For prospective college students looking for schools that align with their Christian faith and demonstrate academic excellence, here are the best Christian colleges and universities in Florida.
The state of Florida offers a wealth of options for students seeking both traditional and online degree programs. With more than 40 public and 50 private schools, prospective students can earn their associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from an extremely wide variety of brick-and-mortar and online colleges in Florida.
Colleges in Florida are also uniquely affordable, with the state average tuition of $6,360 falling well under the national average. Among the most popular disciplines in Florida are anthropology, nursing, law, religious studies, and earth sciences. Many of these valuable degrees are available through online courses and fully online degree programs.
Indeed, nearly 40 colleges and universities in Florida offer online degrees. These online degree programs offer flexibility, convenience and accessibility. Make sure to choose an online degree program with accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.Find college admissions consultants in your state.
Among the largest colleges in Florida is Miami Dade College. This public college is home to over 165,000 students across eight campuses and 21 outreach centers as well as various excellent online degree programs. Miami Dade College also offers an extremely affordable in-state tuition of $3,000.
Students seeking a religious school can choose from 21 colleges and universities that are grounded in Judeo-Christian, Catholic, Seventh-day Adventist, and Christian principles. Ranked as the top two schools, the University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU) both have large student populations, with just over 45,000 at UF and just under 39,000 as FSU. Both are also affordable, with tuition at $6,000 and $7,000, respectively.
At $50,000, the University of Miami is the most expensive private college in the state and has graduated influential people such as Gene Roddenberry, Sylvester Stallone, and Dwayne The Rock
Johnson. Florida also offers its nursing students up to $4,000 in financial aid through their Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
Coastal cities, sandy beaches, orange groves, and vibrant flowers - it’s no wonder Florida is called The Sunshine State. Home to the famous Everglades National Park and Disney World, Florida also boasts 90 higher education institutes.
With so many options for both traditional and online colleges in Florida, this state has a lot to offer higher education students. Check out Florida’s best degree programs and top career paths.
The following list of the best Christian schools consists entirely of colleges and universities that offer four-year undergraduate degrees. We’ve identified 19 Christian colleges in Florida. In order to be included in this ranking list of best Christian colleges and universities, a school must self-identify as Christian, be fully accredited, and offer a broad range of bachelor degree programs.
Tuition + fees
$32K
Acceptance
65%
Graduation
36%
Student body
6K
Median SAT/ACT
1005/19
Barry University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$39K
Acceptance
50%
Graduation
68%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
1192/26
Florida Southern College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$48K
Acceptance
69%
Graduation
65%
Student body
2K
Median SAT/ACT
1185/26
Eckerd College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$25K
Acceptance
92%
Graduation
53%
Student body
1K
Median SAT/ACT
1135/24
Ave Maria University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$26K
Acceptance
73%
Graduation
50%
Student body
10K
Saint Leo University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$34K
Acceptance
92%
Graduation
57%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
1090/23
Palm Beach Atlantic University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$33K
Acceptance
60%
Graduation
35%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
990/19
St. Thomas University ’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$27K
Acceptance
54%
Graduation
49%
Student body
<1K
Warner University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$17K
Acceptance
38%
Graduation
35%
Student body
1K
Florida Memorial University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$15K
Acceptance
98%
Graduation
33%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
925/16
Bethune–Cookman University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$28K
Acceptance
43%
Graduation
48%
Student body
7K
Median SAT/ACT
1060/21
Southeastern University ’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$13K
Acceptance
67%
Graduation
32%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
975/19
Trinity Baptist College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$23K
Acceptance
85%
Graduation
100%
Student body
<1K
St. John Vianney College Seminary’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$20K
Acceptance
91%
Graduation
35%
Student body
1K
Median SAT/ACT
1090/19
AdventHealth University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$19K
Acceptance
37%
Graduation
40%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
972/19
Johnson University Florida’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$16K
Acceptance
50%
Graduation
23%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
925/17
Trinity College of Florida’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$15K
Acceptance
57%
Graduation
28%
Student body
1K
Median SAT/ACT
924/16
Edward Waters University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$12K
Acceptance
76%
Graduation
50%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
1006/18
Baptist College of Florida’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$8K
Graduation
57%
Student body
<1K
Hobe Sound Bible College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Many of our 2022 undergraduate focused rankings look considerably different than 2021. That’s because we took a fundamentally different apporach. For 2021 we utiulized our Concentrated Influence algorithm, designed to take away the size advantage larger schools have when we rank their faculty and alumni’s academic influence. Concentrated influence highlights smaller schools that are proportionally as successful as larger universities at cultivating influential alumni and faculty.
Photo Credit: Barry University, Public Domain Image, By Jutland86.
