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
- $21,4331,219th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,07453rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,595362nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,277869th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $9,00070th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,3181,595th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,2541,525th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.9%1,643rd highest of 2,014 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 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.1%876th highest of 2,122 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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota’s 7,161 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL · 7,171 undergrads
- Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL · 6,999 undergrads
- Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, FL · 6,933 undergrads
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL · 7,516 undergrads
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · 7,535 undergrads
- Pensacola State CollegePensacola, FL · 6,725 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 7,171 undergrads
- Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV · 7,149 undergrads
- Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · 7,143 undergrads
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 7,187 undergrads
- Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, CA · 7,132 undergrads
- Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX · 7,106 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitescf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 135391)
- 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 Nova Southeastern UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota vs Nova Southeastern UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
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