Match #1
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 18,950 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 35%, close to 38%
- Enrollment 18,950 students, close to 19,648
The colleges most similar to Florida State College at Jacksonville are St Petersburg College, Pensacola State College, and Daytona State College. Florida State College at Jacksonville has an average net price of $8,717 a year; 10 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Florida State College at Jacksonville. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Florida State College at Jacksonville
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 7,538 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 38%, close to 38%
- Average net price $7,933, close to $8,717
Match #3
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 10,176 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 38%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 11,052 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 38%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 11,822 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 38%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 7,379 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 38%
- Average net price $5,913, close to $8,717
Match #7
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 12,864 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 7,180 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 38%
- Average net price $7,232, close to $8,717
Match #9
Pasco-Hernando State College
New Port Richey, FL
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 6,900 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 38%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, FL
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 10,490 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Florida State College at Jacksonville alternatives
What colleges are similar to Florida State College at Jacksonville?
The closest matches to Florida State College at Jacksonville are St Petersburg College, Pensacola State College, Daytona State College, Florida SouthWestern State College, and Indian River State College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Florida State College at Jacksonville alternatives cost less?
10 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Florida State College at Jacksonville ($8,717 a year), including St Petersburg College ($1,079), Indian River State College ($2,617), and Seminole State College of Florida ($3,904). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
