Florida Institute of Technology main campus is located very close to the Indian River, the Atlantic Ocean and is less than an hour from Kennedy Space Center. The School enrolls 3,719 students on the main campus, 1,218 extended – campus, 3,290 – online. Undergraduate student-faculty ratio is 9:1.

The Institute offers undergraduate programs in science, engineering, aeronautics, business, humanities, mathematics, psychology, communication and education (science and mathematics); master's programs in science, engineering, aviation, business, mathematics, psychology, behavior analysis, communication and education (computer, environmental, mathematics, science and informal science and teaching); and doctoral programs in science, engineering, mathematics, psychology, and science and mathematics education.

The university gives full-time working professionals the opportunity to earn degrees through 100 percent online programs. Online students complete the same application process as the on-campus students and receive the same Florida Tech diploma upon graduation. Florida Tech has been committed to the educational needs of working professionals since its founding 50 years ago and has offered 100% online degree programs since 2000.