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College Factual ranked State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota as #1,358 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota held the #1,555 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is also ranked #53 out of 70 schools in Florida.
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If you are worried about getting into State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota, 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.
The student to faculty ratio at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is 38 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is 37%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,242 undergraduates at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota with 3,927 being full-time and 5,315 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 State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $4,552 a year. That adds up to $18,208 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5840 26Th St W, Bradenton, FL 34207 |
| Phone: | 941-752-5000 |
| Website: | www.scf.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,236 | NA |
| Nursing | 337 | $76,214 |
| Business Administration & Management | 94 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 76 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 72 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 65 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 38 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 37 | NA |
| Other Education | 33 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 31 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 6,172 students took at least one online class at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota. This is an increase from the 6,035 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 6,172 | 3,583 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,035 | 3,370 |
| 2020-2021 | 8,310 | 5,816 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,720 | 2,061 |
Learn more about online learning at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota.
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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