New College of Florida
| Latin: Novum Collegium Floridense MCMLX English: New College of Florida 1960 | |
Former names | New College (1960–1975) New College of the University of South Florida (1975–2001) |
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| Type | Public liberal arts college |
| Established | October 11, 1960 |
Parent institution | State University System of Florida |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | COPLAC |
| Endowment | $49.8 million (2023) |
| President | Richard Corcoran |
Academic staff | 97 full time, 26 part time (fall 2022) |
| Students | 689 (fall 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 669 |
| Postgraduates | 20 |
| Location | , United States |
| Campus | Small city, 144 acres (0.6 km2) |
| Newspaper | Catalyst |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Mighty Banyans |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA - Sun, ICSA - SAISA conference |
| Mascot | The Mighty Banyan |
| Website | www |
New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida, United States. The college is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. New College has the smallest student enrollment in the State University System of Florida with 689 students as of 2022. Founded in 1960, it opened in 1964 and was a private college. It ran into financial difficulty in the 1970s and was merged into the University of South Florida. In 2001, it became an autonomous college within the State University System of Florida, and was designated by statute as "the residential liberal arts honors college of the State of Florida."
In 2023, the state government of Florida overhauled its board of trustees in an attempt to transform the honors college into a conservative institution modeled on Hillsdale College. Afterward, nearly 40% of the faculty resigned. There are currently 94 faculty members with student-faculty ratio of 8:1.