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Located in Gainesville, Florida, University of Florida is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Gainesville makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

209 Undergraduate Degrees
568 Graduate Degrees
$29,776 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
23% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Florida?

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Contact details for UF are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Tigert Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-3261
Website: www.ufl.edu

How Do I Get Into UF?

You can apply to UF online at: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman

Admission Requirements for UF

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UF?

23% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
81% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 23%, UF is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 23%, and the acceptance rate for women is 24%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to UF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 730. Math scores were between 650 and 760.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Florida  ( 650 to 730 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Florida  ( 650 to 760 )
200
800
UF received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

ACT English Scores for University of Florida  ( 27 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Florida  ( 28 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Florida?

$29,776 Net Price
9% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UF is $29,776. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UF, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $6,318 a year. That adds up to $25,272 over four years for those students.

University of Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

31,337 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 34,876 undergraduate students at UF, with 31,337 being full-time and 3,539 being part-time.

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There are also 20,905 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 31,337 full-time undergraduates at UF, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,280
Black or African American 1,632
Hispanic or Latino 7,389
White 15,960
International Students 884
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,192

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at University of Florida. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 144 countries are represented at UF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Florida

8,791 Took All Classes Online
31,583 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 66 bachelor’s degree and 126 master’s degree programs available online at UF. In 2022-2023, 31,583 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 4th 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 following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UF majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Agricultural Teacher Education 31%
Art Education 27%
Curriculum & Instruction 13%
General Education 32%
General Educational Leadership & Administration 42%
General Special Education 14%
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 47%
Music Education 2%
Reading Teacher Education 64%
Science Education 50%

University of Florida Teaching Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Agricultural Teacher Education 0 63 31 26 12 132
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 37 43 48 128
Elementary Education 0 70 0 44 0 114
General Special Education 0 0 58 40 3 101
Music Education 0 16 0 46 4 66
General Education 0 56 0 0 0 56
Art Education 3 1 0 44 0 48
General Educational Leadership & Administration 0 0 0 21 12 33
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 0 0 0 0 15 15
Early Childhood Education 0 0 8 7 0 15
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 0 0 0 8 6 14
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 0 0 0 13 0 13
Reading Teacher Education 0 0 0 11 0 11
Social Studies Education 0 0 0 9 0 9
Mathematics Education 0 0 0 8 0 8
English & Language Arts Education 0 0 0 7 0 7
Science Education 0 0 1 3 0 4
Educational Statistics & Research Methods 0 0 0 2 1 3
TOTAL 3 206 135 332 101 777

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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