These rankings are based on data about college professor and faculty salaries at each institution. Faculty who earn higher salaries tend to be more tenured, so colleges and universities with higher average salaries is often seen as an indicator of higher academic strength. But, this ranking can also be affected by other factors -- such as the presence of a medical school or other high-paying faculty positions.
| Rank | Institution | Average Faculty Salary | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Miami | 144898 | 17.61 | 1,350 – 1,470 | 45397 | 61508 |
#1
University of Miami
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| 2 | University of Florida | 123629 | 20.33 | 1,340 – 1,480 | 11936 | 56398 |
University of Florida
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| 3 | Florida State University | 117911 | 23.83 | 1,310 – 1,430 | 15815 | 49814 |
Florida State University
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| 4 | Florida International University | 106417 | 60.85 | 1,080 – 1,280 | 11178 | 47768 |
Florida International University
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| 5 | University of Central Florida | 104275 | 42.8 | 1,210 – 1,370 | 13351 | 47137 |
University of Central Florida
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| 6 | Nova Southeastern University | 104041 | 75.57 | 1,050 – 1,340 | 31858 | 58153 |
Nova Southeastern University
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| 7 | University of South Florida | 103031 | 40.71 | 1,170 – 1,340 | 11579 | 48328 |
University of South Florida
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| 8 | Florida Institute of Technology | 102007 | 57.96 | 1,140 – 1,330 | 37361 | 41941 |
#8
Florida Institute of Technology
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| 9 | Florida Polytechnic University | 100173 | 34.77 | 1,140 – 1,320 | 13016 | 77545 |
Florida Polytechnic University
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| 10 | Stetson University | 99452 | 71.67 | 960 – 1,220 | 20319 | 44792 |
#10
Stetson University
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| 11 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 98806 | 64.81 | 1,170 – 1,380 | 42976 | 65391 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
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| 12 | The University of Tampa | 97478 | 43.63 | 1,180 – 1,320 | 35679 | 48397 |
The University of Tampa
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| 13 | Florida Atlantic University | 96727 | 54.97 | 1,060 – 1,240 | 10225 | 45647 |
Florida Atlantic University
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| 14 | University of West Florida | 96008 | 58.22 | 1,020 – 1,220 | 10092 | 42204 |
University of West Florida
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| 15 | Rollins College | 95561 | 52.85 | 1,200 – 1,370 | 39201 | 48239 |
#15
Rollins College
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| 16 | New College of Florida | 93386 | 73.2 | 1,070 – 1,250 | 9078 | 32611 |
New College of Florida
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| 17 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 88655 | 67.94 | -- | 62012 | 39650 |
Ringling College of Art and Design
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| 18 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 88098 | 63.44 | 1,040 – 1,210 | 12863 | 45029 |
#18
Florida Gulf Coast University
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| 19 | University of North Florida | 86928 | 68.15 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 11135 | 46546 |
#19
University of North Florida
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| 20 | DeVry University-Florida | 86285 | 33.33 | -- | 29477 | 42178 |
#20
DeVry University-Florida
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| 21 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 83302 | 18.65 | 1,040 – 1,190 | 13819 | 36153 |
#21
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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| 22 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 83194 | 81.99 | 960 – 1,230 | 31231 | 42366 |
Palm Beach Atlantic University
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| 23 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | 82063 | 55.03 | 1,020 – 1,270 | 19458 | 65391 | |
| 24 | Ave Maria University | 81815 | 41.39 | 1,050 – 1,280 | 25294 | 43572 |
Ave Maria University
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| 25 | South University-West Palm Beach | 81795 | 100 | -- | 20271 | 34115 |
South University-West Palm Beach
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| 26 | Florida Southern College | 81272 | 64.42 | 1,180 – 1,350 | 29384 | 47749 |
Florida Southern College
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| 27 | Eckerd College | 80283 | 75.8 | 1,170 – 1,340 | 43884 | 37505 |
Eckerd College
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| 28 | Barry University | 80078 | 96.63 | 910 – 1,100 | 23883 | 47637 |
Barry University
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| 29 | AdventHealth University | 79875 | 84.31 | 1,030 – 1,150 | 29658 | 63230 |
AdventHealth University
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| 30 | Daytona College | 79741 | 100 | -- | 0 | 27975 | |
| 31 | Jacksonville University | 78778 | 57.48 | 1,130 – 1,290 | 24238 | 61991 |
#31
Jacksonville University
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| 32 | Saint Leo University | 78714 | 78.77 | 1,000 – 1,220 | 22599 | 41619 |
Saint Leo University
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| 33 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | 78426 | 68.46 | -- | 20596 | 59213 | |
| 34 | St. Thomas University | 77672 | 97.91 | 870 – 1,070 | 27844 | 44435 |
St. Thomas University
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| 35 | Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota | 74625 | 100 | -- | 28682 | 59213 |
Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota
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| 36 | Miami Regional University | 74385 | 84.26 | -- | 19266 | 59213 |
Miami Regional University
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| 37 | West Coast University-Miami | 73022 | 100 | -- | 32539 | 59213 |
West Coast University-Miami
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| 38 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | 72563 | 100 | -- | 21760 | 41535 | |
| 39 | Miami Dade College | 72511 | 0 | -- | 5766 | 33107 | |
| 40 | St Petersburg College | 72405 | 100 | 900 – 1,140 | 2333 | 36498 | |
| 41 | HCI College | 71615 | 47.32 | -- | 35425 | 63721 |
HCI College
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| 42 | Indian River State College | 71396 | 100 | -- | 4427 | 33822 | |
| 43 | South University-Tampa | 70943 | 63.27 | -- | 21139 | 34115 |
South University-Tampa
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| 44 | Arizona College of Nursing-Fort Lauderdale | 70928 | 100 | -- | 0 | 59213 | |
| 45 | Hillsborough College | 70627 | 24.03 | -- | 3333 | 59213 | |
| 46 | Flagler College | 70168 | 78.7 | 1,090 – 1,260 | 32395 | 41963 |
Flagler College
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| 47 | Herzing University-Orlando | 69462 | 94.2 | -- | 19844 | 35295 |
Herzing University-Orlando
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| 48 | American Medical Academy | 69375 | 0 | -- | 0 | 64774 | |
| 49 | Herzing University-Tampa | 69249 | 89.66 | -- | 20421 | 35295 |
Herzing University-Tampa
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| 50 | Florida Memorial University | 68531 | 85.26 | -- | 21679 | 28943 |
Florida Memorial University
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| 51 | Valencia College | 68379 | 0 | -- | 11111 | 32638 | |
| 52 | Daytona State College | 68328 | 39.52 | -- | 5945 | 32933 | |
| 53 | Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus | 67611 | 0 | -- | 26075 | 58951 | |
| 54 | Polk State College | 66038 | 100 | -- | 10011 | 35602 | |
| 55 | College of Central Florida | 65975 | 0 | -- | 11292 | 33267 | |
| 56 | Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa | 65657 | 100 | -- | 38862 | 59213 |
#56
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa
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| 57 | The College of the Florida Keys | 65393 | 58.84 | -- | 12934 | 40277 | |
| 58 | Seminole State College of Florida | 65284 | 72.1 | -- | 8448 | 35589 | |
| 59 | Bethune-Cookman University | 64426 | 88.24 | 830 – 990 | 12476 | 28282 | |
| 60 | Florida College | 64164 | 69.66 | 980 – 1,220 | 24335 | 42430 |
Florida College
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| 61 | State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | 63891 | 97.28 | -- | 22034 | 35254 | |
| 62 | Florida SouthWestern State College | 63885 | 90.04 | -- | 8356 | 37028 | |
| 63 | Antigua College International | 63693 | 0 | -- | 29351 | 59213 | |
| 64 | Palm Beach State College | 63649 | 88.32 | -- | 9577 | 33729 | |
| 65 | Southeastern University | 63366 | 42.47 | 1,010 – 1,210 | 32334 | 36314 |
Southeastern University
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| 66 | Rasmussen University-Florida | 62217 | 100 | -- | 21432 | 41436 |
Rasmussen University-Florida
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| 67 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | 62137 | 90.71 | -- | 2727 | 36362 | |
| 68 | Lynn University | 62043 | 74.25 | 1,050 – 1,220 | 45469 | 41427 |
Lynn University
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| 69 | Eastern Florida State College | 61916 | 100 | -- | 6738 | 32437 | |
| 70 | Broward College | 61881 | 100 | -- | 14343 | 33772 | |
| 71 | Albizu University-Miami | 61802 | 75.71 | -- | 19849 | 32168 |
Albizu University-Miami
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| 72 | Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota | 61533 | 100 | -- | 27810 | 59213 |
Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota
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| 73 | Santa Fe College | 61433 | 100 | -- | 11903 | 34919 | |
| 74 | Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay | 60411 | 56.67 | 630 – 850 | 26935 | 58951 |
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
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| 75 | Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville | 59718 | 0 | -- | 28987 | 59213 | |
| 76 | Lake-Sumter State College | 59535 | 97.42 | -- | 6552 | 33193 | |
| 77 | Florida Gateway College | 59055 | 97.42 | -- | 6833 | 33237 | |
| 78 | Southeastern College-Boynton Beach | 57874 | 87.04 | -- | 28888 | 59213 |
Southeastern College-Boynton Beach
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| 79 | Northwest Florida State College | 56771 | 100 | -- | 6250 | 33606 | |
| 80 | South Florida State College | 56456 | 0 | -- | 4162 | 32974 | |
| 81 | Beacon College | 56104 | 16.77 | -- | 46997 | 19919 |
Beacon College
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| 82 | Chipola College | 55962 | 100 | -- | 2467 | 32129 | |
| 83 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 55548 | 85.16 | -- | 30723 | 37447 |
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
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| 84 | Saint Johns River State College | 55439 | 0 | -- | 6712 | 35537 | |
| 85 | Gulf Coast State College | 54283 | 100 | -- | 7729 | 33651 | |
| 86 | Tallahassee State College | 54176 | 0 | -- | 8209 | 31904 | |
| 87 | Pensacola State College | 54080 | 88.32 | -- | 5376 | 32495 | |
| 88 | ATA Career Education | 53763 | 100 | -- | 27942 | 29724 | |
| 89 | Full Sail University | 53728 | 0 | -- | 37848 | 31917 | |
| 90 | North Florida College | 53716 | 100 | -- | 2551 | 32723 | |
| 91 | Ana G- Mendez University | 52543 | 0 | -- | 19775 | 63721 | |
| 92 | Edward Waters University | 52519 | 84.95 | 820 – 990 | 12029 | 29809 |
Edward Waters University
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| 93 | University of Florida-Online | 50741 | 61.26 | 1,270 – 1,410 | 10965 | 56398 |
University of Florida-Online
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| 94 | Trinity College of Florida | 50400 | 91.89 | 830 – 1,030 | 15529 | 29914 |
Trinity College of Florida
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| 95 | Baptist University of Florida | 49901 | 64.1 | 930 – 1,170 | 15753 | 31489 |
Baptist University of Florida
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| 96 | Trinity College of Jacksonville | 49143 | 53.28 | 840 – 1,030 | 19921 | 33640 | |
| 97 | University of Fort Lauderdale | 48750 | 0 | -- | 19965 | 63721 | |
| 98 | Everglades University | 47491 | 69.02 | -- | 27948 | 38557 |
Everglades University
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| 99 | Webber International University | 45565 | 69.4 | 840 – 1,060 | 30583 | 37691 |
Webber International University
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| 100 | Warner University | 45300 | 42.81 | 800 – 1,060 | 20888 | 39589 |
Warner University
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| 101 | Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp | 44481 | 0 | -- | 49299 | 21973 | |
| 102 | Florida National University-Main Campus | 41571 | 98.35 | -- | 23043 | 29347 |
Florida National University-Main Campus
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| 103 | Gwinnett Institute | 37954 | 0 | -- | 34939 | 36705 | |
| 104 | South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary | 36924 | 100 | -- | 21751 | 35869 |
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
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| 105 | Pasco-Hernando State College | 36105 | 100 | -- | 6064 | 34724 | |
| 106 | Jose Maria Vargas University | 32231 | 100 | -- | 0 | 63721 | |
| 107 | Hobe Sound Bible College | 30555 | 100 | 840 – 1,200 | 11926 | 25150 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
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| 108 | Atlantis University | 24928 | 0 | -- | 16189 | 63721 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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