Match #1
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 11,053 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 11,053 students, close to 11,122
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Santa Fe College-Florida are Tallahassee Community College, Palm Beach State College, and Valencia College. Santa Fe College-Florida has an average net price of $11,289 a year; 9 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 Santa Fe College-Florida. 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 Santa Fe College-Florida
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 21,956 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Average net price $8,820, close to $11,289
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate—
- 39,486 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 53%
- Average net price $9,264, close to $11,289
Match #4
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate—
- 24,922 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #5
Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, FL
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 4,177 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 3,934 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 46,182 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 47%, close to 53%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate—
- 21,472 students
- Public
- City: Large
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
North Florida College
Madison, FL
Profile closeness49/100
Admit rate—
- 793 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 53%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, FL
Profile closeness38/100
Admit rate—
- 1,012 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Santa Fe College-Florida alternatives
What colleges are similar to Santa Fe College-Florida?
The closest matches to Santa Fe College-Florida are Tallahassee Community College, Palm Beach State College, Valencia College, Broward College, and Lake-Sumter State College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Santa Fe College-Florida alternatives cost less?
9 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Santa Fe College-Florida ($11,289 a year), including North Florida College ($719), Gulf Coast State College ($2,865), and Lake-Sumter State College ($3,110). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
