FIU-Miami vs New College of Florida

Florida International University (FIU) and New College of Florida (NCF) are two distinct institutions offering unique educational experiences. FIU, located in Miami, is a large, public research university with an acceptance rate of 54%, while NCF, situated in Sarasota, is a small, public liberal arts college with an acceptance rate of 49%. FIU boasts a diverse student body, with 63% Hispanic students and 13% Black students, while NCF's student body is more evenly distributed, with 39% White students, 26% Hispanic students, and 13% Black students. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate programs, with FIU excelling in fields like business, engineering, and health sciences, and NCF specializing in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. With FIU's graduation rate at 59% and NCF's at 79%, both institutions provide students with the opportunity

	Florida International University	New College of Florida
Overview
Location	Miami, Florida	Sarasota, Florida
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	90.0%	79.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	64.0%	74.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30
SAT range	1060 - 1240	1120 - 1340
ACT range	21 - 27	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score	87.0%	83.0%
Students submitting ACT score	13.0%	35.0%
Total number of applicants	16,406	1,650
Total number of admissions given out	10,502	1,224
Admitted students who chose to enroll	4,061	160
Yield rate	38.7%	13.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,903 Out of state: $39,301	In state: $26,960 Out of state: $49,988
Average net price	$9,398	$9,727
Tuition	In state: $4,721 Out of state: $16,529	In state: $5,227 Out of state: $27,159
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,488 Meal plan: $3,588	Room/dormitory: $7,000 Meal plan: $3,542
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $11,586	99.0% Average amount $11,855
Students receiving federal student loan	85.0% Average amount $5,224	22.0% Average amount $5,193
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $12,824	1.0% Average amount $12,800

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	46,415 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%	632 Men 32.6% Women 67.4%
Graduate students	10,249 Men 38.5% Women 61.5%	27 Men 63.0% Women 37.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	17.2%
International students	7.9%	2.9%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	3,688	629
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Florida Pennsylvania North Carolina Puerto Rico Alaska

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Engineering Education Multidisciplinary Studies	Liberal Arts Multidisciplinary Studies Natural Resources and Conservation Foreign Languages and Literatures
Students to faculty ratio	24:1	6:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	67.1%	66.3%
Dropout rate	9.5%	7.7%
Transferred out	17.9%	26.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,867 Year 2: $166,709 Year 3: $162,730 Computer Systems Analysis (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,550 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $100,244 Construction Engineering Technologies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,373 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $85,116 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,847 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $80,186 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,376 Year 2: $72,274 Year 3: $77,169 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,392 Year 2: $66,897 Year 3: $76,277 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,334 Year 2: $62,579 Year 3: $75,146 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,605 Year 2: $67,685 Year 3: $73,550 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,490 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $72,602 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,454 Year 2: $59,485 Year 3: $72,563	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,003 Year 2: $22,444 Year 3: $31,011 Biological and Physical Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,771 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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