Safest Colleges in Florida
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baptist University of Florida Graceville · private | 0 | $10,372 | 42.9% | $42,836 | 36.0% |
| 2 | Albizu University-Miami Miami · private | 0 | $19,849 | 58.5% | $41,544 | 75.7% |
| 3 | Chipola College Marianna · community | 0 | $1,133 | 50.9% | $37,378 | — |
| 4 | Daytona State College Daytona Beach · community | 0 | $7,177 | 41.6% | $37,096 | — |
| 5 | South University-Tampa Tampa · private | 0 | $20,434 | 48.4% | $34,421 | — |
| 6 | Florida College Temple Terrace · community | 0 | $23,931 | 60.1% | $43,445 | 69.7% |
| 7 | Concorde Career Institute-Miramar Miramar · private | 0 | $27,673 | 72.5% | $35,442 | 99.6% |
| 8 | Concorde Career Institute-Tampa Tampa · private | 0 | $26,077 | 72.6% | $36,288 | 95.7% |
| 9 | Gulf Coast State College Panama City · public | 0 | $4,709 | 38.6% | $38,359 | — |
| 10 | Hobe Sound Bible College Hobe Sound · private | 0 | $12,074 | 30.4% | $39,863 | — |
| 11 | Jacksonville University Jacksonville · private | 0 | $25,180 | 54.1% | $68,010 | 56.9% |
| 12 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale · private | 0 | $30,498 | 39.9% | $39,696 | 97.0% |
| 13 | Florida Gateway College Lake City · community | 0 | $5,364 | 52.1% | $37,894 | — |
| 14 | Lake-Sumter State College Leesburg · public | 0 | $5,855 | 34.8% | $39,876 | — |
| 15 | State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton · community | 0 | $22,356 | 35.2% | $40,318 | — |
| 16 | North Florida College Madison · public | 0 | $804 | 53.8% | $33,929 | — |
| 17 | Northwest Florida State College Niceville · community | 0 | $4,571 | 37.9% | $39,664 | — |
| 18 | Palm Beach State College Lake Worth · public | 0 | $9,182 | 38.1% | $41,923 | — |
| 19 | Pensacola State College Pensacola · community | 0 | $3,957 | 36.9% | $36,739 | — |
| 20 | Saint Leo University Saint Leo · private | 0 | $21,293 | 32.8% | $48,364 | 78.4% |
| 21 | Santa Fe College Gainesville · public | 0 | $11,098 | 43.9% | $41,631 | — |
| 22 | Seminole State College of Florida Sanford · community | 0 | $8,970 | 44.5% | $41,733 | — |
| 23 | Saint Johns River State College Palatka · community | 0 | $6,135 | 37.6% | $41,728 | — |
| 24 | South Florida State College Avon Park · community | 0 | $3,877 | 49.8% | $39,990 | — |
| 25 | Trinity Baptist College Jacksonville · private | 0 | $20,011 | 30.9% | $37,275 | 53.3% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.