Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL 32901

www.fit.edu

General College Information:

Private 4-year university, founded 1958.

Small town campus setting on 136 acres, located in Melbourne (population=70,000), 76 miles east of Orlando.

Semester-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 2600 undergraduates; 2500 graduate students; 0 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 96% full-time; 36% from Florida; 14% minorities (4% African-American; 3% Asian-American; 7% Hispanic-American; <1% Native American); 14% international students; 31% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Req'd for freshman year; 52% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.):  (To check the most current rates: Current Rates)
Undergrads (12-19 credits/semester): $33,700 (engineering and science majors)
Grad Students: $1090 credit-hour ($26,160/yr for 12 credits/semester)

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $9500

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Army)

Virtual Tour: www.fit.edu/visitors/tour

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: College of Engineering (http://coe.fit.edu)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 1300 undergraduates; 600 graduate students (500 master's; 100 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Chemical Engineering (ChE)

Civil Engineering (CE)

Computer Sciences (CS)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Engineering Systems (ES)

Marine and Environmental Systems (MES)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major

Dept

B M D

Aerospace Engineering

MAE X X X

Chemical Engineering

ChE X X X

Civil Engineering

CE X X X

Computer Engineering

ECE X X X

Computer Information Systems

CS X X  

Computer Science

CS X X X

Electrical Engineering

ECE X X X

Engineering Management

ES   X  

Environmental Resources Management

MES   X  

Environmental Science

MES X X X

Mechanical Engineering

MAE X X X

Meteorology

MES X X  

Ocean Engineering

MES X X X

Oceanography

MES X X X

Software Engineering

CS X X  

Systems Engineering

ES   X  

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2009):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 1491/2037 (73%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 345/1491 (23%)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http:// profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

General College Contacts:

Main Website/
General Address and Phone

www.fit.edu

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8000

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

www.fit.edu/ugrad

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8030 /
(800) 888-4348
admission@fit.edu

Office of Graduate Admissions

www.fit.edu/grad

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975

(321) 674-8027 /
(800) 944-4348
Grad-Admissions@fit.edu

Office of Financial Aid

www.fit.edu/financialaid

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8070
FinAid@fit.edu

Office of Residence Life (Housing)

www.fit.edu/housing

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8076
fthousing@fit.edu

Engineering Program Contacts:

College of Engineering

http://coe.fit.edu

150 W. University Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975

(321) 674-8020
coe@fit.edu

Dept of Chemical Engineering

http://coe.fit.edu/chemical

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8068
see website for email

Dept of Civil Engineering

http://coe.fit.edu/civil

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8048
see website for email

Dept of Computer Sciences

http://coe.fit.edu/cs

150 W. University Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901-6988

(321) 674-8763
www@cs.fit.edu

Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

http://coe.fit.edu/ee

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8060
see website for email

Dept of Engineering Systems

http://coe.fit.edu/se

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901-6975

(321) 674-7132
des@fit.edu

Dept of Marine and Environmental Systems

http://coe.fit.edu/dmes

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674-8096 
dmes@marine.fit.edu

Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

http://coe.fit.edu/mae

150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

(321) 674 8092
see website for email

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