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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Daytona State College
  • Santa Fe College

What stands out

Daytona State College has the lower average net price, Santa Fe College reports the higher graduation rate, Santa Fe College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Daytona State College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Daytona State College compared with Santa Fe College
MetricDaytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FLPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debtSanta Fe CollegeGainesville, FLPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$7,177lowest$11,098
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$12,050$14,165
In-state tuition$3,106$2,563
Out-of-state tuition$11,994$9,189
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.42%53%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$8,250lowest$11,310
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$37,096$41,631highest
Campus
Undergraduates10,17611,122

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.