by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
The College of the Florida Keys was awarded 23 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked CFK as #1,756 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CFK held the #1,946 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
CFK also holds the #60 spot on the Best Colleges in Florida ranking.
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The College of the Florida Keys has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at CFK is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The College of the Florida Keys is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 856 undergraduates at CFK with 355 being full-time and 501 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CFK, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CFK, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $8,465 a year. That adds up to $33,860 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CFK is 15.8%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for CFK are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5901 College Rd, Key West, FL 33040 |
| Phone: | 305-296-9081 |
| Website: | https://www.cfk.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 7 | NA |
| Nursing | 2 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 0 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 0 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 0 | NA |
| General Engineering Technology | 0 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 0 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 0 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 0 | NA |
| Wildlife Management | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 508 students took at least one online class at The College of the Florida Keys. This is a decrease from the 750 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 508 | 200 |
| 2019-2020 | 750 | 581 |
| 2018-2019 | 361 | 106 |
| 2017-2018 | 365 | 101 |
| 2016-2017 | 370 | 94 |
Learn more about online learning at The College of the Florida Keys.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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