UF Facts

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Interim President: Donald W. Landry, M.D., Ph.D.
Interim Provost: Joe Glover

ENROLLMENT (AS OF FALL 2024)

Undergraduate: 39,794
Non-degree seeking undergraduate: 3,318
Graduate: 14,892
Professional: 3,841

TOTAL: 61,890

STUDENTS

Male: 27,396
Female: 34,484
Black/African American: 3,224
Asian: 6,261
Hispanic/Latino: 13,547
White: 29,726
American Indian/Alaska Native: 55
Two or more races: 2,757
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 34
Non-Resident Alien: 4,958
Unknown: 1,320

STUDENT RESIDENCY

In-state: 46,431
Out-of-state: 15,459

STUDENT FACULTY RATIO

16:1

ADMISSIONS

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

FACULTY (AS OF FALL 2024)

6,700+

EMPLOYEES 

33,252 (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 2025)

Undergraduate programs: 100+
Graduate programs: 200+
Retention rate: 97%
4-year graduation rate: 82%
6-year graduation rate: 91%

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

Forbes has named UF the No. 5 public university in the nation and among the top institutions in the country for return on investment for 2026.  

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

UF ranks No. 2 in the U.S. News & World Report (2025 edition) for best online undergraduate program in the nation.

UF faculty conducted a record $1.26 billion in research in fiscal year 2024.

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.