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Gainesville, FL 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

30.1%

UF requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 6787 first-time undergrad students enrolled at UF. Among these students, 5,377 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 3,104 (0%), submitted ACT scores.

The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1385

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 15431 admitted students 5377 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

79%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1300-1470. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 650 and 720, while 25% scored below 650 and another 25% scored above 720.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 650 and 750, while 25% scored below 650 and 25% achieved a score of 750. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1385 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UF.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 13% nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    650-720

  • Math

    650-750

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

31

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 15431 admitted students 3104 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

46%

Similar to the SAT, UF requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 46% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 29 and 33, with 25% scoring above 33 and another 25% scoring below 29.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 52% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    28-35

  • Math

    26-31

  • Composite

    29-33

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$30

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UF during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 51,207 21,723 29,484
Admitted students 15,431 6,362 9,069
Enrolled students 6,787 2,871 3,916
Acceptance rate 30% 29% 31%
Yield rate 44% 45% 43%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UF received a total of 51,207 applications. These applications included 21,723 male applicants and 29,484 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 51,207 applicants, UF admitted 15,431 students. Among the admitted students, there were 6,362 males and 9,069 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 6,787 students chose to enroll at UF. This means that 6,787 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,871 were male and 3,916 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UF had an overall acceptance rate of 30% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 29% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 31%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UF had an overall yield rate of 44% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 45%, and for female admitted students, it was 43%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UF over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 29,220 12,617 16,603 13,892 5,598 8,294 48% 44% 50% 6,887 2,842 4,045 50% 51% 49%
2016 30,118 13,061 17,057 13,836 5,533 8,302 46% 42% 49% 6,842 2,858 3,984 50% 52% 48%
2017 32,747 13,781 18,966 13,758 5,400 8,358 42% 39% 44% 6,428 2,611 3,817 47% 48% 46%
2018 38,905 16,465 22,440 15,077 5,906 9,171 39% 36% 41% 6,801 2,716 4,085 45% 46% 44%
2019 40,139 17,126 23,013 13,925 5,614 8,311 35% 33% 36% 6,554 2,688 3,866 47% 48% 46%
2020 48,193 20,701 27,492 15,002 6,131 8,871 31% 30% 32% 6,333 2,616 3,717 42% 43% 42%
2021 51,207 21,723 29,484 15,431 6,362 9,069 30% 29% 31% 6,787 2,871 3,916 44% 45% 43%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Florida uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Florida.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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