Gainesville, FL · Public · 35,629 undergraduates · urban
University of Florida
Highly selective
Florida is a flagship with several materially different starting routes. Traditional Gainesville admission, Innovation Academy, and PaCE do not produce the same first-year calendar or location, so applicants should understand the route before treating “UF admission” as one outcome.
Institutional profile
Top tier Exceptional in affordability, and strong in academic standing.- Admission
- 24% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 89.5%
65,375 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$71,588 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets University of Florida apart
Multiple entry architectures
Innovation Academy combines participating majors with an innovation minor and uses a spring–summer academic calendar, leaving fall open for work, research, or other pursuits.
Innovation Academy’s altered calendar
First-years can select housing, roommate, and Living Learning Community preferences. Options include Honors, Engineering, Pre-Health, ROTC, and UF Promise communities.
Large flagship residential life
Gainesville supports a conventional large residential flagship experience, but Innovation Academy and PaCE can change the calendar or on-campus starting point.
The UF route
One university, different beginnings
The admission result can define not just where a student studies but when and how the degree starts.
Begin in Gainesville
A standard residential flagship route.
Use spring and summer terms
The fall becomes a protected window for experiences outside normal coursework.
Begin online then transition
The student follows a defined pathway toward Gainesville.
Can I get in?
24% admitted
Testing is required. Applicants should understand whether Innovation Academy or PaCE is an acceptable route, rather than treating alternate entry as a footnote.
Recent applicant pool
65,375About 24 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 79% submitted an SAT, and 41% submitted an ACT. Nearly everyone admitted sent a score, so leaving one out is the unusual move here.
Admission by residency
The same either way
Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students · Fall 2025
University of Florida admitted 22.3% of Florida applicants and 20.5% of applicants from other states. Both groups were admitted at close to the same rate. Florida students took 77% of the seats in the entering class.
9,387 admitted from 42,172 applicants
8,086 admitted from 39,420 applicants
930 admitted from 8,931 applicants
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Florida, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What University of Florida weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Innovation Academy combines participating majors with an innovation minor and uses a spring–summer academic calendar, leaving fall open for work, research, or other pursuits.
Make the institutional fit specific
Testing is required. Applicants should understand whether Innovation Academy or PaCE is an acceptable route, rather than treating alternate entry as a footnote.
Use the application route carefully
UF requires SAT, ACT, or CLT scores. Innovation Academy is selected in the application; PaCE may be offered during admission review.
Give commitments a clear through-line
Activities and recommendations should show sustained contribution, not a collection of disconnected credentials.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
UF requires SAT, ACT, or CLT scores. Innovation Academy is selected in the application; PaCE may be offered during admission review.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
University of Florida publishes nine merit awards, the largest reaching $20,000 a year or more. one require a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Through the honors college · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
In the season card
These nine awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at University of Florida
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read the outcomes panel alongside gainesville supports a conventional large residential flagship experience, but innovation academy and pace can change the calendar or on-campus starting point. Completion, borrowing, and field mix matter more than one university-wide earnings figure.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Biology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Admits separately
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
University of Florida beyond the classroom
Gainesville supports a conventional large residential flagship experience, but Innovation Academy and PaCE can change the calendar or on-campus starting point.
Multiple entry architectures
Innovation Academy combines participating majors with an innovation minor and uses a spring–summer academic calendar, leaving fall open for work, research, or other pursuits.
The residential structure matters
First-years can select housing, roommate, and Living Learning Community preferences. Options include Honors, Engineering, Pre-Health, ROTC, and UF Promise communities.
Dining follows the residential map
Campus dining is part of the daily social pattern; compare the meal-plan structure and nearby options against the routine you expect.
Innovation Academy’s altered calendar
Gainesville supports a conventional large residential flagship experience, but Innovation Academy and PaCE can change the calendar or on-campus starting point.
Use the institution beyond class
Student organizations, faculty programs, research, service, and campus events are most useful when they reinforce a clear academic or personal direction.
Large flagship residential life
The strongest social fit comes from understanding how housing, traditions, organizations, and the surrounding setting shape an ordinary week.