University of Florida

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Basic Information:

• University of Florida is a major, public, research university
• UF is ranked #5 in Top Public US Colleges
• Most popular majors of the University of Florida include biology, computer science, psychology, business administration | general studies | BABA, and finance
• UF is Florida’s oldest university and among the nation’s most academically diverse public universities
• Student Faculty Ratio is 17:1 and 50%+ of the classes have less than 20 students

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Location:

• UF is located in Gainesville, Florida
• Gainesville is acknowledged for its affordable living, cross-cultural diversity, outdoor recreation, vibrant arts scene, entertaining nightlife, and free student public transportation 
• Gainesville is conveniently located within a short reach to Florida’s coastal beaches, urban centers, and tourist destinations
• Outdoor activities students can visit: hiking trails, parks, rivers, lakes, and springs
• Gainesville is a college-town that is known to be a bicyclist-friendly environment

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Fun Facts:

1. The University of Florida’s colors are orange and blue
2. UF has two mascots, Albert and Alberta - Go Alligators!

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Academics:

• Acceptance Rate: 37%
• Average GPA: 4.41
• SAT Score Range: 1320 - 1470
• ACT Score Range: 28 - 33

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Gainesville Stats:

• Ranked #5 for Top Public College Destinations
• Ranked #6 for being the Most Affordable Florida City
• Ranked #11 for 50 Best College Towns in America

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Application Information:

- Undergraduate

1. To apply, you are required to have a copy of your school transcript, a list of high school activities (such as jobs, clubs, sports, community service, etc.) that you participated in, and information about your parent(s)/guardian(s) (such as educational background, occupation, and employer information).
2. You must fill out personal information, how to contact you, your address, citizenship, high school and family information, current-year coursework, honors & distinctions, activities, and experiences.
3. You are required to answer the UF Supplement (short-answer questions) as well as a few essay questions.
4. You must create a Student Self-Reported Academic Record (SSAR) which states your high school courses and grades. You are excused from submitting the SSAR if you attend a high school outside the United States.
5. Additionally, UF encourages students to submit scores for all SAT or ACT tests the student has taken.
6. Students may request to begin in either Summer B or Fall term.
7.  Pay the nonrefundable fee of $30 unless you qualify for a fee waiver.

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- Graduate

1. Contact degree program you are interested in
2. Find out application requirements and deadlines
3. Complete admission application, application fee, personal statement, up-to-date resume/ curriculum vitae (contains all post-high school education & employment, and  information about ongoing international affiliations and research funding), and recommendation letters
4. Send GRE or GMAT scores to UF (Non-US applicants must submit IELTS, Internet-Based TOEFL, or Paper-Based TOEFL scores)
5. Include all prior institutions listed on your application (this includes transcripts, academic credentials)
6. Send additional materials required by your desired degree program directly

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Known for:

• #1 in number of PhD degrees awarded to African-American students among major research universities in the United States
• #4 in number of PhD degrees awarded to Hispanic/Latinx and international students among major research universities in the United States
• Top 6% worldwide center for World University Rankings 2018-2019
• #5 among top public universities within the United States
• #11 in number of PhD degrees awarded among major research universities in the United States
• Winning 42 national championships 
• Ranked #1 online Master’s in Media Communications Programs (2022)
• Ranked #1 university in Florida (2023)

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Colleges and Schools:

• Fisher School of Accounting
• College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
• College of the Arts
• Heavener School of Business
• M.E. Rinker, Sr. Construction Management
• College of Design, Construction and Planning
• College of Education
• Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
• College of Health and Human Performance
• College of Journalism and Communications
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• School of Natural Resources and Environment
• College of Nursing
• College of Public Health and Health Professions

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Academics/Majors:

- Undergraduate Majors:

• Accounting 
• Advertising
• Aerospace Engineering
• African Languages
• African-American Studies
• Agricultural Education and Communication
• Agricultural operations Management
• Animal Studies
• Anthropology
• Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
• Arabic
• Architecture
• Art History
• Art
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Biological Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Botany (CALS, CLAS)
• Business Administration, General Business (BABA)
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry, Biochemistry
• Chinese
• Civil Engineering
• Classical Studies
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Construction Management
• Criminology
• Dance
• Data Science
• Dietetics
• Digital Arts and Sciences
• Dual Languages
• Economics
• Education Sciences
• Electrical Engineering
• Elementary Education
• English
• Entomology and Nematology
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Sciences
• Family, Youth, and Community Sciences
• Finance
• Food and Resource Economics
• Food Science
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Forest Resources and Conservations
• French and Francophone Studies
• Geography
• Geology
• Geomatics
• German
• Graphic Design
• Health Education and Behavior
• Health Science
• Hebrew 
• Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literature and Linguistics
• History
• Horticultural Science
• Industrial and systems Engineering
• Information Systems
• Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Management in Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Interior Design
• International Studies
• Italian
• Japanese
• Jewish Studies
• Journalism
• Linguistics
• Management
• Marketing
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Media Production, Management, and Technology
• Microbiology and Cell Science (CALS, CLAS)
• Music Education
• Music
• Natural Resource Conservation
• Nuclear Engineering
• Nursing
• Nutritional Sciences
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Plant Science
• Political Science
• Portuguese
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Public Relations
• Religion
• Russian
• Sociology
• Soil and Water Sciences
• Spanish
• Spanish and Portuguese
• Sports Management
• Statistics
• Sustainability and the Built Environment
• Sustainability Studies
• Theatre
• Theater Performance
• Theater Production
• Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management 
• Wildlife, Ecology, and Conservation
• Women’s Studies
• Zoology 

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Extracurriculars:

• UF student body contains more than nine hundred various student organizations that students can participate in
• UF has individual involvement consultations commonly known as the Involvement Team (ITeam) which helps students by matching their interests and future goals to UF’s student organizations 
• ITeam hosts Student Organization Fairs to strengthen the connection between students and new opportunities or events

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Sport Clubs:

• Archery
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball (for women)
• Bass fishing
• Beach volleyball 
• Competitive cheerleading
• Crew
• Cricket
• Cuong Nhu Martial Arts
• Cycling 
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Field hockey
• Flag football (for women)
• Golf 
• Gymnastics 
• Ice hockey (for men)
• Judo
• Kickboxing
• Lacrosse (for men and women)
• Pickleball 
• Powerlifting
• Quidditch
• Rock climbing
• Rugby (for men and women)
• Running
• Sailing
• Soccer (for men and women)
• Softball (fast-pitch)
• Surf
• Swimming
• Synchronized swimming
• Table tennis 
• Tae kwon do
• Tennis
• Triathlons
• Ultimate frisbee (for men and women)
• Underwater hockey

• Volleyball (for men and women)
• Wakeboard
• Water polo (for men and women)
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

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UF Greek Life:

• 19% of UF undergraduate students participate in Greek Life
• UF possess four councils with sixty-six chapters
• The four councils include the Interfraternity council, the Multicultural Greek council, the National Pan-Hellenic council, and the Panhellenic council
• Please refer to each chapters website for specific instructions on the Recruitment process
• There are several dorms that are recommended for freshman Recruitment

• Broward Hall
• Jennings Hall
• Yulee Hall

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Housing options

On campus

• Amenities Include: fully furnished, high speed internet, close to everything, semester long agreements, living learning communities, swimming pools, recreation spaces, community building events, study spaces

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LLCs (Learning Living Communities):

Living learning communities allow a community of students to join together by sharing interests in either academics or social circles in residence halls

• Arts Living Learning Community

• Black Cultural Living Learning Community
• Engineering Living Learning Community 
• Entrepreneurial Living Learning Community 
• First-Generation Living Learning Community 
• Honors Residential College Living Learning Community
• Innovation Academy Living Learning Community
• International Living Learning Community 
• Lavender Living Learning Community
• Live in Motion Living Community
• Out of Stater Gator Living Learning Community
• Pre-Health Living Learning Community
• Returning Gators Living Learning Community
• ROTC Living Learning Community
• Social Justice and Civic Engagement Living Learning Community
• UF Promise Living Learning Community 

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Room Rates:

 (residence hall rate are billed semesterly)

• Fall 2022- Spring 2023 range from $2,443 - $4,311
• Summer A range from $1,115 - $1,753
• Summer B range from  $925 - $1,753

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Residence Halls (26):

• Beaty Towers 
• Broward Hall 
• Buckman Hall
• The Continuum, Corry Village
• Cypress Hall
• Diamond Village
• East Hall
• Fletcher Hall 
• Graham Hall
• Honors Village *Honors students only
• Hume Hall
• Infinity Hall 
• Jennings Hall
• Keys Complex
• Lakeside Residential Complex
• Mallory Hall
• Murphree Hall 
• North Hall
• Rawlings Hall 
• Reid Hall
• Riker Hall
• Simpson Hall 
• Sledd Hall 
• Springs Residential Complex
• Tanglewood Village
• Thomas Hall
• Tolbert Hall
• Trusler Hall
• Weaver Hall
• Yulee Hall

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Off Campus Housing:

• Housing in Gainesville costs around $300 - $900 and above monthly

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Student life:

Undergraduate & Graduate

• Campus Multi-Faith Cooperative: Brings spirituality and fellowship across various faith traditions
• Career Connections Center: Provides information, advisement, and workshops for job-hunting skills
• Counseling and Wellness Center: Supplies students with one-on-one counseling, group workshops, and special programs involving handling change and growth as a graduate student
• Dean of Students Office
• Disability of Resource Center: Helps to accommodate students with physical, learning, sensory, or psychological needs in order to promote equal access to education
• Division of Graduate Student Affairs: coordinates programs and resources (such as campus diversity, international outreach, and professional development opportunities) for graduate students
• English Language Institute: Creates immersion programs and intensive classes to facilitate the improvement of the English language for non-native speakers 
• Field and Fork: Campus pantry of free food for students
• Housing and Residence Education: Connects UF students with housing options (both on-campus and off-campus)
• International Center: Strives to help international students adjust to school and life as well as host study abroad and scholarly exchange initiatives (UF Fulbright Program)
• Multicultural and Diversity Affairs: Promotes inclusiveness and focuses on the diversity of ethnic, gender, and cultural identity that makes up UF’s campus
• Student Activities and Involvement
• Student Health Care Center: Provides medical services to students
• Student Veteran Services: Focuses on helping students who served in the military
• UF RecSports: In charge of running facilities, programs, and events for exercise, recreation, and outdoor adventure

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Student Profiles & Statistics (Fall 2021):

Diversity

 → 50.9% White/Caucasian makeup UF’s student body, followed by 20.9% Hispanic/Latino, 14% Other, 8.3% Asian, and 5.9% Black/African American

Gender

 → 56.6% of UF’s student body is female students

  → 43.4% of UF’s student body is male student

• For graduates there are 12,000 students and 3,000 graduate faculty ratio

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Costs and Funding:

Undergraduates:

Cost of attendance for 2023-24 Academic year

• In-state, on campus: $23,150 (tuition: $6,380)
• In-state, off campus:  $23,150 (tuition: $6,380) 
• Out-of-state, on/off campus: $45,428 (tuition: $28,658)
• In-state, living with parents: $15,780 (tuition: $6,380)
• In-state, summer 24 (A+B), on campus: $7,990 (tuition: $2,550)
• Online cost of attendance ranges from $19,196 - $31,900

Graduates:

Cost of attendance for 2023-24 Academic year

• In-state, on campus: $31,187 (tuition: $12,740)
• In-state, off campus: $35,927 (tuition: $12,740)
• Out-of-state, off campus: $53,321 (tuition: $30,134)
• In-state, living with parents: $22,667 (tuition: $12,740)
• In-state, summer 24 (A+B), on campus: $10,987 (tuition: $4,780) 

Cited Sources:

• For costs and funding section: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/ 
• For housing options section: https://housing.ufl.edu/ , https://www.ufl.edu/life-at-uf/#el-8f83708f 
• For extracurriculars section: https://recsports.ufl.edu/sports/sport-clubs/ , https://studentinvolvement.ufl.edu/get-involved/ , https://greeks.ufl.edu/ 
• For student profiles and statistics section: https://courses.flvc.org/College/Florida#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Florida%20(UF,international%20education%2C%20research%20and%20service. 
• For majors section: https://catalog.ufl.edu/UGRD/programs/ , https://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/academics/-undergraduate-studies/environmental-management/#:~:text=in%20Interdisciplinary%20Studies%3A%20Environmental%20Management,with%20urban%2C%20agricultural%2C%20and%20natural 
• For application info section: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/ 
• Additional info: http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/media/graduate-school/pdf-files/domestic-recruit-brochure-20220208.pdf 
• Stats: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-florida-1535
• Academics: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/colleges/university-of-florida/admissions#:~:text=Admissions%20Summary&text=Students%20that%20get%20into%20University,applications%20are%20due%20March%201.
• Photo: https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/edu/134130/university-of-florida/

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