Florida Institute of Technology

An Inside Look

At Florida Tech, graduate students don’t just receive classroom lessons from their professors; they work alongside them on important research that can change the world. It is through research that faculty members advance their fields, students enhance their learning and the university creates change for the benefit of our planet and all of its inhabitants.

Florida Tech’s many centers and institutes offer graduate students a wealth of research opportunities spanning several disciplines, including human spaceflight, Mars, the Indian River Lagoon, autism, cybersecurity, climate change, corrosion and biofouling, cross-cultural management and many more.

AT A GLANCE

“The most important lesson I learned at Florida Tech, outside of academics, would be that you can turn your passion into your career. I have been fascinated by animals as long I can remember—I am living my childhood dream!” — Cassie Vergason ’16 BS Psychology, ’18 MS Applied Behavior Analysis and Organizational Behavior Management

“Being at Florida Tech, I was able to get involved with a lot of programs very easily that taught me real-world experience, real-world project management, and allowed me to do things on campus before going out into the professional world.” — Zach Eichholz ’16 BS Sustainability studies, ’19 MS Interdisciplinary Sciences

“Something I experienced as a Florida Tech student was a continuous push by my professors to think beyond plugging and chugging numbers into various equations. They taught me to think critically about the effects my work would have on people.” — Shayna Begay ’10 BS Aerospace Engineering, ’11 MS Aerospace Engineering

“Early in my career, I would run into people who had gone to Duke, MIT and other well-known engineering schools, and they would ask, “…Where did you get exposure to program management?” I attribute Florida Tech and its faculty.” — Larry Hall ’79 BS Management Science, ’80 MBA, ’83 MS Computer Science

RANKINGS

Tier 1 Best National University
U.S. News & World Report

2019-2020 College of Distinction
Colleges of Distinction

Top 50 Southern University
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education

#2 National University with the most International Students
U.S. News & World Report

#2 Florida University for Best Return on Investment
PayScale

Florida Tech is home to the serious seekers, the relentlessly curious, bold and driven scholars who learn best by doing. We are a private, fully accredited, coeducational, research-intensive, doctoral-granting university.

Our more than 100 campus-based graduate programs in engineering, computing, science, business, aeronautics, psychology, communication, human-centered design and education are fueled by research and driven by faculty mentors who truly care about students’ success. We also offer several off-campus, online and hybrid graduate degree programs.

As the only independent technological university in the Southeastern US, Florida Tech is committed to providing our culturally diverse student body a high-quality education that prepares them for career advancement opportunities, further higher education or whatever comes next.

We are located in sunny Melbourne, Florida, ranked U.S. News & World Report’s #1 place to live near the beach. In addition to its beautiful beaches, the area is known for its high-tech industry, historic—yet eclectic—downtown, art scene, surf culture and proximity to Kennedy Space Center and Orlando-area attractions. Other people come here to vacation. Students come to pursue their dreams with drive and determination.

Representing 90-plus countries, students from outside the United States account for about one-third of our student population, and U.S. News & World Report continually ranks Florida Tech one of the best national universities for fostering international student experiences in the US. PayScale places Florida Tech in the top 6% for return on investment among US colleges. Florida Tech alumni go on to become visionary engineers, scientists, aviators, innovators, leaders, educators and astronauts.

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