Private Colleges & Universities
These nonpublic educational institutions hold a license from the Florida Commission for Independent Education. Schools with enrollment less than 200 are not included. Go to www.fldoe.org/cie for a complete list.
Albizu University
Doral
Ana G. Mendez University System
Orlando, Miami Lakes, Tampa
Baptist University of Florida
Graceville, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando,
West Palm Beach
Chamberlain University
Jacksonville, Miramar
Columbia College
Jacksonville, Naval Air Station
DeVry University
Orlando
ECPI University
Lake Mary
Florida National University
Hialeah, Miami
Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in entertainment media and emerging technologies. Full Sail was named a 2026 “Top Game Design School” by The Princeton Review, one of the “Top 50 Film Schools of 2025” by The Wrap, and one of the “Top 50 Animation Schools and Colleges in the U.S.” by Animation Career Review.
Jose Maria Vargas University
Pembroke Pines
Miami Regional University
Miami
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
Bradenton, Jacksonville
Rasmussen University
Altamonte Springs, Brandon, Fort Myers, Ocala, Odessa
Schiller International University
Tampa
South University
Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach
Strayer University
Miramar, Orlando, Tampa
Trinity Baptist College
Jacksonville
University of Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
Westcliff University
Miami, Orlando
West Coast University
Doral
