Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL · Public · Midsize suburb · SFC
Public institution in Gainesville, FL · 11,133 undergraduates · $41,631 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 7%Cost of attendance
- Top 8%Median graduate debt
- Top 10%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $11,154395th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,56332nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,189209th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,353130th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,310149th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,6311,533rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,9191,537th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.1%1,068th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 11,133228th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.5%1,328th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 110 mi (MCO)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 10 of 10 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $70,456 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,585 | $31,581 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $36,131 | $39,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,409 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| BiotechnologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1965source
- School colors: Whitesource
- Athletic nickname: "Saints"source
- Mascot: Caesar the St. Bernardsource
- Formerly known as "Santa Fe Junior College" (1965–1972)source
- Formerly known as "Santa Fe Community College" (1972–2008)source
- Athletic conference: NJCAAsource
- Notable alum: Marco Rubiosource
Athletics — 4 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $510,447 (M $205,679 · W $304,768)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Santa Fe College’s 11,133 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, FL · 11,571 undergrads
- Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, FL · 10,613 undergrads
- Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, FL · 11,790 undergrads
- Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahassee, FL · 10,357 undergrads
- Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, FL · 10,162 undergrads
- The University of TampaTampa, FL · 10,093 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, CO · 11,132 undergrads
- Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, GA · 11,156 undergrads
- University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · 11,230 undergrads
- Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, DE · 11,012 undergrads
- ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, VA · 11,270 undergrads
- Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL · 11,277 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesfcollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 137096)
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- Compare with Indian River State CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Santa Fe College vs Indian River State CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
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