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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

74.2%

New College of Florida requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 160 first-time undergrad students enrolled at New College of Florida. Among these students, 132 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 55 (0%), submitted ACT scores.

The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1230

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 1224 admitted students 132 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

83%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1120-1340. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 590 and 700, while 25% scored below 590 and another 25% scored above 700.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 640, while 25% scored below 530 and 25% achieved a score of 640. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1230 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to New College of Florida.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 39% nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    590-700
  • Math

    530-640

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

26

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 1224 admitted students 55 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

35%

Similar to the SAT, New College of Florida requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 35% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 23 and 29, with 25% scoring above 29 and another 25% scoring below 23.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    24-30
  • Math

    19-26
  • Composite

    23-29

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$30

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in New College of Florida during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,650 497 1,153
Admitted students 1,224 356 868
Enrolled students 160 47 113
Acceptance rate 74% 72% 75%
Yield rate 13% 13% 13%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, New College of Florida received a total of 1,650 applications. These applications included 497 male applicants and 1,153 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,650 applicants, New College of Florida admitted 1,224 students. Among the admitted students, there were 356 males and 868 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 160 students chose to enroll at New College of Florida. This means that 160 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 47 were male and 113 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, New College of Florida had an overall acceptance rate of 74% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 72% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 75%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. New College of Florida had an overall yield rate of 13% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 13%, and for female admitted students, it was 13%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for New College of Florida over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 1,655 547 1,108 1,009 343 666 61% 63% 60% 261 96 165 26% 28% 25%
2016 1,417 454 963 1,010 324 686 71% 71% 71% 231 84 147 23% 26% 21%
2017 1,353 450 903 933 318 615 69% 71% 68% 199 64 135 21% 20% 22%
2018 1,340 425 915 1,029 332 697 77% 78% 76% 192 70 122 19% 21% 18%
2019 1,226 356 870 896 259 637 73% 73% 73% 147 46 101 16% 18% 16%
2020 1,382 429 953 967 293 674 70% 68% 71% 157 58 99 16% 20% 15%
2021 1,650 497 1,153 1,224 356 868 74% 72% 75% 160 47 113 13% 13% 13%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

New College of Florida uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Considered

  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at New College of Florida.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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