by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Santa Fe College was awarded 283 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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College Factual ranked Santa Fe College as #1,014 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 77 colleges in Florida, Santa Fe College is ranked at #29.
If you are worried about getting into Santa Fe College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Santa Fe College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Santa Fe College is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,607 undergraduates at Santa Fe College with 5,343 being full-time and 7,264 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,185 | $10,730 | $12,072 | $13,281 | $13,325 |
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 Santa Fe College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Santa Fe College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $2,295 a year. That adds up to $9,180 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Santa Fe College is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Santa Fe College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Northwest 83Rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606-6210 |
| Phone: | 352-395-5000 |
| Website: | www.sfcollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 89 | $71,892 |
| Business Administration & Management | 73 | $37,954 |
| Computer Information Systems | 40 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 39 | $38,622 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 27 | $26,968 |
| Accounting | 18 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 9 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 7 | NA |
| Biotechnology | 3 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 6,997 students took at least one online class at Santa Fe College. This is a decrease from the 9,200 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,997 | 3,152 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,200 | 4,110 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,704 | 2,252 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,357 | 2,099 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,348 | 2,121 |
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.
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