UF Facts


THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT A GLANCE

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Interim President: Dr. Kent Fuchs
Interim Provost: Joe Glover

ENROLLMENT (AS OF FALL 2023)

Undergraduate: 43, 197
Graduate: 14,983
Professional: 3,591

TOTAL: 61,771

STUDENTS

Male: 27,296
Female: 34,464
Black/African American: 3,210
Asian: 6,256
Hispanic/Latino: 13,970
White: 29,657
American Indian/Alaska Native: 55
Two or more races: 2,757
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 36
Non-Resident Alien: 4,546
Unknown: 1,284

STUDENT RESIDENCY

In-state: 45,817
Out-of-state: 15,954

STUDENT FACULTY RATIO

16:1

ADMISSIONS

Applied to fall 2023: 74,000+
Admitted to fall 2023: 17,000+

FACULTY

6,600+

EMPLOYEES

32,974 (includes faculty)

ALUMNI

Living: 500,000

HISTORY

Traces its beginnings to 1853
Gainesville campus opened in 1906
First women admitted: 1947
First African American enrolled: 1958

MAIN CAMPUS

Size: 2,000 acres
Number of buildings: 1,000+
Undergraduate residence halls: 26
Colleges: 16
Libraries: 7

ACADEMICS (AS OF 2021)

Undergraduate programs: 100+
Graduate programs: 200+
Retention rate: 97%
4-year graduation rate: 77%
6-year graduation rate: 90%

For the Class of 2025:

Average GPA: 4.5-4.7
Average SAT: 1360-1500
Average ACT: 30-34

FINANCIAL DATA

In-state tuition and fees for academic year
2022–2023: $6,380 a semester

Out-of-state tuition and fees: $28,658 per semester

ATHLETICS

The Florida Gators sports teams compete in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference and are supported by alligator mascots Albert and Alberta. UF student-athletes have earned a total of 167 academic All-America Honors since 1965. Since the 1972 Olympiad held in Munich, 239 Gators have participated in the Olympic Games. Gators have won 156 Olympic medals with 74 gold, 45 silver and 37 bronze medals.

NOTABLE

UF ranks No. 30 overall and No. 7 among public universities in the U.S. News & World Report (2023-2024 edition).

UF faculty conducted a record $1.25 billion in research in fiscal year 2023.

UF is one of only two public universities in Florida that belong to the Association of American Universities, the top 64 research institutions in the U.S.

The UF Health network has facilities throughout the state of Florida, including Jacksonville and Orlando.

UF/IFAS has offices in each of Florida’s 67 counties as well as at the main campus in Gainesville.