Florida Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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How hard is it to get into colleges in Florida?

For 56 Florida colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 68.17%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,454 and the average SAT score is 1153.

No Florida college's acceptance rate is lower than 10%. 1 college's acceptance rate is under 20% and 4 colleges' rates are between 20% and 30%.28 Florida colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Florida colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Florida Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%000
10% - 20%101
20% - 30%431
30% - 40%110
40% - 50%615
50% - 60%633
60% - 70%1028
Higher than 70%28325

Florida Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Florida Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, FL 64.10% 156 100 29 1040 $13,800
Barry UniversityMiami, FL 59.00% 12,141 7,172 582 - $33,450
Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL 100.00% 6,844 6,834 702 915 $14,794
Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, FL 73.99% 8,333 6,162 781 1120 $42,950
Albizu University-MiamiMiami, FL 100.00% 39 39 23 - $12,900
Johnson University FloridaKissimmee, FL 22.97% 283 66 22 940 $19,658
University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL 40.00% 60,627 23,961 8,196 1272 $22,467
($6,368)
Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, FL 79.01% 4,664 3,670 537 1260 $50,374
Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, FL 85.00% 9,805 8,316 316 - $15,098
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL 66.00% 10,286 6,818 1,931 1240 $42,304
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL 21.00% 22,713 4,797 1,391 1090 $17,725
($5,785)
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL 73.00% 27,612 20,279 4,417 1110 $17,324
($4,879)
Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, FL 78.00% 5,509 4,302 655 1090 $26,610
Florida CollegeTemple Terrace, FL 66.12% 307 204 196 1120 $18,920
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL 63.00% 15,205 9,507 882 1210 $44,360
Florida International UniversityMiami, FL 59.00% 25,034 14,729 5,169 1150 $18,964
($6,565)
Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FL 74.00% 12,750 9,475 459 - $19,110
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL 59.00% 10,874 6,423 640 1240 $42,360
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL 25.00% 74,038 18,793 5,890 1310 $21,683
($6,517)
University of FloridaGainesville, FL 24.00% 65,375 15,707 6,762 1390 $28,659
($6,381)
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL 57.00% 8,879 5,087 755 1190 $46,030
Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FL 97.01% 3,375 3,288 1,958 - $24,136
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL 19.00% 48,286 8,940 2,328 1400 $59,926
University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL 62.00% 21,568 13,430 2,816 1100 $19,407
($5,964)
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL 73.00% 17,621 12,805 2,029 1180 $37,080
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, FL 88.00% 7,657 6,763 680 1090 $37,990
Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FL 67.00% 2,685 1,809 447 - $55,480
Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL 41.00% 9,796 3,973 639 1290 $58,300
Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL 72.00% 7,788 5,615 632 - $28,360
St. John Vianney College SeminaryMiami, FL 100.00% 10 10 10 - $23,100
University of South FloridaTampa, FL 41.00% 65,187 26,699 5,803 1230 $17,324
($6,410)
St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, FL 99.00% 4,798 4,769 564 - $34,770
Stetson UniversityDeLand, FL 86.00% 7,824 6,762 638 1190 $55,220
Southeastern UniversityLakeland, FL 74.00% 2,800 2,080 1,034 - $31,732
The University of TampaTampa, FL 41.00% 35,353 14,469 2,505 - $33,424
Trinity Baptist CollegeJacksonville, FL 63.02% 192 120 98 960 $14,300
Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, FL 96.30% 81 78 32 880 $16,300
Warner UniversityLake Wales, FL 47.97% 1,628 778 255 930 $28,160
Webber International UniversityBabson Park, FL 77.98% 1,907 1,479 259 - $32,150
University of West FloridaPensacola, FL 57.00% 9,831 5,591 1,503 1120 $18,658
($5,776)
City College-HollywoodHollywood, FL 100.00% 33 33 33 - $18,615
New College of FloridaSarasota, FL 74.00% 2,119 1,568 221 1130 $29,944
($6,916)
Beacon CollegeLeesburg, FL 60.03% 593 358 126 - $49,230
Everglades UniversityBoca Raton, FL 85.95% 804 695 388 - $20,768
Herzing University-OrlandoWinter Park, FL 89.93% 139 125 78 - $13,420
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, FL 61.99% 2,047 1,264 678 1155 $11,665
Southeastern College-West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL 81.06% 227 183 114 - $23,584
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL 77.00% 16,050 12,318 2,776 1120 $25,162
($6,118)
Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, FL 45.02% 2,448 1,097 318 - $28,224
Chamberlain University-FloridaJacksonville, FL 100.00% 12 12 10 - $20,076
Florida Institute of Technology-OnlineMelbourne, FL 43.92% 189 84 32 - $12,240
DeVry University-FloridaOrlando, FL 100.00% 1 1 1 - $15,032
Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, FL 56.00% 2,600 1,449 403 1280 $21,004
($4,940)
University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, FL 64.03% 1,440 927 826 1320 $16,579
($3,876)
Arizona College of Nursing-TampaTampa, FL 100.00% 32 32 11 - $23,093
Herzing University-TampaTampa, FL 86.96% 46 40 27 - $13,420
Average 68.17%11,7615,5731,2611,153$27,454
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