<p>US News ranks it #89. I think that is pretty amazing for such a young school. I am not a student; it is on my daughters list of schools she is considering and it just seemed like it might be a good fit for your situation. It does seem like it has an extensive study abroad program. That is something that is very important to her as well. I don’t know anything about UF since it is not a school we are considering. But from everything I’ve learned about New College, the students are very serious, self motivated learners and its an academically stimulating and challenging place. In fact the biggest criticism that I’ve heard is that it has a high drop out rate of students who can not meet the academic rigor. This could be a benefit to you though since it means there would be a significant amount of transfer spots. ALSO, I’m just noticing this, their application deadline isn’t until May 15th. So you still have 3 days or so to apply as a FRESHMAN. Might be worth doing that and then you can decide later if you like the place if you get in. </p>