Santa Fe College
Santa Fe College at a Glance
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About Santa Fe College
According to Wikipedia, Santa Fe College is a public college based in Gainesville, Florida, with satellite campuses in Alachua and Bradford counties. It is part of the Florida College System. It was established in 1965 as Santa Fe Junior College by the Florida Legislature and began offering classes in September 1966. As of Fall 2020, the school had an enrollment of 12,607 students, and offers associate and baccalaureate degree programs.
Santa Fe College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 53% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Santa Fe College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,563 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $11,496 |
| 30K - 48K | $9,774 |
| 48K - 75K | $10,829 |
| 75K - 110K | $12,153 |
| 110K+ | $13,229 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Santa Fe College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Santa Fe College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,650 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Santa Fe College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 17,432 | 17,432 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Santa Fe College?
Santa Fe College is located at 3000 Northwest 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606-6210.
How Safe is Santa Fe College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Santa Fe College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Santa Fe College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Gainesville has a violent crime rate of 0.75% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.74%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Santa Fe College Known For?
Santa Fe College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Santa Fe College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Santa Fe College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Santa Fe College ranks #335 in the U.S. and #590 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSanta Fe College ranks #394 in the U.S. and #1056 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSanta Fe College ranks #547 in the U.S. and #2505 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSanta Fe College ranks #687 in the U.S. and #3007 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesSanta Fe College ranks #719 in the U.S. and #3086 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSanta Fe College ranks #1444 in the U.S. and #4937 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees
