by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Miami Dade College was awarded 37 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical/medical laboratory science.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, MDC is ranked #355 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when MDC held the #891 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
MDC is also ranked #18 out of 70 schools in Florida.
Miami Dade College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Miami Dade College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Miami Dade College is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 46,523 undergraduates at MDC with 19,950 being full-time and 26,573 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,694 | $5,583 | $6,960 | $8,412 | $9,064 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MDC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MDC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,082 a year. That adds up to $20,328 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MDC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 300 Ne 2Nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33132-2204 |
| Phone: | 305-237-8888 |
| Website: | www.mdc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 8,584 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 3,107 | $45,072 |
| Nursing | 744 | $90,158 |
| Allied Health Professions | 462 | NA |
| Marketing | 300 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 188 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology | 176 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 174 | $49,903 |
| Other Homeland Security | 161 | $43,666 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 148 | $20,611 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 31,607 students took at least one online class at Miami Dade College. This is a decrease from the 35,990 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 31,607 | 17,085 |
| 2021-2022 | 35,990 | 19,203 |
| 2020-2021 | 37,181 | 13,254 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,117 | 3,504 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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