- The Inkwell
- Florida
- New College of Florida

Sarasota, FLCity: smallZIP 34243Founded 1960
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 2005
- Website
- www.ncf.edu
- Member of
- COPLAC
FloridaPublic
New College of Florida
New College of Florida is a public college in Sarasota, Florida, with 843 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $8,222 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention76%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans18%
$8,222net price / year
73%admission rate
1150average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$53,164median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,000median debt
#1,111 of 1,704 for earnings#108 of 1,739 for lowest net price#600 of 1,738 for graduation rate#654 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $23,976tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,916
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,944
- Average net price
- $8,222national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,260
$30,001–48,000$6,043
$48,001–75,000$6,674
$75,001–110,000$10,420
$110,001+$15,729
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–625
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,910
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,164middle 50%: $30,028–$73,294
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,294
Median, New College of Florida$53,164
Lower quarter$30,028
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 843
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 84%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,340 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,232
- Endowment, end of year
- $48,987,288
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White53%
Hispanic20%
Black5.2%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown0.8%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities31%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies19%
Visual & performing arts8.5%
Computer & information sciences7.8%
Social sciences7.8%
Natural resources & conservation5.6%
Psychology4.2%
Mathematics & statistics3.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 262129. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1982482.