Florida Tech

Florida Institute of Technology - Campus Impressions

Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) is a private research university located in Melbourne, Florida, situated along the state’s vibrant Space Coast near NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The university serves a diverse student population, enrolling approximately 3,500 to 4,200 undergraduate students on its main campus. Thanks to its strong historical ties to the U.S. space program and its strategic coastal location, Florida Tech is renowned for its high-powered STEM offerings. Its most popular undergraduate majors center heavily on engineering and physical sciences, with Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics/Aviation Management, Computer Science, Astronomy/Astrophysics, and Marine Biology leading enrollment. Beyond technical tracks, programs in Business Administration and Applied Psychology also draw a significant portion of the undergraduate body.