Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best schools in Florida. The average acceptance rate of best schools in Florida is 35.99% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 30.88%.
University of Miami has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 18.94% and Southeastern University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 85.24% among best schools in Florida. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
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1 | University of Florida | 64,473 (28,248/36,225) | 15,054 (6,358/8,696) | 6,612 (2,730/3,882) | 23% (23%/24%) | 44% (43%/11%) |
2 | University of Miami | 49,169 (20,268/28,901) | 9,312 (4,480/4,832) | 2,371 (1,159/1,212) | 19% (22%/17%) | 25% (26%/4%) |
3 | Florida State University | 78,088 (31,200/46,872) | 19,552 (7,829/11,718) | 6,033 (2,415/3,618) | 25% (25%/25%) | 31% (31%/8%) |
4 | University of Central Florida | 54,977 (22,985/31,991) | 22,560 (9,534/13,026) | 7,515 (3,536/3,979) | 41% (41%/41%) | 33% (37%/12%) |
5 | Florida International University | 17,343 (6,980/10,363) | 11,075 (4,369/6,706) | 4,424 (1,877/2,547) | 64% (63%/65%) | 40% (43%/25%) |
6 | University of South Florida | 65,568 (26,545/39,023) | 28,801 (11,661/17,140) | 6,800 (2,850/3,950) | 44% (44%/44%) | 24% (24%/10%) |
7 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 12,372 (3,425/8,947) | 4,074 (1,105/2,969) | 1,520 (462/1,058) | 33% (32%/33%) | 37% (42%/12%) |
8 | Southeastern University | 2,182 (809/1,373) | 1,328 (531/797) | 1,132 (454/678) | 61% (66%/58%) | 85% (85%/49%) |
9 | The University of West Florida | 9,113 (3,844/5,269) | 4,377 (1,864/2,513) | 1,183 (537/646) | 48% (48%/48%) | 27% (29%/12%) |
10 | Florida Atlantic University | 24,268 (9,382/14,886) | 19,734 (7,362/12,372) | 4,371 (1,729/2,642) | 81% (78%/83%) | 22% (23%/18%) |
Average | 37,755 (15,369/15,369) | 13,587 (5,509/8,077) | 4,196 (1,775/2,421) | 35.99% (35.8%/52.6%) | 30.88% (32.2%/30.0%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best schools in Florida is 1228. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 621 and the average SAT Math score is 607.
University of Florida has the highest SAT scores of 1,390 and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,070 among best schools in Florida. The following table compares SAT Scores between best schools in Florida for the academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
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1 | University of Florida | 81% (5,358) | 1390 | 690 | 700 |
2 | University of Miami | 35% (838) | 1390 | 690 | 700 |
3 | Florida State University | 68% (4,107) | 1290 | 650 | 640 |
4 | University of Central Florida | 72% (5,373) | 1278 | 645 | 633 |
5 | Florida International University | 90% (3,969) | 1150 | 590 | 560 |
6 | University of South Florida | 76% (5,158) | 1230 | 620 | 610 |
7 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 83% (1,264) | 1070 | 550 | 520 |
8 | Southeastern University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
9 | The University of West Florida | 60% (711) | 1140 | 580 | 560 |
10 | Florida Atlantic University | 78% (3,392) | 1110 | 570 | 540 |
Average | 71.44% | 1228 | 621 | 607 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best schools in Florida is 26. By subject, the average ACT English score is 26 and the ACT math score is 24.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best schools in Florida for academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
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1 | University of Florida | 41% (2,729) | 31 | 32 | 28 |
2 | University of Miami | 22% (520) | 32 | 33 | 29 |
3 | Florida State University | 32% (1,926) | 29 | 29 | 26 |
4 | University of Central Florida | 29% (2,142) | 27 | 27 | 25 |
5 | Florida International University | 10% (455) | 24 | 23 | 21 |
6 | University of South Florida | 24% (1,642) | 26 | 26 | 25 |
7 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 50% (757) | 21 | 21 | 19 |
8 | Southeastern University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
9 | The University of West Florida | 66% (784) | 24 | 23 | 22 |
10 | Florida Atlantic University | 22% (976) | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Average | 32.89% | 26 | 26 | 24 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best schools in Florida based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
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1 | University of Florida | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ |
2 | University of Miami | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
3 | Florida State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
4 | University of Central Florida | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ |
5 | Florida International University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
6 | University of South Florida | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
7 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
8 | Southeastern University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
9 | The University of West Florida | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
10 | Florida Atlantic University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in Floridaand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.