State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL · Public · Large suburb · SCF · SCFMS
Public institution in Bradenton, FL · 7,161 undergraduates · $40,318 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 4%Median graduate debt
- Top 17%Undergraduates
- Top 18%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
- $21,4331,221st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,07453rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,595364th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,277870th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $9,00071st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,3181,603rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,2541,534th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.9%1,658th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,161359th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,024th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.1%887th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 37 mi (TPA)
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 8 of 8 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,325 | $60,252 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | $35,600 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $332,937 (M $149,881 · W $183,056)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitescf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 135391)
- Compare colleges in FLRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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