New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL · Public73.2%
Acceptance rate
1,137
SAT Average
$4,536
Avg net price
707
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 22Bachelor’s 120Master’s 12 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 27Master’s 11 |
| Associate’s 22Bachelor’s 22Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s 0 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0 |
Athletic participation
153 unique student-athletes · 11 varsity teams
Early Action
Decision released by Dec 15
Regular Decision
Final Deadline
Final Deadline – July 1
FAFSA due Feb 1
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $5,227
- Required fees
- $1,689
- Food and housing
- $13,825
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $3,270
- Total
- $25,211
- $20,9152019–2019–20
- $21,0482020–2120–21
- $21,9282021–2221–22
- $21,6772022–2322–23
- $25,1912023–2423–24
- $25,2112024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $4,536 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 45%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $15,116
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from New College of Florida’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26).
New College of Florida admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
New College of Florida runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. New College of Florida withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
184 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jul 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 83% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
74% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
38% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
New College of Florida’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 63% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
among first-years who submitted test scores
Average 3.98
High-school class rank
Among the 63% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
New College of Florida rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
New College of Florida leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
New College of Florida's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $4,536 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 82 of 183 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, New College of Florida offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
New College of Florida admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class, but withholds how many were offered or accepted a place.
Offered a place
Not disclosed64.9% of New College of Florida’s first-years return for a second year and 61.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03