The List
1 STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA MANATEE-SARASOTA
SCF Bradenton
5840 26th St. W.
Bradenton, FL 34207
(941) 752-5000
SCF Lakewood Ranch
7131 Professional
Parkway E., Sarasota, FL 34240
(941) 363-7000
SCF Venice
8000 S. Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL 34293
(941) 408-1300
www.scf.edu
Founded: 1957
Degrees offered: A.A., A.S., A.A.S, B.S.N., certificates
Tuition: Two-year courses: instate $87.88/credit hour; out-of-state $331.40/credit hour. Four-year courses: instate $97.45/credit hour; out-of-state $367.45/credit hour
No. of campuses: 3 (Bradenton, Lakewood
Ranch and Venice)
No. of students: 12,026
Student/faculty ratio: 23:1
2009 graduates: 1,436
2 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA-MANATEE
8350 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 359-4200
5900 Pan American Blvd.
North Port, FL 34287
(941) 408-1577
www.sarasota.usf.edu
Founded: 1974
Degrees offered: B.A., B.S., B.S.A.S., B.S.I.T., M.A., M.Ed., M.B.A., M.A.T.
Tuition: Undergraduate: instate $121.85/credit hour; out-of-state $482.16/credit hour. Graduate: instate $311.54/credit hour; out-of-state $798.41/credit hour
No. of campuses: 2
No. of students: 5,000
Student/faculty ratio: 16:1
2008 graduates: 1,118
3 ARGOSY UNIVERSITY
5250 17th St.
Sarasota, FL 34235
(941) 379-0404
www.argosy.edu
Founded: 1969
Degrees offered: B.A., Ed. D., M.A.
Tuition: $510-$998/credit hour
No. of campuses: 19 nationwide, 1 in Sarasota.
No. of students: 1,909
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1 – 15:1
2009 graduates: 325
4 RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
2700 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234
(941) 351-5100
www.ringling.edu
Founded: 1931
Degrees offered: B.F.A., B.A.
Tuition: $26,050
No. of campuses: 1
No. of students: 1,230
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
2009 graduates: 226
5 KEISER UNIVERSITY
6151 Lake Osprey Drive
Sarasota, FL 34240
(941) 907-3900
www.keiseruniversity.edu
Founded: 1977, 1995 in Sarasota
Degrees offered: A.A., A.S., B.S., B.A., M.A.
Tuition: $6,688/semester
No. of campuses: 13 statewide
No. of students: 1,000
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
2009 graduates: 290
6 NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA
5700 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 487-5000
www.ncf.edu
Founded: 1960
Degrees offered: B.A.
Tuition: instate $4,127; out-of-state $23,766.
No of campuses: 1
No. of students: 785
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
2009 graduates: 158
7 LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.
Bradenton, FL 34211
(941) 756-0690
www.lecom.edu
Founded: 1992 in Erie, Pa.; 2004 in Bradenton
Degrees offered: D.O., Pharm.D., M.S. in medical education
Tuition: Medical school: instate $26,700, out-of-state $28,350. Pharmacy school: instate $19,750, out-of-state $22,450
No. of campuses: 3 (Erie, Pa., Greensburg, Pa. and Bradenton)
No. of students: 600 medical, 285 pharmacy
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
2009 graduates: 161
8 WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
8043 Cooper Creek Blvd., Suite 101
University Park, FL 34201
(941) 358-3840
www.webster.edu/sarasota
Founded: 1915, 2000 in Sarasota
Degrees offered: M.A., M.B.A.
Tuition: $470/credit hour
No. of campuses: Over 100 worldwide, 1 in Sarasota.
No. of students: 180
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
2009 graduates: 125
9 EVERGLADES UNIVERSITY
6001 Lake Osprey Drive
Sarasota, FL 34240
(941) 907-2262
www.evergladesuniversity.edu
Founded: 1990
Degrees offered: B.S., M.A.
Tuition: Undergraduate: $6,060 per semester; Graduate: $6,240 per semester (Based on 12 credit hour semesters)
No. of campuses: 3 (Boca Raton, Sarasota and Orlando)
No. of students: 144
Student/faculty ratio: 4.5:1
2009 graduates: 39
10 ECKERD COLLEGE
Program for Experienced Learners (PEL) Sarasota Center
1549 Ringling Blvd., Suite 500
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 957-3397
www.eckerd.edu/pel
Founded: 1977, 1988 in Sarasota
Degrees offered: B.A.
Tuition: $284/credit
No. of campuses: 8 (1 in Sarasota)
No. of students: 120
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
2009 graduates: 39
11 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Regional Medical School Campus, Sarasota
201 Cocoanut Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 316-8120
www.med.fsu.edu
Founded: 2000, 2005 in Sarasota
Degrees offered: M.D.
Tuition: instate $20,354; out-of-state $60,546
No. of campuses: 6 (Sarasota, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Fort Pierce and Daytona Beach)
No. of students: 39
2009 graduates: 14
12 FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING
5555 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 351-9010
www.asolo.org
Founded: 1973
Degrees offered: M.F.A.
Tuition: Students attend on tuition waivers from the state of Florida and scholarships
No. of campuses: 1
No. of students: 32
Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
2009 graduates: 10
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX**
501 N. Cattleman Road
Sarasota, FL 34232
(941) 626-7911
www.phoenix.edu
Founded: 1976 in Phoenix, Az; 1996 in Florida
Degrees offered: B.S., M.B.A., M.A.
Tuition: $380-$485/credit hour
No. of campuses: 4 in
West Florida, 14 statewide
No. of students: 5,100
Student/faculty ratio: 8:1 – 13:1
2009 graduates: 580
* Institutions are ranked by number of current students.
**University of Phoenix’s Sarasota campus could not be ranked because the university does not break down its numbers by campus. These numbers include the students from all four campuses in West Florida.