University of West Florida

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,832 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (46%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,670
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 87%
From Region 5%
Athletes 398 (5.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 12%
Black 9%
Mixed 6%
Asian 4%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities 675 29% 63% 2% 9% 13% 1% $45,999 1 -1.21 31 91% 6.7%
English 39 — 33% 62% 0% 8% 8% 0% $41,997 5 -1.27 20 86% 5.5% — — —
History 34 +1 50% 71% 3% 0% 15% 0% $43,287 3 -1.33 24 91% 8.3% — — —
Interdisciplinary Humanities 10 +2 20% 60% 10% 0% 10% 10% $46,546 7 -1.03 32 91% — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,518 12 -0.97 38 — — — — —
Anthropology 15 — 33% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $34,562 0 -2.02 8 96% — — — —
Communication 78 — 42% 64% 1% 8% 13% 1% $50,306 11 -1.08 42 91% 7.1% — — —
International Studies 6 — 33% 17% 0% 17% 17% 17% $55,294 7 -0.91 55 83% — — — —
Political Science 14 +1 93% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,992 8 -1.19 57 95% — — — —
Psychology 228 +2 18% 64% 2% 8% 13% 2% $46,545 5 -1.29 32 90% 6.4% — — —
Social Sciences 20 — 20% 75% 0% 15% 5% 0% $42,279 2 -1.32 21 92% 7.3% — — —
Social Work 39 — 10% 36% 3% 23% 21% 0% $43,812 8 -1.12 25 93% 4.9% — — —
Art 11 +5 0% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $42,125 29 -0.50 21 86% 9.0% — — —
Music Education 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,899 58 +0.23 39 95% — — — —
Music Performance 14 — 36% 79% 0% 7% 7% 0% $40,779 16 -0.64 18 — — — — —
Studio Art 35 — 37% 69% 9% 6% 9% 0% $42,125 29 -0.50 21 86% 9.0% — — —
Theatre 16 — 25% 62% 0% 19% 12% 0% $32,347 4 -1.44 6 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 78 +3 40% 56% 1% 17% 13% 1% $50,549 6 -1.29 43 95% 6.4% — — —
Legal Studies 28 +1 29% 54% 0% 14% 18% 4% $46,217 1 -1.89 31 94% 6.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 337 54% 64% 2% 8% 8% 10% $65,981 31 -1.02 75 90% 5.5%
Accounting 64 — 50% 73% 2% 6% 8% 2% $65,357 5 -1.40 74 91% 5.4% — — —
Business Economics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,905 10 -1.02 81 — — — — —
Economics 7 — 71% 43% 0% 0% 14% 14% $68,126 6 -1.12 78 — — — — —
Finance 56 +6 70% 57% 2% 7% 5% 20% $79,539 17 -0.68 88 82% 6.4% — — —
General Business 103 +1 50% 60% 3% 9% 8% 13% $62,885 16 -0.77 70 90% — — — —
Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management 8 — 38% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $44,810 2 -1.42 27 96% 7.3% — — —
Human Resources Management 6 — 0% 17% 0% 0% 33% 17% $63,654 14 -0.89 72 — — — — —
Management 22 +1 64% 64% 0% 14% 5% 9% $66,728 29 -0.57 76 94% 4.4% — — —
Management Information Systems 10 — 80% 40% 10% 30% 20% 0% $68,370 5 -1.38 78 — — — — —
Marketing 43 +1 37% 70% 2% 9% 5% 7% $59,042 5 -1.44 63 96% 5.2% — — —
Supply Chain Logistics Management 15 +2 67% 73% 0% 0% 13% 7% $66,728 4 -1.47 76 94% 4.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Professional Studies 52 13% 81% 2% 0% 12% 0% $45,598 0 -1.25 29 92% 6.6%
Educational/Instructional Media Design 10 — 50% 50% 10% 0% 30% 0% $46,245 12 -1.03 31 — — — — —
Elementary Education 21 — 5% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $45,917 14 -0.95 30 90% — — — —
Special Education 21 — 5% 86% 0% 0% 10% 0% $44,973 4 -1.65 28 94% 6.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering 496 67% 66% 4% 8% 9% 5% $77,244 65 -0.91 86 96% 5.2%
Computer Engineering 12 — 92% 42% 17% 8% 25% 0% $98,233 9 -0.89 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 41 — 88% 61% 7% 5% 15% 5% $99,217 10 -0.84 97 99% 3.5% — — —
Mechanical Engineering 61 — 74% 59% 3% 11% 8% 3% $84,172 1 -1.89 90 97% 3.5% — — —
Computer Science 57 — 84% 56% 11% 9% 12% 5% $96,199 17 -0.84 96 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 13 +1 69% 69% 0% 8% 8% 15% $84,989 23 -0.65 91 96% 5.0% — — —
Cybersecurity 49 +1 90% 63% 10% 6% 6% 0% $86,865 34 -0.36 92 — — — — —
Information Technology 31 — 84% 58% 6% 23% 6% 3% $84,989 23 -0.65 91 96% 5.0% — — —
Chemistry 22 — 36% 77% 5% 5% 0% 0% $63,486 15 -0.78 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 21 — 52% 48% 5% 5% 5% 29% $64,980 19 -0.77 74 95% — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,396 9 -1.24 76 — — — — —
Biology 34 +1 15% 74% 0% 3% 18% 0% $54,235 6 -1.42 53 92% 8.3% — — —
Integrative Biological and Physical Sciences 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,481 8 -1.27 56 — — — — —
Environmental Science 28 — 50% 79% 0% 7% 4% 7% $49,944 11 -1.09 41 100% — — — —
Marine Biology 31 — 39% 77% 0% 13% 0% 6% $39,094 2 -1.69 14 92% 8.8% — — —
Interdisciplinary Sciences 38 — 50% 63% 0% 8% 16% 3% $68,882 92 +1.11 79 — — — — —
Construction Management 16 — 94% 81% 0% 0% 6% 6% $88,133 12 -1.09 93 — — — — —
Engineering Technology 17 — 76% 59% 0% 18% 12% 6% $67,128 3 -1.80 76 92% 3.0% — — —
Maritime Studies 15 — 53% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $95,825 11 -0.90 96 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Usha Kundu, MD College of Health 667 24% 54% 3% 13% 13% 4% $70,452 46 -0.75 80 95% 4.7%
Biomedical Sciences 77 — 27% 51% 9% 8% 10% 6% $54,235 4 -1.38 53 92% 8.3% — — —
Community Health — — — — — — — — $60,223 23 -0.56 66 — — — — —
Exercise Science 64 +1 45% 55% 0% 9% 14% 3% $48,948 4 -1.50 39 96% 8.4% — — —
Health Sciences 114 — 19% 53% 4% 17% 17% 0% $56,182 12 -0.84 57 91% 6.3% — — —
Medical Laboratory Sciences 53 — 19% 40% 8% 13% 25% 8% $67,395 12 -0.92 77 97% 3.3% — — —
Nursing 296 — 14% 58% 2% 12% 11% 3% $89,248 44 -0.30 93 96% 2.2% — — —
Public Health 23 — 17% 35% 4% 13% 22% 9% $57,868 23 -0.67 61 — — — — —
Sport Management 20 — 85% 75% 0% 15% 0% 5% $48,948 8 -1.30 39 96% 8.4% — — —
Physical Education and Health 20 — 75% 55% 0% 35% 5% 5% $48,948 11 -1.08 39 96% 8.4% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,682
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,470
Est. In-State Cost $8,644
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,480
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 24.7% 550 19% 54% 3% 13% 15% 3% $74,287 38 -0.63 84 95% 4.0%
Social Sciences 18.0% 400 25% 62% 2% 10% 14% 2% $46,811 3 -1.25 33 91% 6.4%
Business & Economics 16.0% 357 55% 64% 2% 8% 8% 10% $65,027 12 -1.04 74 90% 5.8%
Professional 6.9% 154 49% 62% 1% 14% 12% 3% $59,906 26 -1.39 65 94% 6.0%
Computer Science 6.7% 150 85% 60% 9% 11% 9% 4% $89,862 17 -0.63 93 96% 5.0%
Humanities 5.7% 126 43% 65% 2% 5% 12% 2% $51,073 26 -0.54 44 89% 6.8%
Engineering 5.1% 114 81% 58% 6% 9% 12% 4% $91,063 6 -1.41 94 98% 3.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 114 24% 59% 6% 6% 12% 4% $54,268 6 -1.39 53 92% 8.3%
Arts 3.6% 81 28% 70% 4% 7% 9% 0% $40,379 7 -0.67 17 89% 9.0%
Education 3.2% 72 31% 74% 1% 10% 10% 1% $46,529 12 -1.20 32 93% 7.5%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 59 44% 78% 0% 10% 2% 7% $44,243 1 -1.41 26 96% 8.8%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 50 50% 68% 4% 4% 2% 12% $64,521 12 -0.84 73 95% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $14.5M #65 34% $0.1M 3 #161 — —
Business & Economics $13.8M #42 70% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.3M #205 5% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $4.0M #207 5% $0.0M — — — —
Education $2.7M #152 41% $0.0M 49 #63 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.5M #310 20% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.9M #278 41% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #321 39% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #242 0% $0.0M — — — —
Total $42.3M #210 40% $0.3M 52 #249 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $2.6M $2.3M $326K
Baseball 36 $711K $732K -$20K
Soccer 34 $426K $462K -$35K
Basketball 14 $610K $619K -$9K
Tennis 14 $274K $261K $13K
Golf 12 $330K $351K -$21K
Cross Country 10 $138K $139K -$618
Total 244 $5.1M $4.8M $251K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 33 $501K $522K -$20K
Swimming & Diving 28 $363K $416K -$53K
Volleyball 25 $522K $584K -$62K
Softball 23 $498K $544K -$46K
Tennis 14 $267K $247K $20K
Basketball 13 $626K $640K -$14K
Cross Country 12 $172K $155K $17K
Golf 6 $243K $236K $7K
Total 154 $3.2M $3.3M -$152K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $2.6M $2.3M $326K
Soccer 67 $927K $984K -$56K
Baseball 36 $711K $732K -$20K
Swimming & Diving 28 $363K $416K -$53K
Tennis 28 $542K $508K $33K
Basketball 27 $1.2M $1.3M -$23K
Volleyball 25 $522K $584K -$62K
Softball 23 $498K $544K -$46K
Cross Country 22 $311K $294K $16K
Golf 18 $573K $588K -$14K
Total 398 $16.5M $16.0M $521K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 53%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 53% 53% 53%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1020 – 1230
SAT Math Range 500 – 600
SAT RW Range 520 – 630