| TopRank Florida™ — Independent Colleges & Universities by Total Enrollment |
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| 2008 Rank | Last Year | Institution | Main Campus | Phone | Website | Total Enrollment Fall 2007 | Student:Faculty Ratio | President |
| 1 | 1 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale | (800) 541-6682 | nova.edu | 27,518 | 17:1 | Ray Ferrero |
| 2 | 2 | University of Miami | Coral Gables | (305) 284-2211 | miami.edu | 15,449 | 12:1 | Donna E. Shalala |
| 3 | 3 | Barry University | Miami Shores | (305) 899-3100 | barry.edu | 8,733 | 13:1 | Linda Bevilacqua |
| 4 | 4 | University of Tampa | Tampa | (813) 253-3333 | ut.edu | 5,600 | 15:1 | Ronald L. Vaughn |
| 5 | 6 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne | (800) 888-4348 | fit.edu | 5,118 | 13:1 | Anthony J. Catanese |
| 6 | 5 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach | (800) 862-2416 | erau.edu | 4,970 | 16:1 | John P. Johnson |
| 7 | 7 | Stetson University | DeLand | (800) 688-0101 | stetson.edu | 3,721 | 11:1 | H. Douglas Lee |
| 8 | 10 | Jacksonville University | Jacksonville | (904) 256-7000 | ju.edu | 3,436 | 14:1 | Kerry D. Romesburg |
| 9 | 10 | Bethune-Cookman College | Daytona Beach | (800) 448-0228 | bethune.cookman.edu | 3,433 | 18:1 | Trudie Kibbe Reed |
| 10 | 9 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach | (888) 468-6722 | pba.edu | 3,291 | 15:1 | David W. Clark |
| 11 | 13 | Southeastern University | Lakeland | (800) 667-5000 | seuniversity.edu | 3,069 | 24:1 | Mark Rutland |
| 12 | 12 | Lynn University | Boca Raton | (800) 888-5966 | lynn.edu | 2,549 | 17:1 | Kevin M. Ross |
| 13 | 8 | Rollins College | Winter Park | (407) 646-2405 | rollins.edu | 2,532 | 10:1 | Lewis M. Duncan |
| 14 | 15 | Flagler College | St. Augustine | (800) 304-4208 | flagler.edu | 2,410 | 20:1 | William T. Abare Jr. |
| 15 | 14 | Saint Thomas University | Miami Gardens | (800) 367-9010 | stu.edu | 2,407 | 14:1 | Franklyn M. Casale |
| 16 | 16 | Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences | Orlando | (800) 500-7747 | fhchs.edu | 2,207 | 25:1 | David E. Greenlaw |
| 17 | 21 | Saint Leo University1 | Saint Leo | (800) 334-5532 | saintleo.edu | 2,120 | 15:1 | Arthur F. Kirk |
| 18 | 18 | Eckerd College | St. Petersburg | (727) 867-1166 | eckerd.edu | 1,835 | 14:1 | Donald R. Eastman |
| 19 | 20 | Florida Southern College | Lakeland | (800) 274-4131 | flsouthern.edu | 1,818 | 13:1 | Anne B. Kerr |
| 20 | 17 | Florida Memorial University | Miami | (305) 626-3600 | fmuniv.edu | 1,747 | 19:1 | Karl S. Wright |
| 21 | 19 | Hodges University | Naples | (800) 466-8017 | hodges.edu | 1,699 | 17:1 | Terry P. McMahan |
| 22 | 22 | Ringling College of Art and Design2 | Sarasota | (800) 255-7695 | ringling.edu | 1,199 | 13:1 | Larry R. Thompson |
| 23 | 23 | Warner Southern College | Lake Wales | (800) 309-9563 | warner.edu | 1,180 | 13:1 | Gregory V. Hall |
| 24 | 24 | Edward Waters College | Jacksonville | (888) 898-3191 | ewc.edu | 811 | 15:1 | Claudette Williams |
| 25 | 25 | Webber International University | Babson Park | (800) 741-1844 | webber.edu | 640 | 21:1 | Rex R. Yentes |
| 26 | 26 | Clearwater Christian College | Clearwater | (800) 348-4463 | clearwater.edu | 594 | 15:1 | Richard A. Stratton |
| 27 | 27 | Florida College | Temple Terrace | (813) 988-5131 | floridacollege.edu | 524 | 14:1 | Charles G. Caldwell |
| 28 | 28 | Beacon College | Leesburg | (352) 787-7660 | beaconcollege.edu | 117 | 9:1 | Deborah Brodbeck |
1 Main campus enrollment only; 2 Formerly Ringling School of Art and Design. Only non-profit schools and independent colleges and universities of Florida (ICUF) members were considered. Information provided by individual schools. Research by Sara Peeples and Mazie Anderson. © Copyright 2008 Trend Magazines Inc. |
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