University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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Tuition & Fees

$10,051

$32,329

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
730
25th
650
75th
760
25th
650
75th
35
25th
27
75th
32
25th
26
75th
33
25th
28
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undergraduateRatios

44%

male

56%

female

16

students

1

faculty

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Very Selective

23%

acceptance rate

Accepted 15,054
Declined 49,419
Total Received 64,473
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Public

34,552

undergraduate students

20,659

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1853, The University of Florida is a public, four-year, research university that is known for its strong programs in Engineering, Business, and the Arts. It is located on a 2,000-acre suburban campus in Gainesville, Florida—70 miles from Jacksonville.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 55,211
Established in 1853
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

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2,000-acre, suburban campus in Gainesville (population: 132,249), 70 miles from Jacksonville. Served by air and bus; major airport serves Orlando (90 miles); train serves Waldo (10 miles). School operates transportation to downtown area. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

University of Florida
None
Gainesville, FL
32611

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
22%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
78%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • A team of researchers at the University of Florida developed the original Gatorade in response to a request in 1965 by an assistant football coach to discover why players were having difficulty in the heat.
  • Gatorade is named after the University of Florida Gators athletic teams.
  • Do you know how to Gator Chomp? It's an important part of being a University of Florida fan at a game! You just extend your arms out in front of you, palms facing each other, and get those gator jaws going!

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
77%
Top 1/4
97%
Top 1/2
100%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
730
25th
650
75th
760
25th
650
75th
35
25th
27
75th
32
25th
26
75th
33
25th
28

Admissions Facts

Application fee $30
Other application fee (waived if applicant has an SAT Reasoning or ACT fee waiver form)
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 1
Application deadline (final deadline) March 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Very Selective

23%

acceptance rate

Accepted 15,054
Declined 49,419
Total Received 64,473

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Admission test scores
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Secondary School Rank
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Other
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

Not reported

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

95%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

94%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$9,523

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $6,381
Housing $6,900
Food $4,600
Additional fees $3,670
Books & supplies $1,050
Total $22,601
Average Financial Aid - $9,523
Total with Avg. Aid $13,078

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $49,114,228
State $14,475,202
Institutional $23,368,250
Other external $34,998
Total $86,992,678

Non-need-based

Federal $1,815,456
State $137,550,884
Institutional $22,547,391
Other external $10,572,391
Total $172,486,122

Scholarships

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Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Gymnastics yes
Lacrosse yes
Soccer yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

aikido, badminton, canoe, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, running, sailing, scuba diving, skateboarding, soccer, surfing, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, waterskiing, wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

aikido, badminton, break dancing, canoeing, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, judo, karate, lacrosse, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, running, sailing, scuba diving, skateboarding, soccer, surfing, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, waterskiing, wrestling

Intramural/Recreational Sports

baseball, basketball, bowling, flag football, free-throw shooting, golf, kickball, indoor contest, racquetball, soccer, softball, volleyball (indoor/sand), walleyball

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes yes
Agricultural Engineering yes yes yes
Agricultural Teacher Education yes yes yes
Anatomy yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes
Astronomy yes yes yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes yes
Biological/Biosystems Engineering yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes
Biostatistics yes yes
Botany/Plant Biology yes yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services yes
Community Health and Preventive Medicine yes yes
Comparative Law yes
Computer Engineering, General yes yes yes
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes yes
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician yes yes
Counseling Psychology yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes yes
Creative Writing yes
Criminology yes yes yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Dance, General yes
Dental Clinical Sciences, General yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes
Dietetics/Dietitian yes
Digital Arts yes yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes
Ecology yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Education, General yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Educational Psychology yes yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law yes
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Entomology yes yes yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies yes
Environmental Health yes
Environmental Psychology yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes yes
Epidemiology yes yes
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology yes yes yes
Family and Community Services yes yes yes
Finance, General yes yes
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
Fire Science/Fire-fighting yes yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General yes
French Language and Literature yes yes
Genetics, General yes
Geography yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes yes
Graphic Design yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General yes
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General yes
History, General yes yes yes
Informatics yes
Interior Design yes yes
International Relations and Affairs yes
International/Globalization Studies yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Latin Language and Literature yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Linguistics yes yes yes
Management Science yes
Marine Sciences yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes yes
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling yes yes
Materials Engineering yes yes yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology yes yes yes
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes
Museology/Museum Studies yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Nuclear Engineering yes yes yes
Nursing Science yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist yes
Ocean Engineering yes yes
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General yes yes
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physician Associate/Assistant yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Plant Molecular Biology yes yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Portuguese Language and Literature yes
Psychology, General yes yes yes
Public Health, General yes yes yes
Reading Teacher Education yes
Real Estate yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes yes
Rehabilitation Science yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes yes yes
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
School Psychology yes yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes
Social Studies Teacher Education yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Surveying Technology/Surveying yes
Sustainability Studies yes
Systems Engineering yes yes yes
Tax Law/Taxation yes yes
Zoology/Animal Biology yes yes yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Psychology
  2. Biology
  3. Mechanical Engineering

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

55,211

total students

80%

in-state

20%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

63%

34,552
students

Female
56%
19,446

Male
44%
15,106

37%

20,659
students

Female
58%
11,978

Male
42%
8,681

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

90%

31,017
students

Female
57%
17,710

Male
43%
13,307

10%

3,535
students

Female
49%
1,736

Male
51%
1,799

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Student Break-down

2%
Nonresident aliens
5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
11%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
24%
Hispanic/Latino
50%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.00
High school transcript Required of All
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of Some

Transfer Application Deadline

Not reported

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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