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Full Sail University

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL · Suburb · 25,777 students
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$38,875
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
47%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
54% typical
$38,219
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$55,177 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
82% typical · not scored
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
About

Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, is best known for its fast-paced, career-focused education tailored to the entertainment, media, arts, and technology industries. The university features highly regarded, hands-on programs in Film, Music Production, Game Development, and Computer Animation, all taught in professional-grade studios and production facilities. Campus culture is intensely creative and project-driven, attracting ambitious students who thrive in a high-energy, 24/7 collaborative environment designed to simulate actual industry work settings. Uniquely, Full Sail operates on a year-round, month-to-month schedule that allows students to complete a bachelor's degree in as few as 20 months, while outfitting every enrolled student with custom tech packages through its signature Project LaunchBox initiative.


Wikipedia:Full Sail University is a private for-profit university in Winter Park, Florida. It was formerly a recording studio in Dayton, Ohio named Full Sail Productions and Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts. The school moved to Florida in 1980, began offering bachelor's degrees in 2005, and began offering online degrees in 2007. The following year, the school was granted university status by the Florida Department of Education.

Location
Winter Park, FL, 32792-7429 · Suburb campus
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Nearest airport from college
MCO · Orlando
12 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$26,906
Books & supplies$530
Cost of attendance$47,530
Average net price$38,875
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$26,906
Books & supplies$530
Cost of attendance$47,530
Average net price$38,875
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$38,738
$30–48k
$38,162
$48–75k
$38,181
$75–110k
$40,236
$110k+
$41,762
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
47%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
44%
Back for yr 2
53%
Transferred
2%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
49% graduated · 10% transferred · 42% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$31,917
10 yrs after entry$38,219
Debt
Median at graduation$27,000
Monthly payment$286
Middle 50% owe$5.5k–$29.4k
90th percentile$43,000
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 67%Women 33%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
32 : 1
Pell grant
34%
First-gen
39%
Family income
$21,349
Independent
58%
Veterans
3%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
35%
Hispanic
20%
Black
32%
Asian
2%
Two or more
7%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
4%
Varsity sports
National Association of Collegiate eSports · EADA 2024-25
  • Other Sports
    Co-ed
Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$31,917
After 10 yrs
$38,219
Film/Video and Photographic Arts594
Human Computer Interaction572
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians508
Visual and Performing Arts, General376
Design and Applied Arts374
Music273
Fine and Studio Arts263
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies244
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management220
Communications Technologies/Technicians211
Communication and Media Studies142
Computer Science104
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management92
Marketing83
Computer Engineering76
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians61
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Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
91%
Faculty salary
$5,970/mo
Teaching spend
$4,330
per student
Federal loans
63%
Classification
Carnegie type
Master's (larger programs)
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions

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