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Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, FL · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (10% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 49% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,177 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

560 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 41% of graduates; 37 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020110% 57
    Graduates in this field earn $58,703 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01019.8% 55
    Graduates in this field earn $47,078 4 years out
  3. Environmental Science 03.01047.7% 43
    Graduates in this field earn $48,085 4 years out
  4. Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05047.0% 39
    Graduates in this field earn $39,203 4 years out
  5. Criminology 45.04016.1% 34
    Graduates in this field earn $48,913 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 18% → 29% of graduates since 2014–15 (162 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Public Administration$70,202 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,613

    4 years after completion$70,202
    National median: $65,093Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $42,239 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,117 · 36 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Political Science and Government$65,513 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$65,513
    National median: $63,293About typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 20 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Accounting and Related Services$63,113 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,896

    4 years after completion$63,113
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $52,596 · Non-Pell: $61,670(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,749 · 66 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$58,703 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $39,781

    4 years after completion$58,703
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $49,539 · Non-Pell: $50,425(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 155 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$53,353 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $32,713

    4 years after completion$53,353
    National median: $63,560Below typical

    Median federal debt: $18,956 · 53 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college15 to 1
15 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 66% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 16 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,389 students, 147 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty49%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$70,168

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$10,177
$10,177
← Lessmore than 46% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$37,790
$37,790
← Lessmore than 53% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Flagler College Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)