University of
North Florida
Public Research University in Jacksonville, FL. Six-year graduation rate 69%. Median 10-year earnings $56,343.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $56,343 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate of 69% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $15,531.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
University of North Florida admits 53% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is large — 21,778 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. Only 17% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. 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 | 550–650 | 1,264 (66%) |
| SAT Math | 520–620 | |
| ACT Composite | 19–25 | 638 (34%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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69% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention of 85% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Retention drops to 65% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 19:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 13,915 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,135 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $6,647 at the $0–30k band to $17,730 at $110k+. About 62% get grants averaging $8,450, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 23% 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 · 2,629 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 | $6,647 |
| $30–48k | $6,866 |
| $48–75k | $10,000 |
| $75–110k | $13,842 |
| $110k+ | $17,730 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,237 of these 13,915 students, totalling $18,854,546 — an average of $5,825 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Duval 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)