University of Florida
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Gainesville, FL
Population
300,000
Website
http://www.ufl.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
34,102
Men / Women
45% / 55%
White
47%
Hispanic
25%
Asian
10%
Black
5%
Mixed
5%
International
3%
Native American
0%
From State
73%
From Region
1%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
22%
Life & Natural Sciences
14%
Engineering
12%
Health Sciences
9%
Computer Science
6%
Arts
5%
Physical Sciences & Math
5%
Education
1%
Professional
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$6,381
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$30,886
Est. In-State Cost
$8,254
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$39,954
10-Year ROI
$292,000
ROI Percentile
97th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
98%
4-Year Graduation Rate
76%
6-Year Graduation Rate
91%
Transfer-Out Rate
5%
Weather
Comfortable Days
75 (8% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours
2,862 (81%)
Days Without Precipitation
249 (56%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
23%
Yield (Unbound)
42%
Early Decision 1
Oct 15
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 15
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $1,005M | #23 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $176M | #33 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $32M | #50 |
Graduate Degrees
| Life & Natural Sciences | 1,154 | #1 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 201 | #18 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 512 | #19 |
Honors College
Name
Honors Program
Students
3,000 (9%)
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
required
Submitted Test Scores
100%
SAT Range
1350
–
1450
SAT Math Range
660
–
750
SAT RW Range
660
–
730
ACT Range
32
–
35
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agricultural and Life Sciences | 284 | 36% / 64% | 1% | $56,140 | 93% | ||
| Animal Sciences | 137 +2 | 11% / 89% | 1% | $51,450 | 44 | 94% | |
| Food Science | 23 +1 | 43% / 57% | 4% | $73,595 | 84 | 95% | |
| Horticultural Science | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $46,390 | 29 | 88% | |
| Plant Science | 29 — | 34% / 66% | 0% | $46,390 | 29 | 88% | |
| Soil Science | 7 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $50,033 | 40 | — | |
| Food and Resource Economics | 83 — | 73% / 27% | 2% | $63,554 | 72 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Design, Construction and Planning | 247 | 56% / 44% | 3% | $82,131 | 98% | ||
| Sustainability and the Built Environment | 27 — | 85% / 15% | 0% | $77,354 | 87 | 100% | |
| Architecture | 103 — | 37% / 63% | 6% | $62,177 | 69 | 96% | |
| Interior Design | 15 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $73,474 | 84 | 93% | |
| Landscape Architecture | 17 — | 35% / 65% | 6% | $64,763 | 74 | — | |
| Construction Management | 85 — | 85% / 15% | 0% | $112,831 | 99 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 173 | 22% / 78% | 2% | $53,583 | 96% | ||
| Agricultural Education | 39 +1 | 21% / 79% | 3% | $51,336 | 43 | 93% | |
| Early Childhood Education | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,017 | 46 | 99% | |
| Education | 84 — | 33% / 67% | 2% | $55,559 | 55 | — | |
| Elementary Education | 46 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $52,017 | 46 | 99% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health and Human Performance | 415 | 47% / 53% | 3% | $61,307 | 94% | ||
| Applied Physiology and Kinesiology | 206 — | 37% / 63% | 1% | $66,875 | 77 | 95% | |
| Sport Management | 143 — | 74% / 26% | 4% | $57,216 | 59 | 93% | |
| Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management | 66 — | 18% / 82% | 5% | $52,792 | 48 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Journalism and Communications | 599 | 30% / 70% | 4% | $66,179 | 95% | ||
| Telecommunication | 126 — | 40% / 60% | 3% | $57,845 | 61 | 94% | |
| Advertising | 177 — | 31% / 69% | 6% | $72,397 | 83 | 94% | |
| Journalism | 135 — | 42% / 58% | 3% | $58,392 | 62 | 96% | |
| Public Relations | 161 — | 12% / 88% | 2% | $72,397 | 83 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 4,290 | 40% / 60% | 2% | $69,295 | 94% | ||
| Computer Science | 469 +3 | 74% / 26% | 3% | $128,097 | 99 | 98% | |
| Astronomy | 22 +6 | 59% / 41% | 5% | $73,353 | 84 | — | |
| Chemistry | 152 +7 | 44% / 56% | 1% | $62,885 | 70 | 91% | |
| Geosciences | 17 +2 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $53,189 | 49 | 95% | |
| Marine Sciences | 37 +1 | 24% / 76% | 3% | $54,869 | 53 | — | |
| Mathematics | 93 +19 | 65% / 35% | 3% | $86,226 | 93 | 92% | |
| Physics | 42 +7 | 79% / 21% | 2% | $71,362 | 82 | 89% | |
| Statistics | 94 +14 | 64% / 36% | 6% | $92,382 | 95 | 95% | |
| Biology | 577 +16 | 34% / 66% | 1% | $66,170 | 76 | 96% | |
| Botany | 13 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $58,659 | 62 | — | |
| Entomology | 15 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $58,561 | 62 | 95% | |
| Environmental Science | 47 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $53,912 | 51 | 97% | |
| Forest Resources and Conservation | 66 — | 53% / 47% | 2% | $48,054 | 34 | 95% | |
| Microbiology and Cell Science | 215 +3 | 36% / 64% | 2% | $60,469 | 66 | 94% | |
| Nutritional Sciences | 96 +2 | 26% / 74% | 2% | $30,495 | 3 | 92% | |
| Wildlife Ecology and Conservation | 84 +2 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $39,946 | 13 | 94% | |
| Zoology | 30 +1 | 23% / 77% | 0% | $58,561 | 62 | 95% | |
| Economics | 280 +38 | 66% / 34% | 8% | $79,677 | 89 | 96% | |
| African American Studies | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $52,141 | 46 | 100% | |
| Anthropology | 94 +9 | 26% / 74% | 0% | $53,927 | 51 | 89% | |
| Classics | 8 +2 | 12% / 88% | 0% | $48,957 | 37 | 100% | |
| Criminology | 162 +18 | 28% / 72% | 2% | $61,030 | 67 | 96% | |
| English | 140 +17 | 24% / 76% | 3% | $53,428 | 50 | 92% | |
| Family, Youth and Community Sciences | 63 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $50,041 | 40 | 91% | |
| Foreign Languages | 38 +8 | 32% / 68% | 3% | $48,373 | 35 | 95% | |
| Geography | — — | — | — | $56,995 | 59 | — | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 29 +3 | 52% / 48% | 0% | $56,724 | 58 | — | |
| History | 111 +16 | 62% / 38% | 0% | $57,470 | 60 | 94% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 24 +2 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $67,069 | 77 | 94% | |
| International Studies | 65 +23 | 22% / 78% | 3% | $64,698 | 73 | 87% | |
| Jewish Studies | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $44,263 | 23 | 87% | |
| Linguistics | 35 +3 | 34% / 66% | 0% | $48,373 | 35 | 95% | |
| Philosophy | 38 +9 | 66% / 34% | 0% | $69,827 | 80 | 82% | |
| Political Science | 300 +48 | 44% / 56% | 1% | $70,551 | 81 | 95% | |
| Portuguese | 20 +4 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $61,423 | 68 | 95% | |
| Psychology | 578 +14 | 15% / 85% | 1% | $57,099 | 59 | 93% | |
| Religion | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $44,263 | 23 | 87% | |
| Sociology | 99 +12 | 18% / 82% | 2% | $51,030 | 43 | 96% | |
| Spanish | 9 +2 | 44% / 56% | 0% | $61,423 | 68 | 95% | |
| Sustainability Studies | 87 +6 | 38% / 62% | 1% | $62,552 | 70 | 97% | |
| Women's Studies | 27 +4 | 7% / 93% | 0% | $52,141 | 46 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Nursing | 235 | 12% / 88% | 1% | $77,478 | 97% | ||
| Nursing | 235 — | 12% / 88% | 1% | $77,478 | 87 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Public Health and Health Professions | 452 | 14% / 86% | 1% | $71,537 | 97% | ||
| Dietetics | 22 — | 9% / 91% | 14% | $60,902 | 67 | 100% | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 51 — | 2% / 98% | 0% | $59,252 | 63 | 99% | |
| Community Health | 111 — | 14% / 86% | 1% | $66,251 | 76 | 94% | |
| Health Science | 192 — | 17% / 83% | 1% | $81,169 | 90 | 99% | |
| Public Health | 76 — | 16% / 84% | 0% | $66,251 | 76 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Arts | 307 | 32% / 68% | 2% | $39,816 | 94% | ||
| Art History | 11 — | 9% / 91% | 0% | $28,324 | 3 | 89% | |
| Dance | 27 — | 4% / 96% | 4% | $21,714 | 2 | 93% | |
| Digital Arts | 56 — | 48% / 52% | 4% | $46,595 | 30 | 93% | |
| Graphic Design | 34 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $73,474 | 84 | 93% | |
| Music | 44 — | 64% / 36% | 0% | $40,213 | 14 | 97% | |
| Music Education | 9 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $51,336 | 43 | 93% | |
| Studio Art | 67 — | 25% / 75% | 1% | $28,324 | 3 | 89% | |
| Theatre | 59 — | 22% / 78% | 2% | $35,412 | 7 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering | 1,157 | 68% / 32% | 3% | $97,092 | 95% | ||
| Aerospace Engineering | 143 — | 83% / 17% | 1% | $100,208 | 98 | 94% | |
| Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 25 — | 52% / 48% | 4% | $75,981 | 86 | 96% | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 103 — | 45% / 55% | 4% | $86,316 | 93 | 98% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 117 — | 58% / 42% | 6% | $104,630 | 98 | 95% | |
| Civil Engineering | 104 — | 66% / 34% | 1% | $87,493 | 93 | 95% | |
| Computer Engineering | 92 — | 80% / 20% | 3% | $114,942 | 99 | 93% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 111 — | 77% / 23% | 0% | $104,143 | 98 | 97% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 52 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $74,218 | 85 | 96% | |
| Materials Engineering | 35 — | 60% / 40% | 6% | $86,081 | 93 | 96% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 269 — | 81% / 19% | 3% | $94,291 | 96 | 94% | |
| Nuclear Engineering | 13 — | 85% / 15% | 0% | $112,160 | 99 | 96% | |
| Systems Engineering | 93 — | 56% / 44% | 4% | $108,020 | 99 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington College of Business | 1,284 | 53% / 47% | 2% | $84,933 | 94% | ||
| Accounting | 145 — | 49% / 51% | 2% | $88,563 | 94 | 94% | |
| Business Administration | 552 — | 54% / 46% | 2% | $73,834 | 84 | 92% | |
| Business Analytics | 170 — | 58% / 42% | 2% | $100,320 | 98 | 96% | |
| Finance | 225 — | 68% / 32% | 0% | $101,867 | 98 | 96% | |
| Marketing | 192 — | 31% / 69% | 4% | $80,633 | 89 | 95% |
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