Match #1
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL
Profile closeness87/100
Admit rate—
- 3,934 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 44%
- Enrollment 3,934 students, close to 4,177
The colleges most similar to Lake-Sumter State College are Gulf Coast State College, Tallahassee Community College, and Santa Fe College-Florida. Lake-Sumter State College has an average net price of $3,110 a year; 2 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 Lake-Sumter State College. 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 Lake-Sumter State College
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Match #2
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 11,053 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 38%, close to 44%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Santa Fe College-Florida
Gainesville, FL
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 11,122 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 46,182 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 47%, close to 44%
- Average net price $3,814, close to $3,110
Match #5
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 21,956 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 44%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #6
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 24,922 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 44%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
North Florida College
Madison, FL
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 793 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Average net price $719, close to $3,110
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 39,486 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 44%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
Profile closeness52/100
Admit rate—
- 21,472 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Average net price $3,594, close to $3,110
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, FL
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate—
- 1,012 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Lake-Sumter State College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Lake-Sumter State College?
The closest matches to Lake-Sumter State College are Gulf Coast State College, Tallahassee Community College, Santa Fe College-Florida, Miami Dade College, and Palm Beach State College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Lake-Sumter State College alternatives cost less?
2 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Lake-Sumter State College ($3,110 a year), including North Florida College ($719) and Gulf Coast State College ($2,865). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
