The average acceptance rate of the 35 Florida colleges that have competitive admission is 62.45% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 0.07%. The acceptance rate at 16 Florida colleges increased and the rate of 19 colleges decreased.
University of Miami has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 18.51%. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (21.12%) and University of Florida (24.03%) are following it in the list of Tightest Florida Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Miami stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked 2nd, up 3 places from 5th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $29,997 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,076 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Miami Coral Gables, FLPrivate, 4-year | 18.51% 0.43% | 26.04% | 1,400 | $59,926 | 19,402 | 84.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 2 3 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year | 21.12% 11.81% | 29.00% | 1,090 | $17,725 ($5,785) | 9,215 | 60.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 24.03% 0.68% | 43.05% | 1,390 | $28,659 ($6,381) | 55,211 | 90.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year | 25.38% 0.34% | 31.34% | 1,310 | $21,683 ($6,517) | 44,161 | 84.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year | 39.52% 1.52% | 34.21% | 1,272 | $22,467 ($6,368) | 68,346 | 75.00% | 29 to 1 |
| 6 4 | Rollins College Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4-year | 40.56% 9.43% | 16.08% | 1,290 | $58,300 | 3,029 | 77.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 3 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FLPrivate, 4-year | 40.93% 14.58% | 17.31% | - | $33,424 | 10,566 | 65.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 1 | University of South Florida Tampa, FLPublic, 4-year | 40.96% 2.97% | 21.73% | 1,230 | $17,324 ($6,410) | 49,600 | 74.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 9 23 | Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne, FLPrivate, 4-year | 44.44% 47.60% | 38.10% | - | $12,240 | 1,230 | - | 14 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FLPrivate, 4-year | 44.81% 0.60% | 28.99% | - | $28,224 | 1,310 | 50.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Average | 34.03% | 28.59% | 1,283 | $29,997 ($6,292) | 26,207 | 73.22% | 17 to 1 |