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The College of the Florida Keys: cost, admission and results

The College of the Florida Keys is a public college in Key West, Florida. It has about 1,012 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $22,013 a year.

At a glance

  • $22,013Net price a year
  • 32%Graduation rate
  • $46,593Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Key West, Florida 33040
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Remote town
Undergraduate students
1,012
Students per teacher
12 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
cfk.edu

Getting in

The College of the Florida Keys has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Florida$3,276
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$13,162
Room and meals on campus$14,623
Books and supplies$1,745
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$30,092
Average net price after grants and scholarships$22,013

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is about the same as the median net price of colleges in Florida on this site ($22,575). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$20,300
$30,001 to $48,000$19,678
$48,001 to $75,000$24,085
$75,001 to $110,000$26,051
Above $110,000$24,006

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeFL medianUS median
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)32%51%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$46,593$48,800$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$10,500$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Florida and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

39% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 31% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 55% women and 45% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 66 of the 118 colleges in Florida on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,413.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at The College of the Florida Keys?

Published tuition and fees are $3,276 a year for students from Florida and $13,162 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of The College of the Florida Keys?

32% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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