Best Colleges in Florida 2026

Florida has 183 colleges and universities in our database; 148 report the graduation-rate data our ranking requires. The top 25 are ranked below by a fixed four-factor formula: 6-year graduation rate (30%), median earnings 10 years after entry (30%), admission selectivity (20%), and in-state tuition affordability (20%).

Schools Ranked

$55,400

Avg. Earnings

71.3%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 25 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Graduation Rate	Median Earnings	Acceptance Rate	In-State Tuition
1	University of Florida Gainesville, Florida	91.5%	$71,588	23.4%	$6,381
2	Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida	83.0%	$61,675	25.0%	$5,656
3	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, Florida	77.7%	$71,588	64.6%	$3,876
4	University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida	75.1%	$58,308	41.0%	$6,368
5	Key College Fort Lauderdale, Florida	100.0%	$42,267		$9,285
6	University of South Florida Tampa, Florida	74.6%	$57,743	43.9%	$6,410
7	West Coast University-Miami Doral, Florida	50.0%	$102,672		$23,691
8	Florida International University Miami, Florida	73.9%	$60,249	63.9%	$6,565
9	University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida	84.2%	$75,328	18.9%	$59,926
10	City College-Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs, Florida	75.0%	$35,994	19.2%	$18,615
11	Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay Saint Petersburg, Florida	64.5%	$61,480		$16,400
12	Taylor College Ocala, Florida	61.9%	$60,311		$13,263
13	University of West Florida Pensacola, Florida	61.8%	$49,137	48.0%	$6,360
14	CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah Hialeah, Florida	88.9%	$29,534		$13,150
15	University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida	68.2%	$56,343	70.5%	$6,389
16	CBT Technology Institute-Main Campus Miami, Florida	87.4%	$29,534		$13,150
17	University of Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill, Florida	75.0%	$38,062		$9,810
18	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, Florida	51.9%	$44,349	32.9%	$5,785
19	The University of Tampa Tampa, Florida	61.9%	$59,436	26.4%	$33,424
20	City College-Hollywood Hollywood, Florida	83.3%	$34,938		$18,615
21	AdventHealth University Orlando, Florida	35.6%	$72,282	33.7%	$20,880
22	Chipola College Marianna, Florida	61.3%	$37,378		$3,120
23	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, Florida	67.4%	$84,131	64.5%	$42,304
24	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida	64.3%	$56,746	81.3%	$4,879
25	North Florida College Madison, Florida	63.5%	$33,929		$3,054