45 Best colleges for Archaeology in Florida

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Florida ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 95.8K academic papers made by 45 universities in Florida was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Florida

Gainesville

For Archaeology

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

2. University of Miami

Coral Gables

For Archaeology

#64 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

3. Florida State University

Tallahassee

For Archaeology

#67 in the United States

#80 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

4. University of South Florida

Tampa

For Archaeology

#68 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

5. University of Central Florida

Orlando

For Archaeology

#87 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

6. Florida International University

Miami

For Archaeology

#112 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton

For Archaeology

#162 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Florida College

Temple Terrace

For Archaeology

#219 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,360

9. Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale

For Archaeology

#297 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,589

10. University of South Florida - St Petersburg

St. Petersburg

For Archaeology

#298 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $9,152
Enrollment: 4,500

11. Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne

For Archaeology

#335 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,752

12. University of North Florida

Jacksonville

For Archaeology

#343 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 100%

13. University of West Florida

Pensacola

For Archaeology

#357 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

14. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach

For Archaeology

#409 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $38,983

15. Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers

For Archaeology

#484 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

16. University of Tampa

Tampa

For Archaeology

#494 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Net Price: $34,653
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,034

17. Rollins College

Winter Park

For Archaeology

#496 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,317

18. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee

For Archaeology

#525 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. Barry University

Miami

For Archaeology

#537 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $20,207
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,466

20. University of South Florida - Sarasota-Manatee

Sarasota

For Archaeology

#612 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $9,415
Enrollment: 2,000

21. Lynn University

Boca Raton

For Archaeology

#653 in the United States

#715 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $38,728

22. Eckerd College

St. Petersburg

For Archaeology

#656 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $40,119

23. Jacksonville University

Jacksonville

For Archaeology

#673 in the United States

#739 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $26,943

24. Stetson University

DeLand

For Archaeology

#691 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,756

25. Hodges University

Naples

For Archaeology

#738 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,083
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,297

26. Everglades University

Boca Raton

For Archaeology

#746 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $28,778
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,699

27. New College of Florida

Sarasota

For Archaeology

#759 in the United States

#827 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1232
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 100%

28. Southeastern University

Lakeland

For Archaeology

#843 in the United States

#913 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,910
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $14,817

29. Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine

For Archaeology

#848 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,547

30. Indian River State College

Fort Pierce

For Archaeology

#872 in the United States

#942 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,563
Enrollment: 14,862

31. Miami Dade College

Miami

For Archaeology

#912 in the United States

#983 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $6,647
Enrollment: 47,245

32. Florida Polytechnic University

Lakeland

For Archaeology

#1011 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 100%

33. Schiller International University

Largo

For Archaeology

#1019 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,042
Receiving Aid: 25%
Average Aid: $2,278

34. St Petersburg College

Clearwater

For Archaeology

#1041 in the United States

#1116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $8,827
Enrollment: 23,501

35. Saint Leo University

Saint Leo

For Archaeology

#1050 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,390

36. Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach

For Archaeology

#1137 in the United States

#1214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $30,276

37. Florida Southern College

Lakeland

For Archaeology

#1148 in the United States

#1225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,324

38. Ave Maria School of Law

Naples

For Archaeology

#1166 in the United States

#1244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 265
Male:Female: 49:51

39. Saint Johns River State College

Palatka

For Archaeology

#1200 in the United States

#1278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $5,313
Enrollment: 6,434

40. Bethune-Cookman University

Daytona Beach

For Archaeology

#1208 in the United States

#1286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 905
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $15,769

41. Ave Maria University

Ave Maria

For Archaeology

#1227 in the United States

#1305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Net Price: $21,078
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,341

42. Seminole State College of Florida

Sanford

For Archaeology

#1229 in the United States

#1308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $6,979
Enrollment: 14,323

43. St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens

For Archaeology

#1236 in the United States

#1315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $28,654
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,668

44. Broward College

Fort Lauderdale

For Archaeology

#1281 in the United States

#1364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $6,131
Enrollment: 30,057

45. AI Miami International University of Art and Design

Miami

For Archaeology

#1303 in the United States

#1387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,971
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $6,959

Closest to Florida states to learn Archaeology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Georgia	37	34
South Carolina	22	69
Alabama	21	97
North Carolina	38	30
Mississippi	11	143
Tennessee	27	58
Louisiana	20	70
Virginia	39	40
Kentucky	20	57
West Virginia	15	94
Arkansas	16	134
District of Columbia	9	61
Maryland	25	18
Ohio	49	16
Indiana	29	45
New Jersey	21	28
Pennsylvania	90	12
Illinois	61	10
Missouri	30	43
Connecticut	20	14
Oklahoma	14	89
New York	118	6
Rhode Island	9	71
Texas	66	21
Massachusetts	62	2
Michigan	30	3
Iowa	20	38
Puerto Rico	9	395
Kansas	11	84
Vermont	8	126
Wisconsin	27	11
New Hampshire	10	88
Maine	11	161
Nebraska	10	56
Minnesota	26	13
New Mexico	7	85
South Dakota	8	231
Colorado	18	48
North Dakota	5	195
Arizona	7	25
Utah	10	44
Montana	4	144
Idaho	6	149
Nevada	4	123
California	109	1
Oregon	16	52
Washington	23	5
Alaska	4	150
Hawaii	6	86