University of Florida: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 28 of 13,329	In the World
# 24 of 2,137	In North America
# 23 of 1,149	In the United States
# 1 of 6	In Gainesville
# 1 of 1,678	For Toxicology
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

24%

Average SAT

1,400

Average ACT

Aid receiving

94%

Undergraduates

36,573

Graduates

19,738

Male:Female Ratio

44:56

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

ufl.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of Florida has an acceptance rate of 24% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	24%	24%	24%
Applicants	73,557	32,729	40,826
Admissions	17,804	8,260	9,542
Freshmen enrolled full time	7,475	3,375	4,098

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Other Tests	Required
SAT/ACT	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	47%
■ Nonresident Alien	9%
■ Asian	10%
■ Hispanic	21%
■ Black or African American	5%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	2%

University of Florida majors

University of Florida has granted 106 associate degrees across 1 programs, 9,443 bachelor's degrees across 93 programs, 5,556 master's across 118 programs, and 1,892 doctorate degrees across 91 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Florida.

Major	Associate	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General	-	552	894	25
Computer and Information Sciences, General	-	469	440	16
Psychology, General	-	578	29	20
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	-	577	-	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	-	215	248	15
Mechanical Engineering	-	269	89	20
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	-	111	219	39
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	-	206	140	15
Mass Communication & Media Studies	-	-	322	17
Political Science and Government, General	-	300	17	7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	-	-	261	53
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other	-	-	305	-
Economics, General	-	280	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	-	143	136	-
Finance, General	-	225	49	-
Law	-	-	-	265
Accounting	-	145	97	-
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	-	235	-	-
Chemistry, General	-	152	10	49
Pharmacy	-	-	-	210
Public Health, General	-	76	120	11
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General	-	143	52	5
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General	-	192	-	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	-	192	-	-
Computer Systems Analysis & Analyst	-	-	187	-
Advertising	-	177	-	-
Management Science	-	170	-	-
Criminology	-	162	3	4
Civil Engineering, General	-	104	50	14
Public Relations & Image Management	-	161	-	-
Chemical Engineering	-	117	31	10
English Language and Literature, General	-	140	8	10
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	-	111	45	-
Systems Engineering	-	93	59	4
Animal Sciences, General	-	137	14	3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	-	103	34	13
Architecture	-	103	41	-
Medicine	-	-	-	141
Journalism	-	135	-	-
Forestry, General	-	66	53	9
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	-	84	41	3
Radio and Television	-	126	-	-
History, General	-	111	8	1
Veterinary Medicine	-	-	-	119
Anthropology, General	-	94	8	14
Construction Engineering Technology & Technician	-	85	31	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	75	38
Mathematics, General	-	93	8	9
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	106	-	-	-
Sociology, General	-	99	3	4
Nutrition Sciences	-	96	-	7
Statistics, General	-	94	2	6
Veterinary Sciences & Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General	-	-	92	6
Computer Engineering, General	-	92	3	1
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering	-	52	34	10
Agricultural Economics	-	83	9	-
Nursing Practice	-	-	-	92
Dentistry	-	-	-	91
Family and Community Services	-	63	24	3
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General	-	66	24	-
Sustainability Studies	-	87	-	-
Education, General	-	84	-	-
Materials Engineering	-	35	31	16
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	-	51	29	-
Physics, General	-	42	22	16
Fine & Studio Arts, General	-	67	11	-
Tax Law & Taxation	-	-	68	4
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	46	25	-
Physical Therapy & Therapist	-	-	-	71
Music, General	-	44	19	7
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	-	52	16
Agricultural Teacher Education	-	39	18	10
Digital Arts	-	56	10	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	-	59	7	-
International & Globalization Studies	-	65	-	-
Entomology	-	15	30	16
Physician Assistant	-	-	59	-
Real Estate	-	-	58	-
Occupational Therapy & Therapist	-	-	-	57
Music Teacher Education	-	9	41	5
Environmental Science	-	47	-	-
Food Science	-	23	21	3
Philosophy	-	38	2	6
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	35	9
Horticultural Science	-	5	25	14
Linguistics	-	35	4	4
Zoology & Animal Biology	-	30	1	12
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	-	-	41	-
Art Teacher Education	-	-	40	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	-	-	29	9
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	-	38	-	-
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	-	7	22	9
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	-	-	37	-
Marine Sciences	-	37	-	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	-	24	12	-
Graphic Design	-	34	-	-
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor	-	-	34	-
Women's Studies	-	27	6	-
Anatomy	-	-	32	-
Biostatistics	-	-	20	10
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies	-	-	30	-
Astronomy	-	22	4	3
Geography and Environmental Studies	-	29	-	-
Plant Sciences, General	-	29	-	-
Dance, General	-	27	-	-
Surveying Technology & Surveying	-	27	-	-
Ecology	-	-	6	20
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling	-	-	26	-
Biological & Biosystems Engineering	-	25	-	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	-	20	5
Geology & Earth Science, General	-	17	4	4
Agricultural Engineering	-	-	13	11
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	-	-	24	-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	-	-	21	2
Reading Teacher Education	-	-	23	-
School Psychology	-	-	18	5
Botany & Plant Biology	-	13	2	7
Dietetics & Dietitian	-	22	-	-
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration	-	-	-	21
Pharmaceutical Sciences	-	-	-	21
Agronomy and Crop Science	-	-	15	5
Dental Clinical Sciences, General	-	-	20	-
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	-	20	-	-
Nuclear Engineering	-	13	4	3
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	-	-	19	-
Interior Design	-	15	4	-
Landscape Architecture	-	17	2	-
Fire Science & Fire-fighting	-	-	16	-
Latin American Studies	-	-	16	-
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology	-	-	9	7
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology	-	-	-	14
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	-	11	1	2
Epidemiology	-	-	3	10
Athletic Training & Trainer	-	-	-	12
Audiology & Audiologist	-	-	-	12
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	-	-	7	5
Spanish Language and Literature	-	9	3	-
Religion & Religious Studies	-	7	1	3
Geography	-	-	6	4
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law	-	-	10	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	-	8	-	1
Environmental Health	-	-	9	-
Ocean Engineering	-	-	7	2
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology	-	-	2	6
Creative Writing	-	-	7	-
Informatics	-	-	-	7
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	-	7	-
Design and Visual Communications, General	-	-	6	-
French Language and Literature	-	-	6	-
African-American & Black Studies	-	5	-	-
Genetics, General	-	-	-	5
Museology & Museum Studies	-	-	5	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	-	-	5	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	-	-	4	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	4	-	-
Nursing Science	-	-	-	4
Plant Molecular Biology	-	-	-	4
Plant Sciences, Other	-	-	-	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	-	-	-	4
Comparative Law	-	-	3	-
English & Language Arts Teacher Education	-	-	3	-
Rehabilitation Science	-	-	-	3
Counseling Psychology	-	-	-	2
Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other	-	-	2	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General	-	-	2	-
International Relations and Affairs	-	-	2	-
Jewish & Judaic Studies	-	2	-	-
Latin Language and Literature	-	-	2	-
Engineering, Other	-	-	-	1
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education	-	-	1	-
Grand Total	106	9,443	5,556	1,892

Publications & Citations

University of Florida is a world-class research university with 325,146 scientific papers published and 10,437,280 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications

325,146

Citations

10,437,280

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	205,818 / 7,341,814
Medicine	160,941 / 5,444,565
Chemistry	149,963 / 5,600,816
Environmental Science	136,110 / 4,419,455
Engineering	128,040 / 4,368,166
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	122,218 / 3,765,090
Physics	116,493 / 4,171,308
Computer Science	116,077 / 4,086,671
Genetics	99,035 / 3,739,028
Biochemistry	91,161 / 3,642,531
Psychology	78,226 / 2,804,338
Ecology	73,373 / 2,554,583
Geology	70,992 / 2,519,524
Quantum and Particle physics	70,104 / 2,642,450
Pathology	65,671 / 2,396,202
Organic chemistry	65,614 / 2,464,170
Geography and Cartography	64,068 / 1,973,019
Materials Science	54,510 / 1,923,981
Political Science	54,226 / 1,549,893
Mathematics	52,096 / 1,779,261
Law	51,104 / 1,491,289
Sociology	48,435 / 1,588,686
Philosophy	47,587 / 1,413,940
Paleontology	46,972 / 1,703,015
Botany	46,225 / 1,485,386
Surgery	44,067 / 1,384,575
Psychiatry	43,383 / 1,608,747
Statistics	40,774 / 1,468,647
Business	40,457 / 1,296,641
History	38,954 / 1,120,195
Archaeology	33,465 / 1,046,095
Immunology	32,974 / 1,226,453
Neuroscience	32,865 / 1,359,187
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	32,701 / 1,093,799
Optics	30,932 / 1,111,541
Economics	30,593 / 953,364
Radiology	28,430 / 851,089
Agricultural Science	27,600 / 789,688
Public Health	24,241 / 887,104
Linguistics	23,722 / 697,537

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

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