2020 Top Florida Colleges | College Evaluator

Florida Colleges Rankings and Academic Comparison

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Next table compares the 2020 Top Florida Colleges in perspective of admission rate, college costs, completion rates, test scores, and more academic characteristicsThe schools are ranked and selected by our ranking method and only qualified schools are included in the ranking. See our ranking methodology for State best schools

There are 13 public and 28 private schools in 2020 Top Florida Colleges. The average acceptance rate of 2020 Top Florida Colleges is 60.83% and the average admission yield is 31.26%.The average tuition & fees of the 2020 Top Florida Colleges is $25,936 based on out-of-state rate. The average graduation rate is 51.69% and the average student to faculty ratio is 16.12:1 (6.20%). In average, 12,819 students are attending to one of the schools.

2020 Top Florida Colleges Comparison Table
Rank	Name	Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Tuition & Fees	Test Scores	Student Population	Student: Faculty
1	University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4 Years	87.7	38.8 %	45.1 %	$28,659	1,360 SAT 88 ACT	52,218	18:1
2	University of Miami Coral Gables, FLPrivate, 4 Years	87.4	32.1 %	21.5 %	$51,930	1,340 SAT 91 ACT	17,331	12:1
3	Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4 Years	87.1	36.8 %	34.2 %	$18,786	1,275 SAT 83 ACT	41,005	21:1
4	University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee Sarasota, FLPublic, 4 Years	86.6	32.4 %	45.2 %	$16,501	1,212 SAT 75 ACT	2,069	12:1
5	University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, 4 Years	86.6	42.5 %	40.7 %	$22,467	1,250 SAT 79 ACT	68,475	30:1
6	Florida International University Miami, FLPublic, 4 Years	86.4	58.6 %	39.1 %	$18,963	1,175 SAT 73 ACT	57,942	26:1
7	University of South Florida-Main Campus Tampa, FLPublic, 4 Years	86.3	42.6 %	29.7 %	$17,324	1,250 SAT 80 ACT	43,846	22:1
8	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4 Years	85.9	38.9 %	39.3 %	$17,725	1,105 SAT 62 ACT	10,021	16:1
9	University of South Florida-St Petersburg St. Petersburg, FLPublic, 4 Years	85.8	38.6 %	33.5 %	$16,736	1,175 SAT 72 ACT	4,727	18:1
10	Southeastern University Lakeland, FLPrivate, 4 Years	85.8	48.1 %	61.3 %	$26,620	1,055 SAT 62 ACT	8,755	18:1
11	The University of West Florida Pensacola, FLPublic, 4 Years	85.8	42.4 %	45.0 %	$19,241	1,165 SAT 73 ACT	12,847	21:1
12	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FLPublic, 4 Years	85.6	59.3 %	31.1 %	$17,324	1,160 SAT 69 ACT	29,772	21:1
13	The University of Tampa Tampa, FLPrivate, 4 Years	85.5	48.7 %	19.9 %	$29,992	1,170 SAT 72 ACT	9,333	17:1
14	Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FLPrivate, 4 Years	85.3	95.3 %	38.2 %	$32,500	1,110 SAT 68 ACT	3,705	12:1
15	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FLPrivate, 4 Years	85.3	67.7 %	17.8 %	$46,096	1,180 SAT 76 ACT	2,006	12:1
16	Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FLPrivate, 4 Years	85.2	82.9 %	29.0 %	$21,854	1,155 SAT 70 ACT	1,122	14:1
17	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FLPublic, 4 Years	85.1	61.1 %	28.3 %	$20,793	1,200 SAT 70 ACT	16,776	19:1
18	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.9	65.5 %	36.0 %	$36,868	-	6,613	17:1
19	New College of Florida Sarasota, FLPublic, 4 Years	84.8	76.8 %	18.7 %	$29,944	1,320 SAT 84 ACT	837	8:1
20	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FLPublic, 4 Years	84.8	64.9 %	30.4 %	$25,162	1,135 SAT 68 ACT	15,031	22:1
21	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.7	60.3 %	19.0 %	$23,750	1,055 SAT 66 ACT	11,808	14:1
22	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.7	78.5 %	17.8 %	$32,110	1,185 SAT 75 ACT	20,435	17:1
23	DeVry University-Florida Miramar, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.5	95.2 %	90.0 %	$18,083	-	804	22:1
24	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.5	65.0 %	12.9 %	$42,470	1,245 SAT 83 ACT	6,271	14:1
25	Rollins College Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.3	66.6 %	15.1 %	$51,700	-	3,127	10:1
26	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.3	89.9 %	16.1 %	$38,140	1,053 SAT 70 ACT	4,213	11:1
27	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.2	50.2 %	19.4 %	$37,640	1,215 SAT 77 ACT	3,154	14:1
28	Stetson University DeLand, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.2	68.4 %	9.8 %	$47,630	-	4,341	13:1
29	St Thomas University Miami Gardens, FLPrivate, 4 Years	84.2	51.5 %	17.2 %	$32,000	1,045 SAT 55 ACT	4,227	12:1
30	Everglades University Boca Raton, FLPrivate, 4 Years	83.7	69.4 %	59.0 %	$18,320	-	2,262	18:1
31	Lynn University Boca Raton, FLPrivate, 4 Years	83.6	70.5 %	12.0 %	$38,930	1,080 SAT 63 ACT	3,093	18:1
32	Barry University Miami, FLPrivate, 4 Years	82.7	91.2 %	13.4 %	$30,014	995 SAT 57 ACT	7,186	12:1
33	Hodges University Naples, FLPrivate, 4 Years	82.6	76.6 %	45.9 %	$14,300	-	1,051	12:1
34	Argosy University, Sarasota Sarasota, FLPrivate, 4 Years	82.4	-	-	$13,438	-	463	11:1
35	Strayer University-Florida Tampa, FLPrivate, 4 Years	82.3	-	-	$13,515	-	2,205	21:1
36	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FLPrivate, 4 Years	82.1	-	-	$21,008	-	19,510	12:1
37	Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, 4 Years	82.0	-	-	$14,814	-	3,773	17:1
38	Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne, FLPrivate, 4 Years	81.6	-	-	$12,240	-	2,310	16:1
39	Full Sail University Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4 Years	81.6	-	-	$24,513	-	20,170	26:1
40	Argosy University, Tampa Tampa, FLPrivate, 4 Years	81.1	-	-	$13,704	-	495	10:1
41	University of Phoenix-Florida Orlando, FLPrivate, 4 Years	80.2	-	-	$9,552	-	246	5:1
	Average	84.5	60.8 %	31.3 %	$25,936	1,173 SAT 73 ACT	12,819	16.1:1

Number of Schools	360 schools (92 public, 268 private)
Degree Offered	352 Undergraduate 84 Graduate
Acceptance Rate	64.86%
Admission Yeild	43.18%
Student Population	1,126,267 Students (472,003 male and 654,264 female)
Graduation Rate	59.85% Graduation Rate 13.37% Transfer-Out Rate
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$2,480 in-state $15,223 out-of-state
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$1,350 in-state $7,031 out-of-state