Inside Academics at University of West Florida

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of West Florida: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At 22 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at University of West Florida is above the national average of 15 to 1. University of West Florida employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at University of West Florida can choose from 57 majors with reported graduates spanning 23 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of West Florida are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at University of West Florida.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at University of West Florida, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of West Florida offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 7,984 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (89% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of University of West Florida.

Continue Your Research on University of West Florida

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University of West Florida in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at University of West Florida — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at University of West Florida — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at University of West Florida — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at University of West Florida — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at University of West Florida — regional and program accreditation status