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Colleges near Starke · College Scorecard

No college in Starke, but 4 within 30 miles

The closest is Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Gainesville, 24.1 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
24.1 mi
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture
Within 30 miles
4
degree-granting colleges
Students nearby
57,435
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
FL 6%

College from Starke

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Starke

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Starke.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville Santa Fe College University of Florida Starke
University or collegeCommunity college
Academy for Five Element AcupunctureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gainesville
24.1 mi55 students
University of FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Gainesville
25.1 mi46,675 students
Santa Fe CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Gainesville
26.6 mi10,067 students
Galen Health Institutes-GainesvilleUniversity or college · For-profit · Gainesville
28.5 mi638 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Starke: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → University of FloridaSanta Fe College
University of Florida91% graduate$72k earnings$15k typical debt
Santa Fe College53% graduate$42k earnings$11k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

What it costs

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Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Starke’s median household income ($52K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Starke. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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