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Santa Fe College is a public located in Gainesville, Florida. Santa Fe College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Santa Fe College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,322 10 years after enrolling, 39th in Florida, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Santa Fe College bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Santa Fe College is ranked 14th in Florida.
Santa Fe College’s median net annual cost of $11,126 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at Santa Fe College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Health Administrative Services, Education - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$11,126
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Santa Fe College is 5% higher than the state average, and 19% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Santa Fe College, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Santa Fe College graduates within 4.1 years.
Santa Fe College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Santa Fe College’s economic mobility score of 17.38 is calculated by adjusting the 2.77 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Santa Fe College’s EMS of 17.38 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Santa Fe College pays $11,126 a year, $-7,780 less than the $3,346 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $11,126
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Santa Fe College, 64% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $11,126 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 15% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $2,295. This is 39% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$2,098
Pell grants
$1,991
State grants
$1,365
Institutional grants
$2,157
Santa Fe College offers 9 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
9
Hybrid programs
9
Percentage of programs online
100%
Full time
39%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
57%
59%
In-state
96%
68%
1st generation
42%
35%
White
54%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
21%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%