unitid 136358 · Lake Worth, FL · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Palm Beach State College
- enrollment 2023
- 33,999
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
21,956
90th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
38%
undergrads on Pell grants
67th pctl among public 4-years
completion
41%
finish within 150% time
41st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,830
23rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$9,182
after aid, aided students
27th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,923
after entry, Title IV students
22nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$7,081
4th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,131 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k60%
- 30-48k22%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110k3%
- 110k+2%
- Median family income
- $21,409
- First-generation students
- 49%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,050
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2,632 | $43,120 | $8,125 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 251 | $35,090 | $9,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 251 | $53,399 | $15,322 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 233 | $61,067 | $12,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 228 | $76,092 | $14,837 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 119 | — | $16,829 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 95 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 83 | $79,900 | $16,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 73 | $65,419 | $15,153 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 71 | $45,108 | — |
| Human Services, General. | 60 | — | — |
| Real Estate. | 58 | — | $17,349 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.