The mission of New College is to offer an undergraduate liberal arts education of the highest quality in the context of a small, residential public honors college with a distinctive academic program which develops the student's intellectual and personal potential as fully as possible; encourages the discovery of new knowledge and values while providing opportunities to acquire established knowledge and values; and fosters the individual's effective relationship with society.
New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida. Composed of 84 faculty and about 750 students, New College is known for its high academic standards, narrative evaluation system, and its focus on independent research and student-driven curriculum. Founded originally as an innovative private college, it is now an independent member of the State University System of Florida.
Four core principles form the base of New College's academic philosophy: (1) each student is responsible in the last analysis for his or her own education, (2) the best education demands a joint search for learning by exciting teachers and able students, (3) students' progress should be based on demonstrated competence and real mastery rather than on the accumulation of credits and grades, (4) students should have, from the outset, opportunities to explore in depth, areas of interest to them. To the end of putting this philosophy into practice, New College uses a unique academic program that differs substantially from those of most other educational institutions in four key ways:
The academic structure described above is implemented through classes and research projects in a diverse array of subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Natural Sciences. With fewer than 800 students, an average class size of 17 and a student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1, the academic environment is small and intimate and known for its intellectual intensity.
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 60% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,616 | $ 19,374 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,577 | $ 17,584 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,039 | $ 1,790 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,505 | 20% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,521 | 68% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 3,932 | 90% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,129 | 34% | |
Any Aid: |
98% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 60% (Highly Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 95% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 580 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 720, Math: 670 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 44% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 26, Math: 24 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 29, Verbal: 31, Math: 27 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
