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College Factual ranked New College as #1,319 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when New College held the #1,616 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
New College is also ranked #50 out of 70 schools in Florida.
New College of Florida has an acceptance rate of 75%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 74% of students accepted to New College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 710. Math scores were between 523 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio at New College is an impressive 7 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 New College of Florida is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
New College of Florida has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at New College for first-time, full-time students is 56%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at New College of Florida.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 646 full-time undergraduates at New College.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,665 | $6,395 | $8,901 | $13,377 | $15,594 |
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 New College, 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 New College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $4,856 a year. That adds up to $19,424 over four years for those students.
See which majors at New College of Florida make the most money.
Get more details about the location of New College of Florida.
Contact details for New College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243-2109 |
| Phone: | 941-487-5000 |
| Website: | www.ncf.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 77 | $20,395 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 55 | $32,858 |
| Computational Science | 16 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 10 | NA |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 8 | NA |
| International Studies | 6 | NA |
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, 46 students took at least one online class at New College of Florida. This is a decrease from the 72 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 46 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 72 | 1 |
| 2020-2021 | 675 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
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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.
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