New College of Florida

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for New College of Florida

New College of Florida operates as a public institution located in Sarasota, Florida (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 843 students of which 786 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. New College of Florida is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $7,195, with published in-state tuition of $6,916 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,375, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.6%. Graduates earn a median of $48,082 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,611 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 24200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 43.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.