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Students

Who's on campus

A very large campus of 35,629 undergrads, where 22% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+12% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.68

Diversity index vs. every college0.68
0.68
← 0.00higher than 75% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients22%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students31%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college22%
22%
← 0%higher than 21% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

35,629undergrads
Compared to every college35.6K
35.6K
← 19larger than 99% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

7,513 first-time students

19% came from other states and 7.2% from abroad; 73% are from Florida. Fewer from other states than at 58% of colleges.

  • In-state (Florida)73%
  • Other states19%
  • Abroad7.2%
  • Not reported0.9%

Top home states

  1. Florida(home state)73% 5,465
  2. New York3.1% 231
  3. New Jersey2.6% 198
  4. Pennsylvania1.3% 100
  5. Virginia1.2% 92

From 50 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

How applicants from each place were admitted →

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

1,635

new transfer students, 18% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 33% of colleges.

1,461 full-time, 174 part-time.

Going on to another college

7.0%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 680 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

7.8% of undergrads study part-time.

Men45%
National median: 44%About typical

55% women

Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Part-time students7.8%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older2.8%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 11,668 students.

Housing

Beds

11,668

About 33 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FBS · Southeastern Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Southeastern Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 13% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Faith communities · 5

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 3
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Greek life

11chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Undergrad men in a fraternity17%
National median: 7.0%Above typical
Undergrad women in a sorority26%
National median: 8.0%Above typical

Among first-years: 16% of men, 27% of women.

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

Councils and chapters

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

State law for public colleges

Florida public colleges may not use state or federal funds for programs advocating diversity, equity, and inclusion, defined in state rules as favoring people by race, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation; student groups are exempt.

Florida Statutes §1004.06 (Florida SB 266 (2023)), in effect since July 1, 2023. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Gender unknown: fewer than 10

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Florida Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since July 1, 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)