VISION
New College of Florida vision is to be the best liberal arts college in America.
MISSION
As part of man’s long struggle to defeat ignorance by pursuing truth, New College educates its students in the great traditions and moral disciplines of our civilization so that they can lead principled lives of consequence. Through academic excellence, New College develops within students the capacity to think critically and humanely and to conduct themselves with civility, courage, and honor. Together, we seek the good, the true, and the beautiful, in the firm knowledge that only through the eternal verities can we move the earth.
PRINCIPLES
Five principles define our educational philosophy:
• Personal Responsibility: You, the student, bear ultimate responsibility for your own education.
• Collaboration: Quality education unites exciting instructors and enthusiastic students in a quest for learning.
• Demonstrability: The sign of educational progress is demonstrated mastery, not the accumulation of credits and grades.
• Exploration: Students deserve to immerse themselves in the exploration of their deepest interests.
• Freedom: No idea or expression is off-limits—as long as you’re prepared to defend it against all challengers in a respectful exchange.
DESCRIPTION
Founded in Sarasota in 1960, New College of Florida was named the No. 1 Public Liberal Arts College by Washington Monthly in 2023 and is the Honors College of Florida. New College provides students with limitless, original opportunities for success through a highly individualized education that combines academic excellence, undergraduate research opportunities, and career preparation experiences. New College offers more than 50 undergraduate majors in arts, humanities and sciences; a master’s degree program in applied data science; exceptional STEM opportunities, including a home for world-class marine biology and marine mammal studies; and intercollegiate athletics in the NAIA.
SERVICES/PROGRAMS
Choose from 50+ undergraduate majors across a range of academic fields in the arts, sciences and humanities. Pursue a master’s degree in applied data science. Gain professional skills through certificate programs. Our pre-professional programs support students interested in careers in medicine and healthcare or the law. The possibilities are as limitless as your future!
