Overview active icon
Overview
Admissions inactive icon
Admissions
Financials inactive icon
Financials
Academic inactive icon
Academic
Campus Life inactive icon
Campus Life
Students inactive icon
Students

New College, founded in 1960, is a public honors university. Its 140-acre campus, including the former estate of Charles Ringling, is located in Sarasota, 50 miles south of Tampa.

Read More
collegeType
Public
studentType
Coed
710
Undergraduates
301
Men - 42.3%
410
Women - 57.7%
Admissions iconAdmissions
See More
Admissions iconAdmissions
expand icon
Entrance Difficulty
Very difficult
Overall Admission Rate
74% of 2,119 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
Yes
Early Decision Offered
No
Regular Admission Deadline
April 1
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.82 (based on weighted GPAs)
SAT Math
605 average
500-600 range of middle 50%
SAT EBRW
652 average
530-650 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite
28 average
20-27 range of middle 50%
Financials iconFinancials
See More
Financials iconFinancials
expand icon
Cost of Attendance
In-state: $25,745
Out-of-state: $48,773
Tuition and Fees
In-state: $8,605
Out-of-state: $31,633
Room and Board
$11,570
Average Percent of Need Met
100%
Average Freshman Award
$23,369
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$10,652
Academics iconAcademics
See More
Academics iconAcademics
expand icon
Academic Calendar System
4-1-4
General Education/Core Curriculum
Required for most or all students
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
80
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
49%
10-19
34%
20-29
10%
30-39
4%
40-49
1%
50-99
2%
Campus life iconCampus Life
See More
Campus life iconCampus Life
expand icon
Sarasota Population
58,859
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Freshman Housing Guarantee
College offers housing to students
Students in College Housing
74% of all students
Sororities
65% of women participate
Fraternities
45% of men participate
Students iconStudents
See More
Students iconStudents
expand icon
Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.3%
Asian
4.1%
Black/African-American
5.8%
Hispanic/Latino
24%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
4.9%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0.1%
White
59.9%
Unknown
0.9%
International Students
4.4% from 14 countries
First-Year Students Returning
65.0%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
55.3%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
41%
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
23.0%
Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid data displayed on CollegeData’s college profiles is from the 2023-24 academic year.
A portion of the College Profile data is provided under license by:
Peterson's Undergraduate and Undergraduate Financial Aid Databases, copyright © 2025 Peterson's LLC. All rights reserved.