor.