University of Florida
Public Research University in Gainesville, FL. Six-year graduation rate 91%. Median 10-year earnings $71,588.
A decade after enrolling, the median University of Florida student earns $71,588 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. The six-year graduation rate of 91% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates leave owing a median of $15,000 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 91% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
This is a highly selective admit: 24% of applicants receive an offer. The applicant pool is large — 73,557 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. Yield is high — 42% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 660–730 | 5,908 (80%) |
| SAT Math | 660–750 | |
| ACT Composite | 29–33 | 2,952 (40%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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91% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention is strong at 98%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention drops to 72% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 34,102 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,936 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $1,982 while those at $110k+ pay $16,723. 85% of students get grant aid averaging $10,125, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 11% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 6,726 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $1,982 |
| $30–48k | $2,768 |
| $48–75k | $7,151 |
| $75–110k | $12,905 |
| $110k+ | $16,723 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,699 of these 34,102 students, totalling $23,024,212 — an average of $6,224 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Alachua County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)