Keiser University Online: Cost and Outcomes (2026)
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- One federal ID covers 17 Keiser locations in Florida and online students
- Keiser lists $1,075.67 an undergraduate credit hour for 2026-27
- Keiser’s net price was $31,719 or more at every income in 2024-25
- 42% of Keiser’s 2017-18 starters earned an award within eight years
- Health care associate degrees produce the most Keiser graduates
- Keiser is a nonprofit, accredited by SACSCOC with no public sanctions
- Who Keiser fits, and the watch-outs
- Check your own aid before you apply to Keiser
Keiser University’s average net price, which counts living costs as well as tuition, was $32,640 for 2024-25, and 42% of students who started in 2017-18 earned an award within eight years (College Scorecard, October 15, 2026). Keiser’s 2026-27 undergraduate rate is $1,075.67 a credit hour, in a row labelled “Full Time (at All Other Locations)”; no row is labelled online.
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Keiser is a private nonprofit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. One federal school ID covers its Fort Lauderdale main campus, 16 other Florida locations and its online students, so every federal figure below covers campus and online students together, not only the online classes.
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One federal ID covers 17 Keiser locations in Florida and online students
| Fact | Keiser |
|---|---|
| Control (College Scorecard) | Private nonprofit |
| Accreditor | SACSCOC, accreditation granted 1991, reaffirmed 2017 |
| Federal school ID (UNITID) | 135081, filed as “Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale” |
| Undergraduates studying fully online (fall 2024) | 43% |
| Graduate students studying fully online (fall 2024) | 76% |
| Degree-seeking undergraduates (fall 2024) | 17,678 |
| Graduate students (fall 2024) | 2,817 |
| Undergraduates studying part-time (fall 2024) | 35% |
| Undergraduates 25 or older (fall 2023) | 61% |
| Admission rate (fall 2024) | 97% |
Keiser lists $1,075.67 an undergraduate credit hour for 2026-27
These are the per-credit rates and main fees in Keiser’s 2026-27 table, in Keiser’s labels.
| Rate (Keiser’s label) | Undergraduate | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| Full Time (at All Other Locations), per credit hour | $1,075.67 | $1,450.33 |
| Residential, per credit hour | $1,653.67 | $1,748.33 |
| Military (Melbourne Only), per credit hour | $250.00 | $325.00 |
| Education fee, per semester | $550 | $750 |
Keiser also lists a one-time $55 enrollment fee and a one-time $145 registration fee.
The military rate is for active duty, reservist and National Guard students who enroll through the Melbourne campus, and it covers online, hybrid and in-person classes. The table has no part-time row and no row labelled online, so ask Keiser what an online or part-time load costs before you read $1,075.67 as your rate.
College Scorecard lists $26,016 in tuition and fees for 2025-26, the same in-state and out-of-state.
Keiser’s net price was $31,719 or more at every income in 2024-25
Net price is the full cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships. College Navigator counts tuition and fees, books and supplies, food and housing and other expenses in that cost, which is why the net price sits above the tuition.
| Family income | Average net price, 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $31,719 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $33,192 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $32,187 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $34,604 |
| $110,001 and up | $38,419 |
Scorecard’s $32,640 average covers 1,115 full-time, first-time undergraduates who got federal aid in 2024-25. 35% of Keiser undergraduates studied part-time in fall 2024, so a part-time online adult’s cost can differ.
61% of Keiser undergraduates had a Pell Grant in 2024-25. For 2026-27, Pell pays up to $7,395 a year to eligible undergraduates.
42% of Keiser’s 2017-18 starters earned an award within eight years
| Measure | Keiser |
|---|---|
| Earned an award within 8 years (all students who started in 2017-18) | 42% |
| Graduated within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time, fall 2019 cohort) | 58% |
| Median earnings 6 years after starting (entered 2015-16 and 2016-17) | $42,958 |
| Median earnings 10 years after starting (entered 2011-12 and 2012-13) | $46,472 |
| Graduates’ median earnings 4 years after finishing (2017-18 and 2018-19 finishers) | $51,106 |
| Graduates’ median federal loan debt (entered repayment in fiscal 2024 and 2025) | $25,992 |
| Undergraduates with a Pell Grant (2024-25) | 61% |
| Undergraduates with a federal loan (2024-25) | 72% |
The two rates count different groups. The 8-year rate counts every 2017-18 starter, part-time and transfer students included. The 150% rate counts only students who started full-time with no prior college; College Navigator says 57% of Keiser’s entering students fit that group in 2024.
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Health care associate degrees produce the most Keiser graduates
These are Keiser’s eight largest fields by awards in 2023-24, from Scorecard’s field-of-study file, with whether Scorecard lists any credential in each as fully online.
| Field and credential | Awards, 2023-24 | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment (associate; none fully online) | 596 | $61,608 | $26,500 |
| Registered nursing (associate; none fully online) | 573 | $81,721 | $28,461 |
| Allied health and medical assisting (associate; some fully online) | 553 | $39,852 | $21,219 |
| Registered nursing (bachelor's; some fully online) | 523 | $89,773 | $25,000 |
| Health and medical administrative services (associate; some fully online) | 318 | $36,127 | $23,938 |
| Business administration, management and operations (bachelor's; some fully online) | 282 | $52,190 | $49,000 |
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (associate; some fully online) | 251 | $42,189 | $21,820 |
| Computer and information sciences, general (associate; some fully online) | 222 | $51,977 | $21,687 |
Earnings are graduates’ medians four years after finishing, for 2017-18 and 2018-19 finishers. Debt is the median federal loan balance of 2022-23 and 2023-24 finishers.
Scorecard lists no fully online credential in the two largest fields, and some fully online credentials in the other six. To compare health care programs you can start online, read health care careers you can start online; for what an associate degree costs and transfers, see online associate degrees.
Keiser is a nonprofit, accredited by SACSCOC with no public sanctions
College Scorecard’s October 2026 release lists Keiser as a private nonprofit. The SACSCOC record lists its control as “Private, Not-For-Profit,” its status as Accredited and its public sanctions as “None” (as of October 26, 2026).
Its 2026-27 graduate catalog says Keiser “is managed and controlled by the Everglades College, Inc. Board of Trustees, which is the legal entity responsible for policy and procedure promulgation, review and amendment.” Keiser dates its move to nonprofit status to 2011 (timeline below).
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SACSCOC grants accreditation
Keiser had been a SACSCOC candidate since January 1, 1989.
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Online Division opens, Keiser's fact book says
The fact book lists the Online Division beside the main campus in Fort Lauderdale.
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SACSCOC approves distance education
The SACSCOC record lists the approval on this date.
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Keiser becomes a nonprofit, Keiser says
Keiser’s home page says it “transitioned to not-for-profit status in 2011.”
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SACSCOC reaffirms accreditation
The record lists 2017 as the last reaffirmation.
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Next reaffirmation
SACSCOC’s record lists the next reaffirmation for 2027, with an off-site review and an advisory visit in 2026.
To see how ownership shows up in the federal data across the schools we profile, read nonprofit vs for-profit online colleges.
Who Keiser fits, and the watch-outs
It fits if
- You want a nursing bachelor’s. It had 523 awards in 2023-24 and a median $89,773 four years after finishing for 2017-18 and 2018-19 finishers; Scorecard marks some of its credentials fully online.
- You serve in the military. Active duty, reservist and Guard students who enroll through the Melbourne campus pay $250 a credit hour as undergraduates and $325 for a master’s in 2026-27, online classes included.
- You want campus and online in one school. One ID covers the main campus, 16 other Florida locations and the Online Division.
Watch-outs
- Fewer than half of 2017-18 starters earned an award. 42% of students who started in 2017-18 earned one within eight years, so 58% had not, by our arithmetic.
- The credit total adds up. 120 credits at Keiser’s 2026-27 “Full Time (at All Other Locations)” rate is $129,080.40 in tuition before fees and aid, by our arithmetic.
- Check transfer credit first. The business bachelor’s page lists “Up to 12 credits of transfer credit,” as Keiser’s estimate.
- Business graduates borrow. Business bachelor’s finishers of 2022-23 and 2023-24 had a median $49,000 in federal loan debt.
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To compare on the same measures in College Scorecard’s October 2026 data, see Grand Canyon University (43% eight-year rate for 2017-18 starters, $24,000 median debt for graduates entering repayment in fiscal 2024 and 2025) or Full Sail University (52%, $27,000).
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Sources
Every figure in this guide comes from one of these pages. How we check sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard: Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (UNITID 135081)
- College Scorecard data files, October 15, 2026 release
- College Scorecard data dictionary: field definitions and cohort years
- NCES College Navigator: Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (related institutions; enrollment and distance education, fall 2024; net price definition)
- SACSCOC institution record: Keiser University (as of October 26, 2026)
- Keiser University, 2026-2027 tuition and fee table (military rates and fees disclosure)
- Keiser University, Business Administration, BA
- Keiser University, Fact Book 2024-2025
- Keiser University, Graduate Catalog 2026-2027 (Governance)
- Keiser University, home page (Is Keiser University a for-profit school?)
- Keiser University, Keiser Facts
- Keiser University, Accreditation
- Federal Student Aid, 2026-27 Federal Pell Grant maximum and minimum award amounts
Related Resources
Grand Canyon University Online: Cost and Outcomes (2026)
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Full Sail University Online: Cost and Outcomes (2026)
Full Sail tuition was $26,906 for 2024-25 and its average net price $38,875. It is for-profit; graduates owe a median $27,000.
Online associate degrees: cost, transfer and pay (2026)
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