The percentage of instructors who are full time is one measure of overall academic and financial health of a given institution. In general, colleges and universities that employ more adjunct and part-time instructors are seen as less desirable as these faculty are often paid less and only work limited hours in their academic roles. But, this ranking is not always a strong indicator of academic quality.
| Rank | Institution | % of Instructors Who Are Full Time | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Medical Academy | 100 | 0 | -- | 0 | 64774 | |
| 2 | University of Fort Lauderdale | 100 | 0 | -- | 19965 | 63721 | |
| 3 | Beacon College | 97.5 | 43.47 | -- | 46997 | 19919 |
Beacon College
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| 4 | Florida Polytechnic University | 92.233 | 57.52 | 1,180 – 1,350 | 13016 | 77545 |
Florida Polytechnic University
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| 5 | Full Sail University | 90.9624 | 0 | -- | 37848 | 31917 | |
| 6 | Eckerd College | 88.8889 | 75.8 | 1,170 – 1,340 | 43884 | 37505 |
Eckerd College
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| 7 | University of Florida | 87.65 | 24.2 | 1,330 – 1,480 | 11936 | 56398 |
#7
University of Florida
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| 8 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 85.443 | 64.81 | 1,170 – 1,370 | 42976 | 65391 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
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| 9 | Gwinnett Institute | 84.2105 | 0 | -- | 34939 | 36705 | |
| 10 | New College of Florida | 83.5938 | 73.2 | 1,070 – 1,250 | 9078 | 32611 |
#10
New College of Florida
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| 11 | Rollins College | 81.4815 | 47.54 | 1,180 – 1,370 | 39201 | 48239 |
Rollins College
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| 12 | Florida State University | 80.138 | 24.22 | 1,300 – 1,420 | 15815 | 49814 |
Florida State University
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| 13 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 78.3784 | 20.56 | 1,040 – 1,180 | 13819 | 36153 |
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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| 14 | Florida Institute of Technology | 77.6978 | 57.7 | 1,130 – 1,320 | 37361 | 41941 |
Florida Institute of Technology
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| 15 | Bethune-Cookman University | 75.5102 | 88.24 | 830 – 990 | 12476 | 28282 |
Bethune-Cookman University
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| 16 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 75.4286 | 69.65 | -- | 62012 | 39650 |
Ringling College of Art and Design
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| 17 | Florida Atlantic University | 71.7657 | 66.13 | 1,050 – 1,210 | 10225 | 45647 |
Florida Atlantic University
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| 18 | University of South Florida | 69.2722 | 43.19 | 1,150 – 1,330 | 11579 | 48328 |
University of South Florida
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| 19 | Florida Memorial University | 69.2308 | 85.26 | -- | 21679 | 28943 |
Florida Memorial University
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| 20 | University of Miami | 69.1889 | 18.9 | 1,340 – 1,480 | 45397 | 61508 |
University of Miami
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| 21 | University of Central Florida | 67.1341 | 40.11 | 1,210 – 1,350 | 13351 | 47137 |
University of Central Florida
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| 22 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 65.8169 | 63.44 | 1,040 – 1,210 | 12863 | 45029 |
Florida Gulf Coast University
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| 23 | Ave Maria University | 65.7658 | 41.39 | 1,050 – 1,280 | 25294 | 43572 |
Ave Maria University
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| 24 | Stetson University | 64.7202 | 71.6 | 1,070 – 1,290 | 20319 | 44792 |
Stetson University
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| 25 | South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary | 64.2857 | 0 | -- | 21751 | 35869 | |
| 26 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 62.4934 | 96.97 | -- | 30723 | 37447 |
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
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| 27 | Florida College | 62.3188 | 69.66 | 980 – 1,220 | 24335 | 42430 |
Florida College
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| 28 | University of North Florida | 60.3502 | 53.24 | 1,050 – 1,250 | 11135 | 46546 |
University of North Florida
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| 29 | The University of Tampa | 59.0361 | 40.34 | 1,100 – 1,270 | 35679 | 48397 |
The University of Tampa
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| 30 | Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota | 57.8947 | 0 | -- | 27810 | 58951 | |
| 31 | Florida International University | 56.7615 | 54.66 | 1,080 – 1,270 | 11178 | 47768 |
Florida International University
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| 32 | Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus | 54.8387 | 0 | -- | 26075 | 58951 | |
| 33 | Jacksonville University | 53.9683 | 56.94 | 1,110 – 1,280 | 24238 | 61991 |
Jacksonville University
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| 34 | University of West Florida | 52.8975 | 58.24 | 1,040 – 1,260 | 10092 | 42204 |
University of West Florida
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| 35 | Gulf Coast State College | 52.381 | 0 | -- | 7729 | 33651 | |
| 36 | Miami Regional University | 52.2727 | 84.26 | -- | 19266 | 43161 |
Miami Regional University
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| 37 | Pasco-Hernando State College | 51.9525 | 0 | -- | 6064 | 34724 | |
| 38 | North Florida College | 51.6129 | 0 | -- | 2551 | 32723 | |
| 39 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | 50 | 0 | -- | 21760 | 41535 | |
| 40 | Hobe Sound Bible College | 50 | 96.3 | 840 – 1,200 | 11926 | 25150 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
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| 41 | Florida Southern College | 49.2308 | 64.42 | 1,180 – 1,350 | 29384 | 47749 |
Florida Southern College
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| 42 | Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay | 49.0196 | 56.67 | 630 – 850 | 26935 | 58951 |
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
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| 43 | Flagler College | 48.6486 | 80.76 | 980 – 1,200 | 32395 | 41963 |
Flagler College
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| 44 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | 46.7391 | 87.04 | -- | 28888 | 35935 |
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach
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| 45 | Atlantis University | 45.5696 | 0 | -- | 16189 | 63721 | |
| 46 | Nova Southeastern University | 44.8549 | 73.21 | 1,030 – 1,310 | 31858 | 58153 |
Nova Southeastern University
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| 47 | Saint Johns River State College | 43.9394 | 0 | -- | 6712 | 35537 | |
| 48 | Lynn University | 43.314 | 73.47 | 1,050 – 1,210 | 45469 | 41427 |
#48
Lynn University
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| 49 | Florida SouthWestern State College | 43.2548 | 0 | -- | 8356 | 37028 | |
| 50 | South University-West Palm Beach | 42.5532 | 65 | -- | 20271 | 34115 |
South University-West Palm Beach
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| 51 | Edward Waters University | 41.5842 | 84.95 | 820 – 990 | 12029 | 29809 |
Edward Waters University
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| 52 | Chipola College | 40.3509 | 0 | -- | 2467 | 32129 | |
| 53 | Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville | 40 | 0 | -- | 28987 | 58951 | |
| 54 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 39.6476 | 81.99 | 960 – 1,230 | 31231 | 42366 |
Palm Beach Atlantic University
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| 55 | Polk State College | 38.3495 | 0 | -- | 10011 | 35602 | |
| 56 | Indian River State College | 38.1513 | 0 | -- | 4427 | 33822 | |
| 57 | Florida National University-Main Campus | 38.1395 | 0 | -- | 23043 | 29347 | |
| 58 | College of Central Florida | 38.0062 | 0 | -- | 11292 | 33267 | |
| 59 | Pensacola State College | 37.75 | 0 | -- | 5376 | 32495 | |
| 60 | Florida Gateway College | 37.3206 | 0 | -- | 6833 | 33237 | |
| 61 | Albizu University-Miami | 36.9565 | 75.71 | -- | 19849 | 32168 |
Albizu University-Miami
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| 62 | Tallahassee State College | 36.4903 | 0 | -- | 8209 | 31904 | |
| 63 | South Florida State College | 35.6784 | 0 | -- | 4162 | 32974 | |
| 64 | AdventHealth University | 35.6037 | 33.72 | 1,030 – 1,150 | 29658 | 63230 |
AdventHealth University
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| 65 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | 35.4002 | 0 | -- | 2727 | 36362 | |
| 66 | Eastern Florida State College | 34.6273 | 0 | -- | 6738 | 32437 | |
| 67 | Seminole State College of Florida | 34.2246 | 0 | -- | 8448 | 35589 | |
| 68 | Lake-Sumter State College | 33.8542 | 0 | -- | 6552 | 33193 | |
| 69 | Warner University | 33.6449 | 42.81 | 800 – 1,060 | 20888 | 39589 |
Warner University
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| 70 | State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | 33.3333 | 0 | -- | 22034 | 35254 | |
| 71 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | 33.0357 | 68.46 | -- | 20596 | 38468 | |
| 72 | Hillsborough Community College | 32.6241 | 0 | -- | 3333 | 34101 | |
| 73 | Santa Fe College | 32.6113 | 0 | -- | 11903 | 34919 | |
| 74 | ATA Career Education | 31.8182 | 97.87 | -- | 27942 | 29724 | |
| 75 | Northwest Florida State College | 31.3953 | 0 | -- | 6250 | 33606 | |
| 76 | Millennia Atlantic University | 31.1111 | 0 | -- | 26879 | 63721 | |
| 77 | Broward College | 30.292 | 0 | -- | 14343 | 33772 | |
| 78 | Palm Beach State College | 30.0666 | 0 | -- | 9577 | 33729 | |
| 79 | Daytona State College | 29.2651 | 0 | -- | 5945 | 32933 | |
| 80 | South University-Tampa | 28.75 | 63.27 | -- | 21139 | 34115 |
South University-Tampa
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| 81 | Antigua College International | 28.5714 | 0 | -- | 29351 | 63721 | |
| 82 | Trinity College of Florida | 28.5714 | 91.89 | 830 – 1,030 | 15529 | 29914 |
Trinity College of Florida
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| 83 | Barry University | 28.3019 | 77.24 | 930 – 1,080 | 23883 | 47637 |
Barry University
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| 84 | Webber International University | 27.8351 | 69.4 | 840 – 1,060 | 30583 | 37691 |
Webber International University
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| 85 | Valencia College | 27.6527 | 0 | -- | 11111 | 32638 | |
| 86 | St. Thomas University | 26.7157 | 97.91 | 870 – 1,070 | 27844 | 44435 |
St. Thomas University
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| 87 | Everglades University | 26.7123 | 81.45 | -- | 27948 | 38557 |
Everglades University
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| 88 | West Coast University-Miami | 24.7525 | 100 | -- | 32539 | 96114 |
West Coast University-Miami
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| 89 | Miami Dade College | 23.8739 | 0 | -- | 5766 | 33107 | |
| 90 | St Petersburg College | 23.5808 | 0 | -- | 2333 | 36498 | |
| 91 | The College of the Florida Keys | 23.2143 | 0 | -- | 12934 | 40277 | |
| 92 | Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp | 22.7848 | 0 | -- | 49299 | 21973 | |
| 93 | Daytona College | 21.875 | 0 | -- | 0 | 27975 | |
| 94 | Herzing University-Orlando | 20.6897 | 94.2 | -- | 19844 | 35295 |
Herzing University-Orlando
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| 95 | Rasmussen University-Florida | 19.6388 | 74.39 | -- | 21432 | 41436 |
Rasmussen University-Florida
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| 96 | Trinity Baptist College | 19.403 | 53.28 | 840 – 1,030 | 19921 | 33640 |
Trinity Baptist College
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| 97 | Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa | 18.75 | 100 | -- | 38862 | 32840 |
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa
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| 98 | City College-Hollywood | 17.6471 | 100 | -- | 30321 | 30726 | |
| 99 | Herzing University-Tampa | 17.2414 | 89.66 | -- | 20421 | 35295 |
Herzing University-Tampa
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| 100 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | 17.2316 | 57.91 | 1,020 – 1,270 | 19458 | 65391 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
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| 101 | Arizona College of Nursing-Fort Lauderdale | 15.625 | 100 | -- | 0 | 32840 | |
| 102 | Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota | 15.3846 | 100 | -- | 28682 | 32840 | |
| 103 | Baptist University of Florida | 15.0442 | 35.99 | 930 – 1,170 | 15753 | 31489 |
Baptist University of Florida
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| 104 | Southeastern University | 13.969 | 52.98 | 1,010 – 1,210 | 32334 | 36314 |
#104
Southeastern University
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| 105 | Saint Leo University | 12.6543 | 78.4 | 1,000 – 1,220 | 22599 | 41619 |
Saint Leo University
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| 106 | DeVry University-Florida | 10 | 100 | -- | 29477 | 42178 |
DeVry University-Florida
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| 107 | Ana G. Mendez University | 5.3892 | 0 | -- | 19775 | 63721 | |
| 108 | University of Florida-Online | 5.3333 | 61.26 | 1,270 – 1,410 | 10965 | 56398 |
#108
University of Florida-Online
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| 109 | Jose Maria Vargas University | 4.7619 | 0 | -- | 0 | 63721 | |
| 110 | Florida Institute of Technology-Online | 0.9434 | 40.18 | 960 – 1,140 | 17323 | 41941 |
#110
Florida Institute of Technology-Online
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School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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