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Cheapest colleges in Florida

84 colleges in Florida, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: North Florida College at $719.

Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.

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#CollegeNet price / yrGraduatesAccepted
1 North Florida College
Madison, FL
$719$8,524 59% —
2 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
$1,079$13,050 35% —
3 Chipola College
Marianna, FL
$1,458$9,477 59% —
4 South Florida State College
Avon Park, FL
$1,502$8,922 52% —
5 Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
$2,617$11,407 43% —
6 Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL
$2,865$13,298 43% —
7 Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, FL
$3,110$11,714 44% —
8 Hillsborough College
Tampa, FL
$3,594$10,995 35% —
9 Northwest Florida State College
Niceville, FL
$3,738$9,672 40% —
10 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
$3,814$13,372 47% —
11 Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
$3,904$11,624 47% —
12 Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
$4,092$10,550 46% —
13 Pasco-Hernando State College
New Port Richey, FL
$4,278$11,582 40% —
14 University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL
$4,336$18,200 83% 61%
15 Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
$4,419$9,612 40% —
16 Florida Gateway College
Lake City, FL
$4,420$14,092 48% —
17 Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
$4,782$12,462 34% —
18 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL
$5,913$12,912 40% —
19 University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
$5,969$23,197 92% 24%
20 Tallahassee State College
Tallahassee, FL
$7,008$14,102 38% —
21 Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL
$7,232$10,771 33% —
22 Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL
$7,933$16,189 38% —
23 Saint Johns River State College
Palatka, FL
$7,955$11,150 46% —
24 Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$7,989$16,323 40% —
25 New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL
$8,222$23,976 62% 73%
26 Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
$8,605$25,144 86% 24%
27 University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
$8,648$22,086 78% 43%
28 Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
$8,717$14,674 38% —
29 Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
$8,820$16,724 42% —
30 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
$9,264$16,324 50% —
31 University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
$9,443$19,692 60% 58%
32 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
$10,394$24,554 64% 66%
33 Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL
$11,278$22,066 58% 58%
34 Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL
$11,289$13,890 53% —
35 Florida International University
Miami, FL
$11,462$23,604 78% 55%
36 University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
$11,516$24,965 78% 40%
37 Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
$11,555$21,260 57% 63%
38 University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
$11,689$24,528 69% 53%
39 College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL
$12,950$19,650 43% —
40 Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
$13,059$29,512 34% 88%
41 Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
$13,748$28,873 23% 85%
42 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
$15,220$25,045 61% 21%
43 Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando, FL
$19,736$27,112 13% —
44 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL
$19,741$25,339 31% 58%
45 Warner University
Lake Wales, FL
$19,778$46,035 31% 43%
46 Herzing University-Orlando
Winter Park, FL
$20,060$28,444 38% 94%
47 The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, FL
$22,013$30,092 32% —
48 Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
$22,082$29,332 38% —
49 Stetson University
DeLand, FL
$22,521$75,714 60% 72%
50 Florida National University-Main Campus
Hialeah, FL
$22,575$33,376 40% —
51 Barry University
Miami, FL
$22,902$50,991 39% 77%
52 Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FL
$24,377$37,199 30% 85%
53 Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL
$24,658$52,024 42% 78%
54 Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Delray Beach, FL
$25,409$31,436 55% —
55 Florida College
Temple Terrace, FL
$25,840$36,169 61% 70%
56 Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL
$25,893$47,931 53% 41%
57 St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL
$26,153$51,577 28% 98%
58 Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
$26,211$61,399 68% 64%
59 Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus
Pembroke Pines, FL
$27,447$34,315 — —
60 Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$27,714$55,277 62% 73%
61 Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
Saint Petersburg, FL
$27,950$35,104 36% —
62 Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
$28,424$68,756 49% 57%
63 Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL
$28,724$60,207 53% 82%
64 Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
$29,553$35,658 — —
65 Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL
$29,825$42,612 58% 81%
66 Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville
Gainesville, FL
$29,965$37,217 — —
67 AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL
$30,906$40,148 53% —
68 Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FL
$31,717$49,742 52% 81%
69 Southeastern College-Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach, FL
$32,555$41,563 84% 87%
70 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$32,640$45,593 58% 97%
71 Webber International University
Babson Park, FL
$34,035$53,656 31% 69%
72 Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL
$34,297$51,996 43% 53%
73 Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
$36,204$77,916 78% 48%
74 University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
$36,483$90,646 84% 19%
75 Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
$36,511$64,812 59% 58%
76 Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
$37,401$47,115 42% —
77 Chamberlain University-Florida
Jacksonville, FL
$37,672$44,371 0% 91%
78 West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FL
$37,774$44,077 25% —
79 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
$40,539$64,963 68% 65%
80 The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
$40,584$59,457 69% 40%
81 Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL
$42,037$71,068 69% 76%
82 Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL
$43,806$70,109 57% 73%
83 Beacon College
Leesburg, FL
$56,056$74,258 71% 43%
84 Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL
$63,679$83,739 72% 70%