- The Inkwell
- Florida
- University of Florida
Gainesville, FLCity: midsizeZIP 32611Founded 1853
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1853
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ufl.edu
- Member of
- APLU
FloridaPublic
University of Florida
University of Florida is a public university in Gainesville, Florida, with 35,629 undergraduates. It admits 24% of applicants, graduates 92% within six years and costs $5,969 a year after aid.
92%graduate
Admission rate24%
Retention98%
4-year graduation77%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans10%
$5,969net price / year
24%admission rate
1403average SAT
92%graduate in 6 years
$78,456median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,496median debt
#226 of 1,704 for earnings#53 of 1,739 for lowest net price#49 of 1,738 for graduation rate#88 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $23,197tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,381
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,886
- Average net price
- $5,969national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,968
$30,001–48,000$1,809
$48,001–75,000$5,221
$75,001–110,000$10,235
$110,001+$16,609
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 24%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1403
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 660–730
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 660–750
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college24%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college98%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college92%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 92%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 98%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 90%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,468
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $78,456middle 50%: $53,179–$117,387
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,496
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$117,387
Median, University of Florida$78,456
Lower quarter$53,179
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 35,629
- Part-time
- 7.8%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 90%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,581 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $23,406
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,448,293,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic25%
Black4.8%
Asian12%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.6%
26 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering15%
Business & management13%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Social sciences10%
Health professions6.7%
Communication & journalism6.1%
Psychology5.9%
Computer & information sciences5.7%
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Similar colleges
Public colleges in Florida
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL | $8,648 | 78% | $63,660 |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $8,605 | 86% | $68,225 |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | $11,462 | 78% | $65,722 |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | $10,394 | 64% | $61,062 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $11,555 | 57% | $59,401 |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | $11,689 | 68% | $59,626 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $8,509 | 90% | $166,642 |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ | $7,815 | 97% | $133,523 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
| Rice University Houston, TX | $11,164 | 95% | $90,773 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | $12,307 | 92% | $125,340 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $12,028 | 94% | $114,210 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 134130. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q501758.