New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL · Public · Small city · NCF
Public institution in Sarasota, FL · 707 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $48,082 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Average net price
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 13%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 21%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $4,53664th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,916271st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,9441,239th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,732409th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,375423rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,0821,182nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,6111,660th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.8%695th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.9%1,452nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.0%715th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1137560th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7071,559th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.3%1,165th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (TPA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- EA IIFeb 1
- RDApr 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $20,972 | $22,444 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesForeign Languages | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,355,725 (M $425,696 · W $930,029)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to New College of Florida’s 707 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Warner UniversityLake Wales, FL · 753 undergrads
- Southeastern College-West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL · 644 undergrads
- North Florida CollegeMadison, FL · 817 undergrads
- The College of the Florida KeysKey West, FL · 823 undergrads
- Florida CollegeTemple Terrace, FL · 589 undergrads
- Webber International UniversityBabson Park, FL · 879 undergrads
Elsewhere
Key links
- Official websitencf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 262129)
- Compare colleges in FLRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in FloridaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Warner UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: New College of Florida vs Warner UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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