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University or college · Public

Pasco-Hernando State College

River Ridge, FL2,541 online only

Pasco-Hernando State College is a public college in River Ridge, FL, with about 6,908 students on campus and 2,541 more studying only online.

Students on campus
6,908
plus 2,541 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,203
lower than at 98% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
41%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$39,903
lower than at 53% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Pasco-Hernando State College, in brief

Pasco-Hernando State College is mostly about liberal arts

88% of the degrees Pasco-Hernando State College awards are in liberal arts. Majors ↓

Most students study part-time

55% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Rent in River Ridge is above the state median

Median rent in River Ridge is $2,194 a month, 31% above the state median. Living in River Ridge ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $9,535, about $101 a month over ten years. That’s 3.5% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 88%Health professions 5%Public safety 3%Business 2%Computer science 1%Precision production 1%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations143 graduates a year · typical debt $19,886
$52k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing46 graduates a year · typical debt $18,546
$93k4 yrs out
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Pasco-Hernando State College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Pasco-Hernando State College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $11,730 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $12,032

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,155Books & supplies $1,520Other costs $7,055

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,203.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$5,860

About $23,440 over 4 years · 50% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
41%
within 6 years · Pell students 33%
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$39,903
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,535
about $101 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$101 a month against about $2,894 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

34%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 28% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$37k
Middle income$30–75k
$45k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Who goes there

The students

6,900 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 52%Hispanic 26%Black 7%Asian 3%Two or more 4%International 1%

Women and men

Women 61%Men 39%
22 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
7%
take federal loans
20%
undergrads 25 or older
55%
study part time
The town around it

Living in River Ridge

10% of River Ridge’s 5,149 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ River Ridge pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Pasco-Hernando State College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.