Florida has 87 private and 40 public 4-year colleges that enroll 70,812 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $11,606 for in-state students and $21,802 for out-of-state and international students.

Private colleges in Florida charge around $26,635 per year in tuition regardless of residency.

In the 2021-2022 academic year, Florida provided $280.8 million in financial aid to 50,952 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $442.2 million in grants and scholarships to 54,713 students.

Florida receives 17.1% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 42,470 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $236.7 million in pell grant ($5,288 per student on average), and 30,488 students received a total amount of $184.3 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($6,141 per student on average).