University

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

The University of Florida is a public land-grant research university located in Gainesville, Florida. The institution traces its origins to 1853, and the University of Florida was established in 1905 through the consolidation of several existing state institutions, with its Gainesville campus opening to students in 1906. The university is organized into 16 academic colleges, including six health-sciences colleges on a single campus, and offers more than 300 degree programs.

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Common App
Testing policy: Test required (2025–2026)
In-state tuition: $6,381
Out-of-state tuition: $28,659
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 35,629

Website Admissions Financial aid

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

24.2%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 36,573 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 33,187 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,386 students

First-year admission

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Engineering
Agricultural and Food Products Processing
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agricultural Business and Management
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agricultural Engineering
Engineering
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Health Professions and Related Programs
Animal Sciences
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Anthropology
Social Sciences

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-10-15 — Early Decision application deadline.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman//deadlines
Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — Early Action application deadline.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman//deadlines
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — Regular Decision application deadline.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman//deadlines

View deadlines from earlier years

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essay data reported yet.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $30
Nonrefundable freshman application fee.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Available
Applicants who qualify may request an application fee waiver.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Personal essay · Required
The UF freshman application requires a personal essay and UF supplement short answers.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Supplemental essays · Required
Value: UF Supplement short-answer questions
UF requires completion of the UF Supplement; prompt text is presented within the Common Application. Honors and Innovation Academy applicants receive additional conditional essays.

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports supplemental_essays:2026–2027
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Retrieved 2026-09-03 — Official UF freshman application page says applicants complete the UF Supplement with additional short-answer questions; Honors and Innovation Academy essays are conditional.
Official source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman//deadlines
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official UF freshman application deadlines.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official UF freshman application, fee, waiver, and essay requirements.
Official source · supports financial_aid_url
https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/

First-year applications (C1)

First-year students admitted (C1)

17,804 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

7,513 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

53%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

41%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

3.92 GPA

The CDS reports an average and partial distribution, not GPA percentiles; blank lower bands remain not_reported.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 80%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 40%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 660 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 29 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 16:1

Source: University of Florida Main Campus Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-08-31

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: sha256:fba35dc7a783fd9acf3e75a863d5a183d2c502d16579b7875e2e103d10f53079 · Import: cds-2026-08-v12

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Architecture

Architecture and Related Services

Area Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Physical Sciences

Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Engineering

Biology, General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Engineering

Botany/Plant Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Civil Engineering

Engineering

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Criminology

Social Sciences

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Design and Applied Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Engineering

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fire Protection

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Food Science and Technology

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Forestry

Natural Resources and Conservation

Geography and Cartography

Social Sciences

Geography and Environmental Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Health Professions and Related Programs

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Journalism

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Landscape Architecture

Architecture and Related Services

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marine Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Materials Engineering

Engineering

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Nuclear Engineering

Engineering

Nutrition Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Plant Sciences

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Soil Sciences

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

Special Education and Teaching

Education

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Sustainability Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Systems Engineering

Engineering

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Education

Visual and Performing Arts, General

Visual and Performing Arts

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

Natural Resources and Conservation

Zoology/Animal Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Early decision · 2025–2026
2025-10-15 — Early Decision is a binding application option. Application deadline October 15; materials deadline October 22; decision notification December 11; enrollment confirmation deadline January 8. If an Early Decision admitted applicant does not confirm enrollment by the confirmation deadline, their admissions decision is cancelled.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/deadlines
Early action · 2025–2026
2025-11-01 — Early Action is a non-binding application option. Application deadline November 1; materials deadline November 8; decision notification January 22; enrollment confirmation deadline May 1.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/deadlines
Regular decision · 2025–2026
2026-01-15 — Regular Decision is a non-binding application option. Application deadline January 15; materials deadline January 22; decision notification March 19; enrollment confirmation deadline May 1.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/deadlines

2025–2026

Application fee · Required
Value: 30
"When you submit your application, pay the $30 nonrefundable fee by credit card unless you qualify for a fee waiver."
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Fee waiver · Optional
"On the Common Application, you can indicate in the profile section if you qualify for a fee waiver."
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Recommendation letters · Not offered
"UF, however, does not accept any letters of recommendation."
https://admissions.ufl.edu/english-common-app-guide
Personal essay · Required
"Complete the Personal Essay question. The essay helps our admissions staff get to know you better. Use this space to tell us something about yourself that we wouldn't learn elsewhere in your application."
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/
Supplemental essays · Optional
Additional short-answer essays are required only for applicants who indicate interest in specific first-year programs (the Honors Program and Innovation Academy) within the Common App; they are not required of all applicants. Verbatim prompt text is not published on UF's official admissions pages.
https://admissions.ufl.edu/english-common-app-guide
Secondary school report · Required
Applicants self-report coursework/grades via the Self-Reported Student Academic Record; official transcripts must be submitted by July 1 for enrolling students (Official Transcript Submission deadline).
https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/deadlines
FAFSA · Recommended
Financial-aid applicants complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at studentaid.gov through the UF Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships.
https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports application_platforms

https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports testing_policy

https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/requirements

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports deadlines

https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/deadlines

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admissions.ufl.edu/english-common-app-guide

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/deadlines

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports requirements

https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports description

https://www.ufl.edu/about/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source · supports admissions_url

https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/

Retrieved 2026-07-21

Official source

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?134130

Retrieved 2026-06-10