New College of Florida: Enrollment, Tuition and Outcomes Data

About

New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida, founded in 1960. The institution offers a highly individualized education with more than 50 undergraduate majors, a master’s degree in applied data science, and a notable focus on STEM areas, particularly marine biology.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS

Applied

1,623

1,623 candidates competed

Admitted

1,188

73.2% acceptance rate

Enrolled

220

18.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

67%+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Overall completion

67%+9.0pp vs Baccalaureate

4-year graduation

58%

4-year graduation

58%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

67%

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

67%

Full-time retention

76%

Full-time retention

76%

Pell equity

14.1pp gap

Pell recipients

56%27 of 48

Non-Pell (all)

70%101 of 144

Subsidized loan, no Pell

45%5 of 11

No Federal Aid

72%96 of 133

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 33 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

33

Passing

2

6.1% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs

Passing2 · 6.1%
No Data31 · 93.9%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

0

Severe

0

Recoverable

0

At Risk

0

Watch

1

Safe

1

No data

31

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$39,137

$32,488

Same-State HS Median

+20.5%

+$6,649

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

+20.5%

$39,137 vs $32,488

Biological and Physical Sciences

Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

$41,759

$32,488

Same-State HS Median

+28.5%

+$9,271

Biological and Physical Sciences

Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

+28.5%

$41,759 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$15,314

$39,137

39%

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

39%

$15,314 debt · $39,137 earn

Biological and Physical Sciences

Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

$16,000

$41,759

38%

Biological and Physical Sciences

Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

38%

$16,000 debt · $41,759 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2004Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 6

May 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Mar 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$3,591

$0–30k

$3,591

$30–48k$3,582

$30–48k

$3,582

$48–75k$4,880

$48–75k

$4,880

$75–110k$10,204

$75–110k

$10,204

$110k+$13,586

$110k+

$13,586

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price

$7,195

-$10,488vs Baccalaureate median $17,683

Federal loans

18.9%

In-state tuition

$6,916

Out-of-state

$29,944

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 319 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

319

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$1.9M

$1,888,902 total

Direct Loans

$1.1M

240 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k

’20

0k

’21

0k

’22

0k

’23

0k

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$283K

88 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$525K

125 loan awards

Unsubsidized · Grad$69K

5 loan awards

Parent PLUS$255K

22 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 145 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

2.0%

-0.3pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

145

Defaulted

3

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

1.9%-7.4

2017

2.9%-6.3

2018

3.8%-3.2

2019

2.0%-0.3

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at New College of Florida

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs37

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

148 total completions

01Liberal Arts

4530.4%

01Liberal Arts

4530.4%

02Multi/Interdisciplinary

3825.7%

02Multi/Interdisciplinary

3825.7%

03Visual/Performing Arts

138.8%

03Visual/Performing Arts

138.8%

04Social Sciences

138.8%

04Social Sciences

138.8%

05Computer Sciences

128.1%

05Computer Sciences

128.1%

06Natural Resources

85.4%

06Natural Resources

85.4%

07Psychology

64.1%

07Psychology

64.1%

08Mathematics

53.4%

08Mathematics

53.4%

09History

42.7%

09History

42.7%

10Foreign Languages

42.7%

10Foreign Languages

42.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

881

12-mo unduplicated

919

Undergraduate

887

Graduate

32

Gender split

Men

46%426

Women

54%493

Race / ethnicity composition

White

53.3%

Hispanic

20.2%

Non-resident

13.2%

Black

5.2%

Two or more

4.4%

Asian

2.6%

Unknown

0.8%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

153

70 M · 83 W

Women athletes

54.2%

Athletic aid

$1.4M

Total student aid

Budget

$4.5M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$426K

$930K

Recruiting expense

$7K

$6K

Head-coach salaries

$60K

$49K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Soccer

24

18

$1,027,831

Soccer

24 M · 18 W

$1.0M

Baseball

27

—

$609,556

Baseball

27 M · —

$610K

Basketball

13

10

$793,036

Basketball

13 M · 10 W

$793K

Softball

—

21

$314,477

Softball

— · 21 W

$314K

Volleyball

—

15

$353,811

Volleyball

— · 15 W

$354K

Lacrosse

—

14

$265,258

Lacrosse

— · 14 W

$265K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

5.46

4 offenses · 732 students

3-year trend

10.622 yrs ago4.351 yr ago5.46Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

14

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

3

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

0

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary

4

By location

4total

On campus3
Non-campus1

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0

Domestic violence

0

Dating violence

1

Stalking

1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs33

Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

8.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

107

New College of Florida vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions New College of Florida selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectNew College of Florida	67%	—	881	$7,195	Baccalaureate
College of Charleston	66%	60.0%	11,926	$18,960	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Eastern Connecticut State University	57%	83.0%	4,355	$21,067	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fort Lewis College	36%	77.3%	3,544	$17,296	Baccalaureate
Georgia College & State University	64%	78.2%	7,097	$20,686	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Henderson State University	37%	81.9%	2,055	$23,405	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Keene State College	60%	90.3%	2,848	$17,887	Baccalaureate
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	56%	89.7%	896	$16,068	Baccalaureate
Ramapo College of New Jersey	70%	70.6%	5,981	$18,173	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Sonoma State University	58%	93.4%	5,891	$12,885	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Oregon University	43%	88.6%	5,113	$16,732	Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
St. Mary's College of Maryland	70%	68.6%	1,630	$18,441	Baccalaureate
SUNY College at Geneseo	71%	66.4%	3,945	$18,211	Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
The Evergreen State College	41%	96.4%	2,490	$24,319	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Truman State University	69%	83.8%	3,664	$12,780	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Maine at Farmington	52%	96.7%	2,100	$16,857	Baccalaureate
University of Mary Washington	66%	79.8%	3,826	$20,667	Baccalaureate
University of Minnesota-Morris	63%	74.9%	981	$8,837	Baccalaureate
University of Montevallo	54%	53.9%	3,088	$17,683	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of North Carolina Asheville	54%	91.9%	3,056	$12,250	Baccalaureate
University of Wisconsin-Superior	42%	93.0%	2,833	$12,220	Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median	58%	82.4%	3,088	$17,683

Institutions like New College of Florida

Explore the federal data for institutions in New College of Florida's comparison group.

IPEDS

New College of Florida Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Email

ira [at] ncf.edu

Phone

941-487-4601

Address

Cook Hall 226/227

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (IRA) is responsible for the collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination of information from internal and external data sources in support of institutional planning, assessment, decision-making and policy formulation at New College of Florida.

Visit IR office page

Team

4 members

Hui-Min Wen, Ph.D.
Director Institutional Research
Paul Harries
Analyst
Jinbo Yin
Statistical Research Coordinator
Timothy Abramov

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

DFR report
IPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024
nces.ed.gov

Grants & funding (2)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of New College of Florida (11)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

Lincoln Díaz-Balart
Politics
José Díaz-Balart
Journalism
Bruce Beresford-Redman
Television
Robert Bilott
Law
Anita L. Allen
Law and Philosophy
David Allen
Productivity
William C. Dudley
Finance
Rick Doblin
Psychedelic Studies
Margee Ensign
Education
Carol Flint
Television
Adrianne Black

Frequently asked questions about New College of Florida

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about New College of Florida.

What is the graduation rate at New College of Florida?

New College of Florida reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend New College of Florida?

New College of Florida reports a total enrollment of 881 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at New College of Florida?

The average net price at New College of Florida is $7,195 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at New College of Florida?

New College of Florida's yield rate is 18.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is New College of Florida located?

New College of Florida is located in Sarasota, Florida 34243-2109.

Who runs Institutional Research at New College of Florida?

New College of Florida's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25

Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024

Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

New College of Florida

Pell equity

Pass / fail distribution

Severity spectrum

Earnings premium gap

Debt vs earnings

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Action history · 6

Net price by family income

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Default rate vs national, by cohort

Top program families by completions

Gender split

Race / ethnicity composition

Men vs women · spending splits

Sport-by-sport · 8

3-year trend

Criminal offenses by type

By location

VAWA offenses

Hate crimes by bias

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

Residence-hall fires

College of Charleston

Eastern Connecticut State University

Fort Lewis College

Georgia College & State University

Henderson State University

Keene State College

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Sonoma State University

Southern Oregon University

St. Mary's College of Maryland

SUNY College at Geneseo

The Evergreen State College

Truman State University

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Mary Washington

University of Minnesota-Morris

University of Montevallo

University of North Carolina Asheville

University of Wisconsin-Superior

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