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Colleges and International Students in Florida

IPEDS (US Department of Education) and SEVIS data

Colleges

321

23 in the 2027 U.S. News rankings

Students

1,113,134

2025 school year

International

59,549

5.3% of students

Students in SEVIS

66,521

10/2026 · 5.5% from China

Where international students come from

In 10/2026, Florida had 66,521 active F and M students. The table lists the 15 largest countries and places of origin. STEM counts come from a separate SEVIS STEM table with a different basis, so for a few countries they exceed the total.

Country or placeStudentsShareSTEM students
Brazil 11,270 16.9% 1,814
India 9,929 14.9% 9,872
Colombia 3,733 5.6% 1,062
China 3,643 5.5% 2,159
Vietnam 2,188 3.3% 944
Canada 1,869 2.8% 409
Bangladesh 1,647 2.5% 1,258
South Korea 1,472 2.2% 718
Peru 1,425 2.1% 459
Venezuela 1,190 1.8% 392
Argentina 1,153 1.7% 287
Spain 1,050 1.6% 470
Ecuador 1,037 1.6% 378
United Kingdom 1,022 1.5% 194
Italy 960 1.4% 351
Students in SEVIS by year (last month of each year)

ChinaOther countries

International STEM students by level and gender

In 10/2026, 29,945 international students in Florida were in STEM fields, about 45% of the state's total; 62% men, 38% women

LevelStudentsShareMenWomenWomenFrom China
Bachelor's 8,960
5,603 3,357 37.5% 392
Master's 13,717
8,393 5,324 38.8% 610
Doctoral 6,290
3,994 2,296 36.5% 1,141
Associate 583
409 174 29.8% 10
Other 395
276 119 30.1% 6

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security SEVIS STEM data (active F and M students in fields on the STEM list). Other includes language, vocational and secondary programs.

International students by year

International undergraduate and graduate students (IPEDS fall enrollment)

UndergraduateGraduate

Students by group, 2025
White
35.5%
Asian
3.9%
Hispanic
31.7%
Black
15.5%
Other
8.0%
Intl.
5.3%

From 2013 to 2025, international students grew 91% and their share of students went from 2.9% to 5.3%.

Where first-year students come from and go

In fall 2024, colleges in Florida enrolled 155,565 first-year students from the state and 23,850 from other states; 23,805 first-year students from the state went to college elsewhere.

Out-of-state first-years come from
New York
2,460
Georgia
1,875
New Jersey
1,861
Texas
1,526
Pennsylvania
1,369
Illinois
1,185
Virginia
892
Massachusetts
880
Maryland
879
North Carolina
827
In-state first-years leave for
Georgia
2,220
Alabama
1,765
New York
1,546
Puerto Rico
1,507
North Carolina
1,327
Arizona
995
Massachusetts
883
New Hampshire
878
Pennsylvania
847
Virginia
823

Colleges in Florida

All 321 colleges recognized by the US Department of Education; counts are fall enrollment for the 2025 school year.

RankSchoolCityTypeStudentsInternationalInternational share
— Broward College Fort Lauderdale Public, 4-year 30,728 5,374 17.5%
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Tampa Public, 4-year 49,622 5,316 10.7%
#34 University of Florida Gainesville Public, 4-year 56,311 5,128 9.1%
#100 Florida International University Miami Public, 4-year 54,723 4,634 8.5%
— Miami Dade College Miami Public, 4-year 58,941 4,405 7.5%
— Valencia College Orlando Public, 4-year 47,425 3,363 7.1%
#121 University of Central Florida Orlando Public, 4-year 69,713 3,215 4.6%
#191 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Public, 4-year 31,607 2,437 7.7%
#59 Florida State University Tallahassee Public, 4-year 43,889 2,418 5.5%
#55 University of Miami Coral Gables Private nonprofit, 4-year 19,852 2,151 10.8%
#236 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne Private nonprofit, 4-year 8,992 1,489 16.6%
#250 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale Private nonprofit, 4-year 20,910 1,137 5.4%
— Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 11,426 1,108 9.7%
#382 Southeastern University Lakeland Private nonprofit, 4-year 11,510 910 7.9%
— Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 12,770 857 6.7%
— Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville Public, 4-year 23,556 817 3.5%
— Palm Beach State College Lake Worth Public, 4-year 25,916 801 3.1%
#382 Saint Leo University Saint Leo Private nonprofit, 4-year 9,692 740 7.6%
— The University of Tampa Tampa Private nonprofit, 4-year 11,433 676 5.9%
#236 University of North Florida Jacksonville Public, 4-year 16,154 592 3.7%
— University of West Florida Pensacola Public, 4-year 14,822 582 3.9%
— Lynn University Boca Raton Private nonprofit, 4-year 3,514 572 16.3%
#376 Barry University Miami Private nonprofit, 4-year 6,825 550 8.1%
— Keiser University Fort Lauderdale Private nonprofit, 4-year 20,888 457 2.2%
#382 St. Thomas University (FL) Miami Gardens Private nonprofit, 4-year 7,652 456 6.0%
— Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers Public, 4-year 14,301 440 3.1%
— Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers Public, 4-year 16,612 419 2.5%
— Hillsborough College Tampa Public, 4-year 21,483 409 1.9%
— Polk State College Winter Haven Public, 4-year 10,318 398 3.9%
#382 Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 4,147 353 8.5%
— Atlantis University Miami Private for-profit, 4-year 746 344 46.1%
— Seminole State College of Florida Sanford Public, 4-year 15,390 342 2.2%
— Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota Private nonprofit, 4-year 1,666 341 20.5%
— Santa Fe College Gainesville Public, 4-year 12,758 336 2.6%
— Orange Technical College-East Campus Orlando Public, 2-year 2,912 308 10.6%
— State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton Public, 4-year 8,750 276 3.2%
— Tallahassee State College Tallahassee Public, 4-year 12,455 273 2.2%
— Indian River State College Fort Pierce Public, 4-year 15,429 267 1.7%
LAC #74 Rollins College Winter Park Private nonprofit, 4-year 3,046 251 8.2%
#236 Stetson University DeLand Private nonprofit, 4-year 3,775 249 6.6%
— Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah Private for-profit, 4-year 2,750 245 8.9%
— San Ignacio University Doral Private for-profit, 4-year 319 237 74.3%
#332 Jacksonville University Jacksonville Private nonprofit, 4-year 4,247 203 4.8%
— St Petersburg College St. Petersburg Public, 4-year 23,936 200 0.8%
— Eastern Florida State College Melbourne Public, 4-year 14,053 194 1.4%
— South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary Deerfield Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 471 149 31.6%
— College of Central Florida Ocala Public, 4-year 5,928 129 2.2%
— United International College Dania Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 137 118 86.1%
— Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey Public, 4-year 9,410 117 1.2%
— Florida Southern College Lakeland Private nonprofit, 4-year 3,211 117 3.6%
LAC #150 New College of Florida Sarasota Public, 4-year 881 115 13.1%
— Pensacola State College Pensacola Public, 4-year 9,491 112 1.2%
— Webber International University Babson Park Private nonprofit, 4-year 878 112 12.8%
— M-DCPS The English Center Miami — 203 110 54.2%
— Millennia Atlantic University Doral Private for-profit, 4-year 220 105 47.7%
— Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens Private nonprofit, 4-year 1,277 102 8.0%
— Lindsey Hopkins Technical College Miami Public, 2-year 393 96 24.4%
— Daytona State College Daytona Beach Public, 4-year 12,820 88 0.7%
— Flagler College Saint Augustine Private nonprofit, 4-year 2,425 84 3.5%
— Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology Fort Pierce Private for-profit, 2-year 258 81 31.4%
LAC #132 Eckerd College Saint Petersburg Private nonprofit, 4-year 1,893 74 3.9%
— Manatee Technical College Bradenton Public, 2-year 1,486 69 4.6%
— Ana G. Mendez University Orlando Private nonprofit, 4-year 8,378 68 0.8%
— Lake-Sumter State College Leesburg Public, 4-year 5,810 68 1.2%
— Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College Miami Public, 2-year 1,045 67 6.4%
— AdventHealth University Orlando Private nonprofit, 4-year 1,861 63 3.4%
— Gulf Coast State College Panama City Public, 4-year 5,426 59 1.1%
— University of Florida-Online Gainesville Public, 4-year 5,655 57 1.0%
— Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland Public, 4-year 1,769 57 3.2%
LAC #181 Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 2,853 55 1.9%
— Schiller International University Tampa Private for-profit, 4-year 59 51 86.4%
— Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg — 1,463 48 3.3%
— Med College Hialeah Private for-profit, 2-year 455 48 10.5%
— Orange Technical College-South Campus Orlando Public, 2-year 3,608 47 1.3%
#156 Florida A&M University Tallahassee Public, 4-year 9,313 46 0.5%
— Saint Johns River State College Palatka Public, 4-year 7,927 44 0.6%
— South Florida State College Avon Park Public, 4-year 2,880 43 1.5%
— Warner University Lake Wales Private nonprofit, 4-year 900 42 4.7%
— Northwest Florida State College Niceville Public, 4-year 4,752 39 0.8%
— Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College Miami Lakes Public, 2-year 665 38 5.7%
— Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater — 1,126 36 3.2%
— Ave Maria University Ave Maria Private nonprofit, 4-year 1,423 35 2.5%
— George T Baker Aviation Technical College Miami — 1,040 34 3.3%
— Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary Boynton Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 143 34 23.8%
— D A Dorsey Technical College Miami — 129 30 23.3%
— Florida College Temple Terrace Private nonprofit, 4-year 728 22 3.0%
— Robert Fiance Beauty Schools Boynton Beach — 310 22 7.1%
— Chipola College Marianna Public, 4-year 1,934 21 1.1%
— Aguilas International Technical Institute Tampa — 389 21 5.4%
— The College of the Florida Keys Key West Public, 4-year 1,025 20 2.0%
— Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers Public, 2-year 764 17 2.2%
— Traviss Technical College Lakeland Public, 2-year 741 16 2.2%
— South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus HOMESTEAD — 196 16 8.2%
— Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute Miami Private for-profit, 2-year 108 16 14.8%
— Hobe Sound Bible College Hobe Sound Private nonprofit, 4-year 152 13 8.6%
— Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando Orlando Private nonprofit, 4-year 127 13 10.2%
— Cape Coral Technical College Cape Coral — 297 12 4.0%
— Celebrity School of Beauty Miami — 855 11 1.3%
— Albizu University-Miami Miami Private nonprofit, 4-year 818 11 1.3%
— Jose Maria Vargas University Pembroke Pines Private for-profit, 4-year 112 10 8.9%
— Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College Miami Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 60 9 15.0%
— Salon Professional Academy-Elevate Salon Institute Miami Beach — 59 9 15.3%
— West Coast University-Miami Doral Private for-profit, 4-year 961 8 0.8%
— Beacon College Leesburg Private nonprofit, 4-year 531 8 1.5%
— Latin Beauty Academy greenacres — 283 7 2.5%
— Southern Technical College Orlando Private for-profit, 2-year 1,875 6 0.3%
— South University-West Palm Beach Royal Palm Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 433 6 1.4%
— Trinity College of Jacksonville Jacksonville Private nonprofit, 4-year 427 6 1.4%
— St. John Vianney College Seminary Miami Private nonprofit, 4-year 79 6 7.6%
— Everglades University Boca Raton Private nonprofit, 4-year 3,242 5 0.2%
— Tom P. Haney Technical College Panama City — 494 5 1.0%
— Futura Career Institute Hialeah — 404 5 1.2%
— DeVry University-Florida Orlando Private for-profit, 4-year 114 5 4.4%
— North Florida College Madison Public, 4-year 1,268 4 0.3%
— South University-Tampa Tampa Private for-profit, 4-year 752 4 0.5%
— Okaloosa Technical College Fort Walton Beach — 421 4 1.0%
— Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine Fort Lauderdale Private nonprofit, 4-year 89 4 4.5%
— Miami Ad School Miami Private for-profit, 2-year 32 4 12.5%
— Full Sail University Winter Park Private for-profit, 4-year 27,169 3 0.0%
— Florida Gateway College Lake City Public, 4-year 2,921 3 0.1%
— Strayer University-Florida Tampa Private for-profit, 4-year 1,303 3 0.2%
— Fred K Marchman Technical College New Port Richey Public, 2-year 568 3 0.5%
— Southern Technical College Fort Myers Private for-profit, 2-year 550 3 0.5%
— Flagler Technical College Palm Coast Public, 2-year 135 3 2.2%
— Ultrasound Medical Institute Wellington Private for-profit, 2-year 121 3 2.5%
— Treasure Coast Technical College Vero Beach — 107 3 2.8%
— National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay Clearwater Private for-profit, 2-year 713 2 0.3%
— Doral College Doral Private nonprofit, 4-year 569 2 0.4%
— Marion Technical College Ocala Public, 2-year 502 2 0.4%
— Riveroak Technical College Live Oak Public, 2-year 250 2 0.8%
— The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne Melbourne — 163 2 1.2%
— Affinity Hair Academy Orlando — 27 2 7.4%
LAC #184 Edward Waters University Jacksonville Private nonprofit, 4-year 1,177 1 0.1%
— Chamberlain University-Florida Jacksonville Private for-profit, 4-year 821 1 0.1%
— Arizona College of Nursing-Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale Private for-profit, 4-year 428 1 0.2%
— University of Fort Lauderdale Lauderhill Private nonprofit, 4-year 368 1 0.3%
— Florida Academy Fort Myers — 350 1 0.3%
— Charlotte Technical College Port Charlotte — 330 1 0.3%
— Trinity College of Florida Trinity Private nonprofit, 4-year 152 1 0.7%
— Paul Mitchell the School-Jacksonville Jacksonville — 118 1 0.8%
— Talmudic College of Florida Miami Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 28 1 3.6%
— Florida School of Massage Gainesville — 25 1 4.0%
— South Florida Institute of Technology Miami — 9,747 0 0.0%
— Ultimate Medical Academy Clearwater Private nonprofit, 2-year 8,932 0 0.0%
— Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek Public, 2-year 3,304 0 0.0%
— Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala Private for-profit, 4-year 3,121 0 0.0%
— Sheridan Technical College Hollywood Public, 2-year 1,573 0 0.0%
— Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay Saint Petersburg Private for-profit, 4-year 1,465 0 0.0%
— Lively Technical College Tallahassee Public, 2-year 1,349 0 0.0%
— Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Delray Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 1,315 0 0.0%
— Orange Technical College-West Campus Ocoee Public, 2-year 1,266 0 0.0%
— Osceola Technical College Kissimmee Public, 2-year 1,155 0 0.0%
— Suncoast Technical College Sarasota Public, 2-year 1,116 0 0.0%
— Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville Private for-profit, 2-year 968 0 0.0%
— William T McFatter Technical College Davie Public, 2-year 960 0 0.0%
— Aveda Institute-South Florida Davie — 923 0 0.0%
— Miami Regional University Miami Springs Private for-profit, 4-year 916 0 0.0%
— Lake Technical College Eustis — 894 0 0.0%
— Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples — 875 0 0.0%
— Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus Pembroke Pines Private for-profit, 4-year 813 0 0.0%
— Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar Miramar Private for-profit, 2-year 791 0 0.0%
— Universal Technical Institute-Orlando Orlando Private for-profit, 2-year 788 0 0.0%
— Fortis Institute-Pensacola Pensacola Private for-profit, 2-year 760 0 0.0%
— Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology Orlando — 757 0 0.0%
— First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine — 727 0 0.0%
— Baptist University of Florida Graceville Private nonprofit, 4-year 717 0 0.0%
— Herzing University-Orlando Winter Park Private nonprofit, 4-year 717 0 0.0%
— H W Brewster Technical College Tampa Public, 2-year 695 0 0.0%
— Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville Gainesville Private for-profit, 4-year 668 0 0.0%
— FVI School of Nursing and Technology Miami Private for-profit, 2-year 661 0 0.0%
— Jones Technical Institute Jacksonville Private nonprofit, 2-year 659 0 0.0%
— Aveda Institute-Tampa Bay Clearwater — 620 0 0.0%
— Immokalee Technical College Immokalee Public, 2-year 615 0 0.0%
— George Stone Technical College Pensacola Public, 2-year 610 0 0.0%
— Erwin Technical College Tampa Public, 2-year 581 0 0.0%
— Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville Jacksonville — 579 0 0.0%
— Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota Sarasota Private for-profit, 4-year 574 0 0.0%
— Southeastern College-Boynton Beach Boynton Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 564 0 0.0%
— SABER College Miami Private nonprofit, 2-year 560 0 0.0%
— Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations West Palm Beach Private nonprofit, 2-year 558 0 0.0%
— College of Business and Technology Hialeah Private for-profit, 2-year 547 0 0.0%
— Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie Private for-profit, 2-year 546 0 0.0%
— Beauty Academy of South Florida Hialeah Gardens — 544 0 0.0%
— New Professions Technical Institute Miami Private for-profit, 2-year 514 0 0.0%
— College of Business and Technology Miami Private for-profit, 2-year 508 0 0.0%
— InterAmerican Technical Institute Miami — 500 0 0.0%
— Florida International Training Institute Miami — 494 0 0.0%
— Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton Public, 2-year 432 0 0.0%
— Praxis Institute Miami — 422 0 0.0%
— American Medical Academy Miami Private for-profit, 4-year 412 0 0.0%
— Ridge Technical College Winter Haven — 407 0 0.0%
— Fortis College-Orange Park Orange Park Private for-profit, 2-year 399 0 0.0%
— Global Medical & Technical Training Institute Miami — 393 0 0.0%
— ICR Florida Education North Miami Beach — 383 0 0.0%
— Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology Altamonte Springs Private for-profit, 4-year 381 0 0.0%
— Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando Casselberry Private for-profit, 2-year 376 0 0.0%
— Fortis College-Cutler Bay Cutler Bay Private for-profit, 2-year 365 0 0.0%
— City College-Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs Private for-profit, 2-year 362 0 0.0%
— Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres — 356 0 0.0%
— Gwinnett Institute Orlando Private for-profit, 4-year 340 0 0.0%
— Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa Tampa Private for-profit, 4-year 335 0 0.0%
— Aparicio-Levy Technical College Tampa — 329 0 0.0%
— College of Business and Technology Cutler Bay Private for-profit, 2-year 326 0 0.0%
— Bene's Career Academy New Port Richey — 321 0 0.0%
— Florida Education Institute Miami Private for-profit, 2-year 318 0 0.0%
— Taylor College Ocala Private for-profit, 2-year 308 0 0.0%
— City College-Hollywood Hollywood Private for-profit, 4-year 305 0 0.0%
— Ave Maria School of Law Naples Private nonprofit, 4-year 299 0 0.0%
— Aveda Institute-Fort Myers Fort Myers — 283 0 0.0%
— Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness Public, 2-year 278 0 0.0%
— Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry Casselberry — 273 0 0.0%
— Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Tampa — 253 0 0.0%
— Antigua College International Miami Lakes Private for-profit, 4-year 251 0 0.0%
— Herzing University-Tampa Tampa Private nonprofit, 4-year 251 0 0.0%
— Florida Barber Academy Plantation — 244 0 0.0%
— Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach — 239 0 0.0%
— Emerald Coast Technical College DeFuniak Springs — 235 0 0.0%
— Boca Beauty Academy Boca Raton — 228 0 0.0%
— Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville Jacksonville Private for-profit, 2-year 225 0 0.0%
— Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood — 218 0 0.0%
— HCI College West Palm Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 218 0 0.0%
— Hollywood Institute Margate — 215 0 0.0%
— Big Bend Technical College Perry — 201 0 0.0%
— ATA Career Education Spring Hill Private for-profit, 4-year 201 0 0.0%
— Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland Parkland — 201 0 0.0%
— Daytona College Ormond Beach Private for-profit, 4-year 191 0 0.0%
— International Academy South Daytona — 186 0 0.0%
— Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland Lakeland — 185 0 0.0%
— Summit Salon Academy Tampa — 183 0 0.0%
— Paul Mitchell the School-Orlando Oviedo — 174 0 0.0%
— Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp Hialeah Private for-profit, 4-year 169 0 0.0%
— Orange Technical College Orlando — 166 0 0.0%
— Meridian College Sarasota Private for-profit, 2-year 163 0 0.0%
— Cortiva Institute Maitland — 159 0 0.0%
— Concorde Career Institute-Tampa Tampa Private for-profit, 2-year 158 0 0.0%
— Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley — 157 0 0.0%
— Wilton Simpson Technical College Brooksville — 155 0 0.0%
— American Institute of Beauty Largo — 151 0 0.0%
— Miami Barber Institute Miami — 150 0 0.0%
— Empire Beauty School-Lakeland Lakeland — 145 0 0.0%
— Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota University Park Private for-profit, 4-year 133 0 0.0%
— Chancellor Institute Ft Laurderdale Private for-profit, 2-year 128 0 0.0%
— Larkin University Miami Private nonprofit, 4-year 127 0 0.0%
— New Concept Massage and Beauty School Miami — 123 0 0.0%
— American Academy of Cosmetology Orange Park — 122 0 0.0%
— Gadsden Technical College Quincy — 120 0 0.0%
— Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy Hallandale Beach Private for-profit, 2-year 119 0 0.0%
— Shear Excellence Hair Academy Tampa — 118 0 0.0%
— Florida Professional Institute Miami — 117 0 0.0%
— The Salon Professional Academy-Ft Myers Fort Myers — 112 0 0.0%
— Empire Beauty School-Tampa Tampa — 111 0 0.0%
— Concorde Career Institute-Miramar Miramar Private for-profit, 2-year 108 0 0.0%
— La Belle Beauty Academy Miami — 106 0 0.0%
— Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa Tampa — 106 0 0.0%
— Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers Fort Myers — 104 0 0.0%
— More Tech Institute Hialeah — 102 0 0.0%
— Academy of Career Training Kissimmee — 100 0 0.0%
— North Florida Technical College Starke — 99 0 0.0%
— Empire Beauty School-West Palm West Palm Beach — 96 0 0.0%
— Cortiva Institute St. Petersburg — 95 0 0.0%
— Concorde Career Institute-Orlando Orlando Private for-profit, 2-year 95 0 0.0%
— Kaizen Beauty Academy Pembroke Pines — 95 0 0.0%
— North Florida Cosmetology Institute Tallahassee — 91 0 0.0%
— Premiere International College Fort Myers Private for-profit, 2-year 88 0 0.0%
— Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville Gainesville — 83 0 0.0%
— American Beauty and Trade School Miami — 83 0 0.0%
— Sarasota School of Massage Therapy Sarasota — 82 0 0.0%
— First Coast Barber Academy Jacksonville — 82 0 0.0%
— Nouvelle Institute Miami — 75 0 0.0%
— Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine Bradenton Private nonprofit, 4-year 71 0 0.0%
— Merryfield Academy Oakland Park — 70 0 0.0%
— URBE University Sweetwater Private for-profit, 4-year 65 0 0.0%
— Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Lauderdale Plantation — 64 0 0.0%
— La Belle Beauty School Hialeah — 63 0 0.0%
— Parisian Spa Institute Jacksonville — 61 0 0.0%
— Tenaj Salon Institute The Villages — 55 0 0.0%
— Florida College of Integrative Medicine Orlando Private for-profit, 4-year 54 0 0.0%
— Florida Academy of Health & Beauty Oakland Park — 54 0 0.0%
— Florida School of Traditional Midwifery Gainesville Private nonprofit, 2-year 54 0 0.0%
— Hope College of Arts and Sciences Pompano Beach Private for-profit, 2-year 54 0 0.0%
— Cozmo Beauty School Bonita Springs — 52 0 0.0%
— Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island — 50 0 0.0%
— Shear Finesse Beauty Academy Jacksonville — 49 0 0.0%
— Bellasa Professional Institute Miami Springs — 43 0 0.0%
— Academy for Five Element Acupuncture Gainesville Private nonprofit, 4-year 39 0 0.0%
— JT's Cuts Academy Fort Lauderdale — 37 0 0.0%
— Lee Professional Institute Fort Myers — 36 0 0.0%
— National Personal Training Institute Orlando — 36 0 0.0%
— World Class Academy of Beauty Careers Tallahassee — 36 0 0.0%
— KCK Beauty & Barber Academy Jacksonville — 36 0 0.0%
— Adrian H. Wallace Barber Academy Pensacola — 33 0 0.0%
— Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Miami Miami Private nonprofit, 4-year 32 0 0.0%
— HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing Miami — 31 0 0.0%
— Loraines Academy & Spa Saint Petersburg — 30 0 0.0%
— Fort Pierce Beauty Academy Fort Pierce — 28 0 0.0%
— Miami Media School Doral Private for-profit, 2-year 28 0 0.0%
— East West College of Natural Medicine Sarasota Private for-profit, 4-year 27 0 0.0%
— UR Beauty & Barber Academy Sebring — 26 0 0.0%
— American Advanced Technicians Institute Hialeah — 23 0 0.0%
— Pets Playground Grooming School Pompano Beach — 22 0 0.0%
— Ruben's Five Star Academy Lake Wales — 22 0 0.0%
— Florida Academy of Nursing Miramar Private for-profit, 4-year 21 0 0.0%
— The Beauty Institute West Palm Beach — 18 0 0.0%
— Trendsetters School of Beauty & Barbering Jacksonville — 18 0 0.0%
— Center for Neurosomatic Studies Clearwater — 16 0 0.0%
— National Personal Training Institute-Tampa Tampa — 15 0 0.0%
— UR Beauty & Barber Academy-At True Family Barber Academy Winter Haven — 13 0 0.0%
— Total Beauty Institute Jacksonville — 10 0 0.0%
— PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Pensacola Private nonprofit, 4-year 0 0 —
— Cortiva Institute Maitland — 0 0 —
— Advance Science International College Miami Lakes Private for-profit, 4-year 0 0 —
— Daytona Beach Christian University Daytona Beach Private nonprofit, 4-year 0 0 —
— Centureon Institute Miami — 0 0 —
— Galen Health Institutes-Orlando Orlando Private for-profit, 2-year 0 0 —
— Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary - Lowell Correctional Institution Ocala — 0 0 —
— Ameritas College - South Bay Correctional Facility South Bay — 0 0 —
— Traviss Technical College - ATCFO Bartow — 0 0 —
— Activa Training Center Miami Private for-profit, 2-year 0 0 —
— Care Hope College Jupiter Private for-profit, 4-year 0 0 —
— UTH Florida University Miami Private for-profit, 4-year 0 0 —
— Orange Technical College-Avalon Campus Orlando — 0 0 —

College tuition in Florida

Undergraduate tuition and fees at four-year colleges, 2025

CollegesMedianLowestHighestU.S. median
Public (in-state) 41 $3,106 $2,026 $6,916 $8,620
Public (out-of-state) 41 $11,595 $8,062 $29,944 $17,909
Private nonprofit 41 $29,992 $3,120 $62,616 $34,200
On-campus room and board 52 $13,492 $4,560 $23,790 $12,830

Public and private nonprofit four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. International students pay out-of-state tuition (private colleges charge everyone the same). Source: U.S. Department of Education.

Climate and Cost of Living in Florida

Price index (U.S. = 100)103.4housing 122.1
Median one-bedroom rent$1,430U.S. $1,235
Median household income$74,568U.S. $80,734
Asian residents2.9%U.S. 6.0%
Foreign-born residents22%U.S. 14%

Cities with the most students

City Coldest month Warmest month Snow per year (in) One-bedroom rent Asian residents
Miami 61 ~ 74°F 78 ~ 88°F 0 $1,499 1.7%
Orlando 52 ~ 71°F 75 ~ 92°F 0 $1,496 5.0%
Fort Lauderdale 60 ~ 77°F 77 ~ 91°F 0 $1,665 1.5%
Tampa 53 ~ 71°F 77 ~ 91°F 0 $1,448 4.9%
Gainesville 43 ~ 67°F 72 ~ 91°F 0 $1,145 6.4%
Boca Raton 60 ~ 76°F 78 ~ 91°F 0 $2,152 2.8%
Tallahassee 41 ~ 64°F 73 ~ 92°F 0 $1,112 4.3%
Coral Gables 64 ~ 75°F 79 ~ 89°F 0 $2,041 3.3%
Daytona Beach 49 ~ 69°F 74 ~ 90°F 0 $1,145 2.9%
Melbourne 51 ~ 72°F 73 ~ 91°F 0 $1,320 3.1%

Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are the average low to average high of the coldest and warmest months. Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher. Small cities use county figures.

Cities in Florida

CityCollegesStudentsInternational
Miami 34 141,310 10,318
Orlando 17 138,276 7,090
Fort Lauderdale 6 73,080 6,973
Tampa 19 88,176 6,480
Gainesville 8 75,593 5,522
Boca Raton 4 38,591 3,014
Tallahassee 6 67,133 2,737
Coral Gables 1 19,852 2,151
Daytona Beach 4 39,869 2,108
Melbourne 3 23,208 1,685
Jacksonville 17 49,187 1,621
Lakeland 6 17,561 1,100
Fort Myers 10 33,200 880
Lake Worth 1 25,916 801
Saint Leo 1 9,692 740
Pensacola 5 25,716 694
Miami Gardens 2 8,929 558
Sarasota 7 4,509 456
Winter Haven 3 10,738 398
West Palm Beach 5 5,258 353
Doral 5 2,097 352
Fort Pierce 3 15,715 348
Bradenton 3 10,307 345
Sanford 1 15,390 342
Hialeah 8 4,513 298
Winter Park 3 30,932 254
DeLand 1 3,775 249
St. Petersburg 2 24,031 200
Deerfield Beach 1 471 149
Ocala 4 9,859 131
Saint Petersburg 4 4,851 122
New Port Richey 3 10,299 120
Dania Beach 1 137 118
Babson Park 1 878 112
Saint Augustine 2 3,152 84
Leesburg 2 6,341 76
Panama City 2 5,920 64
Boynton Beach 3 1,017 56
Palatka 1 7,927 44
Avon Park 1 2,880 43
Lake Wales 2 922 42
Niceville 1 4,752 39
Clearwater 5 11,407 38
Miami Lakes 2 916 38
Ave Maria 1 1,423 35
Temple Terrace 1 728 22
Marianna 1 1,934 21
Key West 1 1,025 20
Miami Beach 3 147 19
HOMESTEAD 1 196 16
Hobe Sound 1 152 13
Cape Coral 1 297 12
Pembroke Pines 3 1,020 10
Greenacres 2 639 7
Royal Palm Beach 1 433 6
Madison 1 1,268 4
Fort Walton Beach 1 421 4
Lake City 1 2,921 3
Palm Coast 1 135 3
Wellington 1 121 3
Vero Beach 1 107 3
Live Oak 1 250 2
Lauderhill 1 368 1
Port Charlotte 1 330 1
Trinity 1 152 1
Coconut Creek 1 3,304 0
Hollywood 3 2,096 0
Davie 2 1,883 0
Delray Beach 1 1,315 0
Ocoee 1 1,266 0
Kissimmee 2 1,255 0
Naples 2 1,174 0
Miami Springs 2 959 0
Miramar 3 920 0
Eustis 1 894 0
Altamonte Springs 2 743 0
Graceville 1 717 0
Cutler Bay 2 691 0
Casselberry 2 649 0
Immokalee 1 615 0
Port Saint Lucie 1 546 0
Hialeah Gardens 1 544 0
Orange Park 2 521 0
Milton 1 432 0
North Miami Beach 1 383 0
Plantation 2 308 0
Inverness 1 278 0
DeFuniak Springs 1 235 0
Margate 1 215 0
Perry 1 201 0
Spring Hill 1 201 0
Parkland 1 201 0
Ormond Beach 1 191 0
South Daytona 1 186 0
Oviedo 1 174 0
Maitland 1 159 0
Chipley 1 157 0
Brooksville 1 155 0
Largo 1 151 0
University Park 1 133 0
Ft Laurderdale 1 128 0
Oakland Park 2 124 0
Quincy 1 120 0
Hallandale Beach 1 119 0
Starke 1 99 0
Pompano Beach 2 76 0
Sweetwater 1 65 0
The Villages 1 55 0
Bonita Springs 1 52 0
Merritt Island 1 50 0
Sebring 1 26 0
West Palm Beach 1 18 0

Students and first-year residence: IPEDS Fall Enrollment, US Department of Education (latest 2025 school year). Countries of origin: SEVIS by the Numbers, US Department of Homeland Security. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges.