UF Facts

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

President: Dr. Ben Sasse
Provost: Dr. J. Scott Angle

ENROLLMENT (AS OF FALL 2023)

Undergraduate: 41,487
Graduate: 15,175
Professional: 3,827

TOTAL: 60,489

STUDENTS

Male: 26,536
Female: 34,576
Black/African American: 3,499
Asian: 5,089
Hispanic/Latino: 12,743
White: 31,082
American Indian/Alaska Native: 78
Two or more races: 2,540
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 37
Non-Resident Alien: 4,470
Unknown: 1,574

STUDENT RESIDENCY

In-state: 45,357
Out-of-state: 15,132

STUDENT FACULTY RATIO

17:1

ADMISSIONS

Applied to fall 2023: 66,000+
Admitted to fall 2023: 15,700+

FACULTY

6,600+

EMPLOYEES

32,228 (includes faculty)

ALUMNI

Living: 450,000+

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: 94
Graduate programs: 228
Retention rate: 97.3%
4-year graduation rate: 72%
6-year graduation rate: 91%

For the Class of 2025:

Average GPA: 4.53
Average SAT: 1376
Average ACT: 30

FINANCIAL DATA

In-state tuition and fees for academic year
2022–2023: $6,381 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 162 academic All-America Honors since 1965. Since the 1972 Olympiad held in Munich, 211 Gators have participated in the Olympic Games. Gators have won 146 Olympic medals with 70 gold, 39 silver and 37 bronze medals.

NOTABLE

UF is designated as a No. 1 public university in the country by the Wall Street Journal.

UF ranks No. 28 overall and No. 6 among public universities in the U.S. News & World Report (2023-2024 edition).

UF ranks No. 1 in the U.S. News & World Report (2024 edition) for online bachelor’s degree for veterans.

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.