Basic Information

Type Public, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Sarasota, FL
Population 800,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 55 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,950 (86%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 859
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 78%
From Region 1%
Athletes 19.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Hispanic 20%
International 13%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New College of Florida 120 40% / 60% 2% $41,768 16 93%
Computer Science 11 82% / 18% 0%
Marine Sciences 12 42% / 58% 17%
Mathematics 4 75% / 25% 0%
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Statistics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Biological and Physical Sciences 10 50% / 50% 0% $39,652 12 100%
Biology 4 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $44,110 21
Economics 8 100% / 0% 0%
Anthropology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Classics 1 0% / 100% 0%
English 3 0% / 100% 0%
History 4 50% / 50% 0%
International Studies 5 0% / 100% 0% $46,612 28
Languages and Literatures 3 0% / 100% 0% $41,551 15
Liberal Arts and Sciences 22 +1 23% / 77% 0% $40,808 14 90%
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Psychology 6 17% / 83% 0%
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Digital Arts 3 0% / 100% 0%
Music 5 40% / 60% 0%
Theater 4 +1 25% / 75% 0%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,724
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,471
Est. In-State Cost $8,698
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,004
ROI Percentile 16th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 40.8% 49 20% / 80% 0% $41,850 16 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 15.0% 18 56% / 44% 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.7% 14 36% / 64% 0% $39,652 12 100%
Arts 10.0% 12 25% / 75% 0%
Computer Science 9.2% 11 82% / 18% 0%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.7% 8 38% / 62% 0% $44,110 21
Business & Economics 6.7% 8 100% / 0% 0%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #349 11% $0.5M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #451 39% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #374 65% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #402 0% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #541 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $1.5M #530 20% $0.5M

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1060 – 1240
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 540 – 620