Public Colleges in Florida

The 2023 Directory of Florida Public Colleges and Costs

Florida Public Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

How much does it cost to attend public college in Florida?   The average annual in-state four year, public college tuition in Florida was $3,008 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of $20 from the 2019-2020 average of $2,988 and represents a 0.67% annual increase. The list of Florida public colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating. Public schools are partially funded by the taxpayers of Florida and usually offer lower tuition to in-state residents.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 40 public colleges and universities in Florida, the most popular being University of Central Florida with 46,735 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $4,478. New College of Florida is the most expensive public school in Florida with an in-state tuition of $5,227.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Florida colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Florida or cheap Florida colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Explore Florida Colleges

School Tuition Rating Value
Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

$1,968 NA NA
Chipola College

Marianna, Florida

$2,365 NA NA
College of Central Florida

Ocala, Florida

$1,987 NA NA
Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

$3,072 NA NA
Eastern Florida State College

Cocoa, Florida

$1,892 NA NA
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida

$3,152 35 38
Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

$2,522 46 69
Florida Gateway College

Lake City, Florida

$2,369 NA NA
Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

$4,191 38 27
Florida International University

Miami, Florida

$4,721 48 78
Florida Keys Community College

Key West, Florida

$2,483 NA NA
Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers, Florida

$2,436 NA NA
Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

$2,518 NA NA
Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

$4,022 68 92
Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, Florida

$1,750 NA NA
Hillsborough Community College

Tampa, Florida

$1,931 NA NA
Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

$2,496 NA NA
Lake Sumter State College

Leesburg, Florida

$3,292 NA NA
Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

$1,987 NA NA
New College of Florida

Sarasota, Florida

$5,227 72 95