Florida offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Florida research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Sarasota. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Sarasota is right for you.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA QUICK STATSCounty: Sarasota
Elevation: 27 feet
Land Area: 14.9 square miles
Population Density: 3515 people per square mile
Population: 52,340
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (69.8%), Black (16.0%), Hispanic (11.9%), Other race (3.7%), Two or more races (1.9%), American Indian (0.9%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (13.9%), English (10.4%), Irish (10.4%), United States (6.2%), Italian (5.5%), French (3.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (31.8 miles , pop. 248,232)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (797.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: North Sarasota, FL (1.6 miles ), Southgate, FL (1.6 miles ), Kensington Park, FL (1.7 miles ), South Sarasota, FL (1.9 miles ), Ridge Wood Heights, FL (1.9 miles ), Desoto Lakes, FL (1.9 miles ), Sarasota Springs, FL (2.0 miles ), South Gate Ridge, FL (2.1 miles )
Sarasota Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 80.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.70%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.10%
Colleges/Universities in Sarasota:
RINGLING SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN Full-time enrollment: 942, Location: 2700 N TAMIAMI TR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.Ringling.EDU SARASOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 939, Location: 4748 BENEVA RD, Public, Website: www.careerscape.org UNIVERSITY OF SARASOTA FT enrollment: 315, Location: 5250 17TH ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.sarasota.edu, Offers Doctor's degree SARASOTA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE FT enrollment: 73, Location: 1932 RINGLING BLVD., Private, for-profit, Website: web-sarasota.com/SSMT SUNSTATE ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN FT enrollment: 17, Location: 4424 BEE RIDGE RD, Private, for-profit FASHION FOCUS HAIR ACADEMY FT enrollment: 10, Location: 2184 GULF GATE DR, Private, for-profit KEISER COLLEGE-SARASOTA Location: 332 SARASOTA QUAY, Private, for-profit, Website: www.keisercollege.cc.fl.us SARASOTA TRAVEL SCHOOL Location: 307 S ORANGE AVE, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Sarasota:
MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 8 miles, BRADENTON, FL, Full-time enrollment: 4,539 HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 42 miles, TAMPA, FL, FT enrollment: 9,630 UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA about 42 miles, TAMPA, FL, FT enrollment: 2,963 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA about 51 miles, TAMPA, FL, FT enrollment: 26,221 TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER about 57 miles, LAKELAND, FL, FT enrollment: 2,057 EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 65 miles, FT MYERS, FL, FT enrollment: 5,032 FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY about 66 miles, FT MYERS, FL, FT enrollment: 2,466
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