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University of Florida-Online Data & Information Overview

62 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
66% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on University of Florida-Online, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is University of Florida-Online Ranked?

#1,457 Best Colleges in Nation
#49 Best Colleges in FL
Communication & Journalism Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

University of Florida-Online was awarded 62 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communication & journalism.

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Overall Quality

UF Online is ranked #1,457 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UF Online held the #2,233 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 77 colleges in Florida, UF Online is ranked at #49.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UF Online?

66% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
76% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to University of Florida-Online you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 66%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to UF Online submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 690. Math scores were between 610 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Florida-Online  ( 620 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Florida-Online  ( 610 to 680 )
200
800
UF Online received ACT scores from 47% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 27 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for University of Florida-Online  ( 27 to 30 )
1
36

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University of Florida-Online Faculty

49 to 1 Student to Faculty
7% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at University of Florida-Online is 49 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Florida-Online is 7%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  7 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Florida-Online

91% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

University of Florida-Online has a freshmen retention rate of 91%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  91 out of 100
0
100

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University of Florida-Online Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,098 Full-Time Undergraduates
38.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,407 undergraduates at UF Online with 2,098 being full-time and 2,309 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Florida-Online Cost?

$5,577 Net Price
10% Take Out Loans
$21,628 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UF Online is $5,577. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UF Online

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$848 $3,523 $8,251 $9,320 $12,428

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UF Online, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UF Online, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $5,407 a year. That adds up to $21,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UF Online is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do UF Online Graduates Make?

$64,463 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UF Online with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $64,463 in their early years. That's great news for UF Online students since it is 52% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of Florida-Online

Florida State
2,098 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
University of Florida-Online is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The location of UF Online is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for UF Online are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 341 Tigert Hall 300 Sw 13Th St, Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1202
Website: https://www.ufonline.ufl.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uflorida/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UF

University of Florida-Online Majors

22 Majors With Completions
857 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 197 $46,557
Nursing 70 $60,614
Public Relations & Advertising 66 $40,235
General Psychology 52 $23,033
Fire Protection 50 $61,715
Sociology 49 $26,610
Health & Physical Education 45 $32,008
Computer Information Systems 44 $76,677
Public Health 41 $26,242
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 39 $23,761

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Florida-Online along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UF Online

100% Take At Least One Class Online
100% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 5,168 students took at least one online class at University of Florida-Online. This is an increase from the 4,407 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 5,168 5,168
2019-2020 4,407 4,407
2018-2019 3,926 3,926
2017-2018 3,585 3,585
2016-2017 2,865 2,865

Learn more about online learning at University of Florida-Online.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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