Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 9,330 undergrads, where 33% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.60
Economic access
Campus size
31% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 49% take some
Where first-years come from
1,552 first-time students
11% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 87% are from Florida. Fewer from other states than at 70% of colleges.
- In-state (Florida)87%
- Other states11%
- Abroad0.0%
- Not reported2.1%
Top home states
- Florida(home state)87% 1,343
- Alabama3.8% 59
- Georgia0.8% 12
- Illinois0.7% 11
- Colorado0.6% 9
From 34 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,169
new transfer students, 43% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 76% of colleges.
816 full-time, 353 part-time.
Going on to another college
22%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 725 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Many adult students28% of undergrads study part-time.
57% women
Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
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 1,534 students.
Housing
Beds
1,534
About 16 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
Up to 15 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division II · Gulf South Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Gulf South Conference comparesROTC
Army, 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
- 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of West Florida Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Zeta Epsilon Chapter
Theta Epsilon
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Sigma-Xi
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
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.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Gender unknown: 0
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;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since July 1, 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)