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New College of Florida

Sarasota, Florida · Small city

#3 best value in Florida
73.2%
Admit rate
$7,195
Avg net price
67%
Graduation rate
$48,082
Median earnings

New College of Florida is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Sarasota, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 843 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 843 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 73% admitNAIA Division IMild wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against New College of Florida's admitted students.

Admit rate
73.2%
SAT (mid 50%)
1060–1245
Avg GPA (est.)
3.32

Enter a test score to see where you land against New College of Florida's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and New College of Florida's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. Around 1883 to 1885, The Florida Mortgage and Investment Company of Edinburgh bought 60,000 acres (240 km2) for development in what is now Sarasota. Many Scottish people began to arrive in Sarasota in December 1885. Sarasota is home to Mote Marine Laboratory, a marine rescue, research facility, an aquarium, the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the Sarasota Jungle Gardens and the Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Sarasota, FL
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
1 mile to Sarasota Bradenton (SRQ) · major hub

How New College of Florida compares

Selectivity73.2%

More selective than 58% · #31 most selective of 49 in Florida

SAT average1150

Higher than 45%

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 72% · #17 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention76%

Higher than 47%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$48,082

Higher than 33% · #31 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$7,195

Cheaper than 96% · #3 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$17,375

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment843

Larger than 33%

Percentiles compare New College of Florida with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

872students
  • Undergraduate84397%
  • Graduate293%

Undergraduates by gender

843undergrads
  • Women56967%
  • Men27433%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black5.2%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian2.6%
  • Other or multiracial19%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
843
Graduate enrollment
29
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
21%
Students over 25
5%
Median family income
$44,268
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$93,060
Endowment
$48,987,288

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 221 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida83%
  • Other U.S. states14%
  • International2.7%

Most first-years stay in state — New College of Florida draws overwhelmingly from Florida.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
73.2%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1060–1245
SAT average
1150
SAT reading
540–625
SAT math
520–620
ACT composite
21–26
Average GPA (estimated)
3.32

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,916
Out-of-state tuition
$29,944
Room & board
$13,825
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$24,449
Average net price
$7,195

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
67%
Graduated on time (4 years)
58%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,611
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,082
Median debt at graduation
$17,375
Students with federal loans
19%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
68%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
58%
Low-income (Pell)
56%
First-generation
56%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
586
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
70%
Housing charge (year)
$7,000
Meal plan (year)
$4,755
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
161 (70 men · 91 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Soccer42
Baseball27
Basketball23
Softball21
Volleyball15
Lacrosse14
Golf10
Beach Volleyball9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (881 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.7reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.0
Rape
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$3,591
$30–48k
$3,582
$48–75k
$4,880
$75–110k
$10,204
$110k+
$13,586

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$20,436

$4,880/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$10,193
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from New College of Florida itself, averaging $10,193, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 188 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$48,082
Typical debt at graduation
$17,375
Debt vs. one year's pay
36%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$46,436
Men
$50,275

Men out-earn women by $3,839 (8%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
52°F
Annual rain
49″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.59.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sarasota Bradenton AP, FL US station (1.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.