The University of West Florida Teaching Programs
Located in Pensacola, Florida, The University of West Florida is a public institution. The location of UWF is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.
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The University of West Florida Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UWF.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#5 | Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#17 | Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Where Is The University of West Florida?

Contact details for UWF are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UWF?
Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 49%.
Average Test Scores
About 47% 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 550 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 610.
Can I Afford The University of West Florida?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UWF, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $6,488 a year. That adds up to $25,952 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UWF is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
The University of West Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 3,114 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 6,789 full-time undergraduates at UWF, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 205 |
Black or African American | 793 |
Hispanic or Latino | 615 |
White | 4,396 |
International Students | 217 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 563 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UWF has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of UWF
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of West Florida was 8.6%. This is the #1,013 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UWF regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UWF majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Curriculum & Instruction | 1% |
Curriculum & Instruction | 1% |
Educational/Instructional Technology | 41% |
Instructional Media Design | 41% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UWF ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UWF.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Trade & Industrial Teacher Education | #5 | |
Reading Teacher Education | #45 | |
General Special Education | #75 | |
Educational/Instructional Technology | #84 | |
Instructional Media Design | #84 | |
Curriculum & Instruction | #86 | |
Curriculum & Instruction | #86 | |
Special Education | #118 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #123 | |
General Educational Leadership & Administration | #139 | |
Educational Administration | #169 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
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 |
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General Educational Leadership & Administration | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 191 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 0 | 89 | 48 | 21 | 158 |
General Special Education | 44 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 151 |
Educational/Instructional Technology | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Elementary Education | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Music Education | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Reading Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
TOTAL | 74 | 89 | 378 | 21 | 562 |
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.
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