University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public research
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Acceptance rate
20.3%
18,403 admitted
SAT · 50th
1410
Range 1330–1490
6-yr grad
92.0%
Retention 97.0%
Undergrads
37,283
17:1 S-F
Admissions
22.3% / 20.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications90,523
Overall admit rate20.3%
In-state admit rate22.3%
Out-of-state admit rate20.5%
Enrolled7,619 · 41.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist1 of 3,196
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record, Test scores, State residency
Important factorsClass rank
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1410
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1330–1490 · 78.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W670700740
Math660710750
Comp133014101490
ACT
255075
Comp293233
Cost & aid
$6,381
in-state tuition
out-of-state $30,886
Tuition (in-state)$6,381
Tuition (out-of-state)$30,886
Fees$1,904
Room & board$14,190
Books$810
Avg need-based grant$15,242
% need met97.0%
Avg debt at graduation$18,745
Academics
17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
97.0% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention97.0%
4-year graduation77.0%
6-year graduation92.0%
Enrollment
37,283
undergraduates
14.0% out-of-state · 155 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates37,283
First-year7,619
Transfer2,229
Full-time92%
Female54%
Out-of-state14.0%
International (freshmen)155
Rankings
#7
U.S. News & World Report
Top Public National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#2426
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#2626
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Game Design#2726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#3026
NicheBest Colleges in America#3026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#3026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceSoutheastern Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingFlorida colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$30
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → second Friday in March → May 1
Early decision10/15/2026 → 12/11/2026 · binding
Early action11/1 → 1/23
Test policyRequired
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL
Admissions URLadmissions.ufl.edu/
Admissions emailhttps://admissions.ufl.edu/
Admissions phone(352) 392-1365
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Miami
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Miami FL · Private (nonprofit)17.6%140013K
Florida State University FL · Public23.8%136034K
University of Georgia GA · Public34.2%133032K
University of South Florida FL · Public40.7%125039K
University of Central Florida FL · Public42.8%128060K
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · Public15.3%147021K
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Florida

26 years of University of Florida's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.