New College of Florida - Sarasota, FL - Colleges of Distinction

New College of Florida is the State of Florida’s “Honors College for the Liberal Arts” located in Sarasota and founded in 1960.

Web site

http://www.ncf.edu/

Location

Sarasota, Florida—Located on 110 bay front acres on Florida's Gulf Coast in the resort city of Sarasota, noted for its beautiful public beaches, theater, art and music.

Student Profile

750 students (41% men, 59% women), all full-time; 80% Florida residents, 5% international.

Faculty Profile

73 full-time faculty. All teach and advise freshmen through seniors. 99% hold the Ph.D. or terminal professional degree. 10:1 student/faculty ratio.

Residence Life

Primarily residential: 75% of students live on campus.

Academic Programs

More than 40 academic programs offered, plus individualized curricula, including: anthropology; art; art history; biochemistry; biology; British & American literature; chemistry; Chinese language & culture; classics; computer science; economics; environmental studies; French language & literature; French studies; gender studies; German language & literature; German studies; Hispanic language & culture; history; humanities; international & area studies; literature; marine biology; mathematics; medieval & renaissance studies; music; natural sciences; neurobiology; philosophy; physics; political science; prelaw; premedicine; psychology; public policy; religion; Russian language & literature; social sciences; sociology; Spanish language & literature; theater; urban studies.

Costs and Aid

2007–2008:$10,884 in-state comprehensive ($3,850 tuition); $28,659 out-of-state comprehensive (21,625 tuition). 95% of all students receive some financial aid. Average award: $8,665. All freshmen who complete their admission application by February 15, and who are admitted, are guaranteed scholarship funding.

Endowment

$36,000,000

More Distinctions

· The 2008 edition of The Princeton Review named New College the country’s best value in public higher education, the second year in a row the college was so honored. In its 2007 edition, U.S. News & World Report also rated New College as the nation’s top public liberal arts college and placed the school in the country’s top tier of liberal arts colleges both public and private. New College is also one of only 40 colleges nationwide featured in Loren Pope’s Colleges that Change Lives and regularly is included as a national best buy in publications ranging from the Fiske Guide to Colleges to Kiplinger’s Top 100.

· Since 2001, New College has placed among the nation’s leading colleges for per capita production of Fulbright Scholars, with students receiving 25 awards during the past 6 years.

· Notable alums include Rhodes Scholar Gregory Dubois-Felsmann, Fields Medal winner William Thurston, film and television producer Carol Flint, and U.S. Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart.