Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology
Former name	Brevard Engineering College (1958-1966)
Motto	Ad Astra Per Scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English	"To the stars through science"
Type	Private research university
Established	September 22, 1958
Accreditation	SACS
Academic affiliations	ICUF; ORAU; Space-grant;
Endowment	$85.7 million (2022)
President	John Nicklow
Provost	Hamid K. Rassoul
Academic staff	407
Undergraduates	4,153
Postgraduates	5,435
Location	Melbourne, Florida, United States; 28°03′57″N 80°37′28″W / 28.06583°N 80.62444°W
Campus	Small city, 174 acres (70 ha)
Newspaper	The Crimson
Colors	Red and silver;
Nickname	Panthers;
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II - Sunshine State; GSC;
Mascot	Pete the Panther
Website	www.fit.edu

The Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech or FIT) is a private research university in Melbourne, Florida. The university comprises four academic colleges: Engineering & Science, Aeronautics, Psychology & Liberal Arts, and Business.^[7]Approximately half of FIT's students are enrolled in the College of Engineering & Science.^[8] The university's 130-acre primary residential campus is near the Melbourne Orlando International Airport and the Florida Tech Research Park. The campus is located 16 miles from Patrick Space Force Base.^[9] The university was founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College to provide advanced education for professionals working in the U.S. space program at the Kennedy Space Center and Space Launch Delta 45 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Since 1966, when it combined the Institute of Technology (FIT) following University of Central Florida's name change, FIT has gone by its current name Florida Tech.^[10] In 2021, Florida Tech had an on-campus student body of 5,693 between its Melbourne Campus, Melbourne Sites, and Education Centers, as well as 3,623 students enrolled in their online programs, almost equally divided between graduate and undergraduate students with the majority focusing their studies on engineering and the sciences.^[11] Florida Tech is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".^[12]^[13]

^ As of June 30, 2022. Florida Institute of Technology Inc. Audit for Period Ending June 2022 (Report). ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "College Navigator". U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ As of Fall 2022. Florida Institute of Technology Institutional Data Reports (Report). FIT Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ As of Fall 2022. Florida Institute of Technology Institutional Data Reports (Report). FIT Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference usnews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Florida Tech Athletics Athletics Logo & Style Guide" (PDF). June 19, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ "Academics Overview". Florida Institute of Technology. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Florida Institute of Technology". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ "Florida Tech Research Park". Florida Institute of Technology. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
^ Patterson, Gordon (Fall 1998). "Countdown to College: Launching Florida Institute of Technology". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 77 (2). Florida Historical Society: 163–180. JSTOR 30152246.
^ "Fall 2021 Official Count Report - Enrollment Headcount" (PDF). Florida Institute of Technology. September 27, 2021.
^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ "Basic Classification Description". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[1] As of June 30, 2022. Florida Institute of Technology Inc. Audit for Period Ending June 2022 (Report). ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[IPEDS-2] "College Navigator". U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[3] As of Fall 2022. Florida Institute of Technology Institutional Data Reports (Report). FIT Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[4] As of Fall 2022. Florida Institute of Technology Institutional Data Reports (Report). FIT Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[usnews-5] Cite error: The named reference usnews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Florida Tech Athletics Athletics Logo & Style Guide" (PDF). June 19, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

[academics-7] "Academics Overview". Florida Institute of Technology. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[colleges-8] "Florida Institute of Technology". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[Florida_Tech_Research_Park_Overview-9] "Florida Tech Research Park". Florida Institute of Technology. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

[Historical-10] Patterson, Gordon (Fall 1998). "Countdown to College: Launching Florida Institute of Technology". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 77 (2). Florida Historical Society: 163–180. JSTOR 30152246.

[FactCard-11] "Fall 2021 Official Count Report - Enrollment Headcount" (PDF). Florida Institute of Technology. September 27, 2021.

[:0-12] "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

[13] "Basic Classification Description". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

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