Polk State College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
7,180 students
Larger than 84% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 32.9%
- TypePublic
- ClassBaccalaureate/associate college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Lakeland11.5 mi
- Lake Wales15.8 mi
- Babson Park17.3 mi
- Kissimmee28.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Polk State College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (29.6%), followed by White (27.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| Black | 11.3% | 12% |
| Hispanic | 29.6% | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 27.3% | 77.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 0.6% |
| Non-resident | 4.4% | 0% |
| Unknown | 23.1% | 0% |
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- $7,232average net price after grants for aided students, against $9,817 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $44,710median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 32.9%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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