University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida · Public · 35,629 undergraduates · ufl.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
20%
of 90,523 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1330 to 1490
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$26,570Est.Estimate
$54,340 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Florida
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
20% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$54,340
a year in 2027-28, from a $54,340 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1410
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Classic Learning Test (CLT) accepted in place of SAT/ACT
Source: Freshman Requirements - University of Florida · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Decision · October 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
20%
of applicants were admitted: 18,403 of 90,523 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/23.
Early Decision
Binding.
Wait list
3,196 students were offered a spot; 1 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 78% of them sent SAT scores and 39% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1330 to 1490
Reading and Writing 670 to 740
Math 660 to 750
ACT composite 29 to 33
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160056%
- 1200 to 139938%
- 1000 to 11995%
- 800 to 9991%
- 600 to 7990.5%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.90
- 4.058%
- 3.75 to 3.9938%
- 3.50 to 3.744%
- 3.25 to 3.490.5%
- 3.00 to 3.240.5%
- 2.50 to 2.990.5%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$26,570
a year, in state
$54,340
a year, out of state (tuition $32,380)
- Tuition (in state)$4,610
- Fees$2,020
- Food and housing$14,600
- Books and supplies$830
- Transportation and other$4,510
University of Florida published $25,816 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$1,968
- $30,001 to $48,000$1,809
- $48,001 to $75,000$5,221
- $75,001 to $110,000$10,235
- Over $110,000$16,609
Financial aid
98%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$17,713
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
8.5%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,033 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Gator Nation Tuition Scholarship
$20,000 a year
Competitive · Out-of-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline). To keep it: keep your out-of-state residency; it's canceled if your residency changes to in-state.
DetailsSunshine Tuition Scholarship
$16,000 a year
Competitive · Out-of-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline). To keep it: keep your out-of-state residency; it's canceled if your residency changes to in-state.
DetailsAlumni Tuition Scholarship
$10,000 a year
Competitive · Out-of-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline). To keep it: keep your out-of-state residency; it's canceled if your residency changes to in-state.
DetailsPresidential Platinum Scholarship
$10,000 a year
Competitive · In-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline).
Details
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Presidential Gold Scholarship
$8,000 a year
Competitive · In-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline).
DetailsUF Distinguished Scholar Tuition Scholarship
$4,000 to $8,000 a year
Competitive · Out-of-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline). To keep it: keep your out-of-state residency; it's canceled if your residency changes to in-state.
DetailsStamps Scholarship
$6,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
DetailsPresidential Scholarship
$5,000 a year
Competitive · In-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline).
DetailsFlorida Merit Scholarship
$1,000 to $2,000 a year
Competitive · In-state students · No separate application
Deadline: November 1 (freshman admission priority deadline).
Details
Florida programs for residents
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of tuition and applicable fees at public institutions; private: $212/semester credit hour at 4-year (2026-27 Private Award chart)
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Florida Academic Scholars (FAS); 16 college-prep credits (4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 Soc Sci, 2 World Lang); 100 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
- 3.00+ GPA, 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS); 16 college-prep credits; 75 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
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AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $460Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1201C |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1203C |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARH 2000 & 2050 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BSC 2005/L |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BSC 2010/L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BSC 2010/L & 2011/L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAC 2311 & 2312 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020/L000 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 2045/L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 2045/L & 2046/L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 5 | CHI 2230 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 10 | CHI 2230 & 2231 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | CPO 2001 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CGS L000 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | COP L000 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 2305C |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101 & 1102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101 & LIT 2120 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ISC L000 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | EUH L000 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | EUH 2000 & 2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FRE 2220 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FRE 2220 & 2221 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 2200 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER 2200 & 2240 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 2420 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ITA 2220 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | ITA 2220 & 2221 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 5 | JPN 2230 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 10 | JPN 2230 & 2231 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LNW 2321 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECO 2013 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECO 2023 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MUT 1211 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MUT 1121 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUT1001 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUT 1001 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHY 2053/L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHY 2054/L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHY 2054/L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 2049/L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHY 2053/L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 2048/L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MAC 1140 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 6 | MAC 1140 and MAC 1114 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2012 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | IDS L000 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | IDS L000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPN 2200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPN 2200 & 2201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPW L000 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPW 3100 & L000 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 2023 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POS 2041 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | AMH L000 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | AMH 2010 & 2020 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | WOH L000 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
92%
Come back for a second year
98%
Typical earnings
$78,456
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Florida$78,805
- All colleges$68,132
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 70 majors here have earnings data.
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