The University of West Florida Teaching Programs

The University of West Florida is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. The location of UWF is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is The University of West Florida?

Contact details for UWF are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
Phone:	850-474-2000
Website:	uwf.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WestFL
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UWF

How Do I Get Into UWF?

You can apply to UWF online at: uwf.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for UWF

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWF?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to UWF. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 48%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Average Test Scores

About 60% of students accepted to UWF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

UWF received ACT scores from 66% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford The University of West Florida?

The overall average net price of UWF is $25,760. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UWF, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,202 a year. That adds up to $20,808 over four years for those students.

The University of West Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,319 undergraduate students at UWF, with 6,241 being full-time and 3,078 being part-time.

There are also 3,969 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,241 full-time undergraduates at UWF, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of West Florida students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	213
Black or African American	546
Hispanic or Latino	636
White	4,031
International Students	191
Other Races/Ethnicities	624

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at The University of West Florida. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 68 countries are represented at UWF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

Online Learning at The University of West Florida

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at UWF. In 2022-2023, 10,688 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UWF has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The University of West Florida Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Special Education	40	0	239	0	279
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	95	0	95
Curriculum & Instruction	0	19	41	21	81
Elementary Education	23	0	0	0	23
Educational/Instructional Technology	9	0	13	0	22
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	12	0	12
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	5	0	5
Music Education	3	0	0	0	3
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	76	19	405	21	521

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.