New College of Florida
Sarasota, Florida · Public · 843 undergraduates · ncf.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
64%
of 1,674 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1280
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$26,580Est.Estimate
$50,590 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at New College of Florida
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
64% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
53% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 3.98).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$50,590
a year in 2027-28, from a $50,590 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1200
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- CLT accepted alongside SAT/ACT. Students earning a Florida public A.A. together with a high school diploma may apply without scores.
Source: First-Year Students - New College of Florida · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Apr1Regular Decision · April 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- Jul1Other deadline · July 1, 2027
Who gets in
64%
of applicants were admitted: 1,070 of 1,674 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by Dec 1st, hear by Dec 15th.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 74% of them sent SAT scores and 38% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1280
Reading and Writing 570 to 660
Math 540 to 640
ACT composite 21 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160010%
- 1200 to 139940%
- 1000 to 119948%
- 800 to 9991.5%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.98
- 4.054%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.499%
- 3.00 to 3.244%
- 2.50 to 2.993%
- Below 2.501%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$26,580
a year, in state
$50,590
a year, out of state (tuition $31,130)
- Tuition (in state)$7,120
- Food and housing$14,730
- Books and supplies$1,270
- Transportation and other$3,460
New College of Florida published $25,106 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$5,260
- $30,001 to $48,000$6,043
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,674
- $75,001 to $110,000$10,420
- Over $110,000$15,729
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,116
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
55%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $10,466 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: February 1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Presidential Honors Scholarship
Automatic · No separate application
Amount determined by individual qualifications (academic performance, extracurricular achievement, leadership); not published
To keep it: ask the college for the renewal rules.
Details
Florida programs for residents
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of tuition and applicable fees at public institutions; private: $212/semester credit hour at 4-year (2026-27 Private Award chart)
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Florida Academic Scholars (FAS); 16 college-prep credits (4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 Soc Sci, 2 World Lang); 100 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
- 3.00+ GPA, 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS); 16 college-prep credits; 75 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $710Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1201C |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1203 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARH 2000, 2050 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BSC 1005, BSC 1005L |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BSC 2010 , BSC 2010L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BSC 2010, BSC 2010L, BSC 2011, BSC 2011L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAC 2311, MAC 2312 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020, CHM 1020L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 1045 , CHM 1045L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 1045, CHM 1045L, CHM 1046, CHM 1046L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHI 2220 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | CHI 2220, CHI 2300 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | CPO 2002 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CGS 2060 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CGS 1000 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1300C |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101, ENC 1102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101, LIT 2000 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GEO1330 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | EUH 1009 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | EUH 2000 , EUH 2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FRE 2220 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | FRE 2220, FRE 3420 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GER 2220 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GER 2220, GER 2221 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 1400 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ITA 2220 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | ITA 2220, ITA 2240 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | JPN 2220 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JPN 2220, JPN 2300 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LNW 3211 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2013 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2023 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUT 1001 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2053C |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054C |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054C |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHY 2049C |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY 2053C |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHY 2048C |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2012 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | IDS **** |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | IDS 1350 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPN 2220 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | SPN 2220, SPN 2240 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPW 3030 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPW 3030, SPW 3132 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 2023 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POS 1041 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | AMH 2010 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | AMH 2010, AMH 2020 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | WOH 2023 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | WOH 2023, WOH 2030 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
62%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$53,164
a year, 10 years after starting here
- New College of Florida$41,874
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 2 majors here have earnings data.
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