University of Florida Business Programs

Located in Gainesville, Florida, University of Florida is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University of Florida Rankings

UF is ranked #77 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 55 colleges in Florida, it is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UF has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#27	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UF.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UF has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#45	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#50	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#75	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#164	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Florida?

Contact details for UF are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Tigert Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone:	352-392-3261
Website:	www.ufl.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uflorida/
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UF

How Do I Get Into UF?

You can apply to UF online at: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman

Admission Requirements for UF

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UF?

The acceptance rate of University of Florida is 31%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 30%, and the acceptance rate for women is 32%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to UF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 720. Math scores were between 640 and 740.

UF received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 31. Composite scores were between 29 and 33.

Can I Afford University of Florida?

The overall average net price of UF is $29,776. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UF, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $6,120 a year. That adds up to $24,480 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UF is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 34,931 undergraduate students at UF, with 31,476 being full-time and 3,455 being part-time.

There are also 18,441 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 31,476 full-time undergraduates at UF, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Florida students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,060
Black or African American	1,787
Hispanic or Latino	7,308
White	16,247
International Students	787
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,287

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at University of Florida. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 144 countries are represented at UF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Florida

In 2019-2020, 49,050 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UF has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UF

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Florida was $6,381 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $28,659. The following table shows how UF is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Entrepreneurship	#1	#19

Online Affordability Rankings of UF Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Florida was $6,381 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $28,659. The following table shows how UF is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations & Advertising	#4	#21
Public Relations	#4	#7
Business Administration & Management	#13	#208
General Business Administration and Management	#22	#325

Online Growth Rankings of UF

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Florida was 165.1%. This is the #273 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UF regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UF ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UF.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#9
General Business Administration and Management	#124
Business Administration & Management	#163

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Florida Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	432	32	759	32	1,255
General Economics	0	300	0	30	0	330
Finance	0	234	0	37	0	271
Public Relations	18	195	0	0	0	213
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	206	0	0	0	206
Advertising	0	196	0	0	0	196
Accounting	0	110	0	71	0	181
Agricultural Economics	0	114	0	11	7	132
Management Science	0	122	0	0	0	122
Tax Law/Taxation	0	0	0	75	4	79
Real Estate	0	0	0	48	0	48
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	23	0	23
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	0	0	0	8	0	8
TOTAL	18	1,909	32	1,062	43	3,064

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.