Quad

Head-to-head

Florida
UVA

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Florida costs about $23.4K less per year on average than UVA ($16,736 vs. $40,185, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    UVA grads earn $15.3K more ten years out than Florida's ($86,863 vs. $71,588)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Florida's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 22% at UVA

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Florida has 15 pts more first-gen students than UVA (31% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Florida has 2.0× as many undergrads as UVA

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    UVA's SAT midpoint is 75 points higher than Florida's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

UVA admits 17%, Florida 20%; Florida's yield is higher, at 41%.

Acceptance rate
Florida20%
UVA17%
Quad's selectivity
  • FloridaHighly selective
  • UVAHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Florida
1320–1480
UVA
1410–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FloridaRigor and GPA very important96%
  • UVASchool record required

Who's on each campus

Florida is twice UVA's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Florida35.6K
UVA17.6K
Pell Grant share
Florida22%
UVA16%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Florida, and Computer and Information Sciences at UVA; UVA has 15 students per faculty member to Florida's 16.

Students per faculty member
Florida16 to 1
UVA15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FloridaBusiness Administration and Management, General7%
  • UVAComputer and Information Sciences, General13%

What each costs

Florida costs about $23.4K less a year than UVA on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Florida$16.7K
UVA$40.2K
Aid generosity
Florida37%
UVA22%

What each pays off

UVA's former students earn more, a median $86.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Florida$71.6K
UVA$86.9K
Graduation rate
Florida89%
UVA94%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FloridaGrowing+157%
  • UVAGrowing+90%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:University of Florida (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why