New College of Florida has some impressive credentials. Talk to any New College administrator long enough, and you likely will hear some of the following:
▪ The school has produced 25 percent of the state’s Fulbright Scholars during the past 15 years.
▪ New College produces the third-highest rate of students who go on to earn science, technology, engineering or math Ph.D.s in the country, ahead of schools such as MIT.
▪ U.S. News & World Report ranked New College the fifth-best public liberal arts college in the country. The only schools ahead of it were four military academies.
Now, it can add one more factoid to its resume: The school that lawmakers hope gives them the most bang for its buck.