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<li>28,000 applications<br></li>
<li>10,000 will be accepted</li>
<li>6,600 expected to enroll</li>
</ul>
<p>The</a> Independent Florida Alligator: News - 28,000 UF hopefuls await final decision</p>
<p>What is typically the instate vs. out of state acceptance % ?</p>
<p>UVA contines to say they strive for 2/3 IN, 1/3 Out. </p>
<p>UF?</p>
<p>^ I have never read anything giving the exact stats. I do know that UF doesn't market itself to the out-of-state students, and therefore not as many apply as they should.</p>
<p>Found this on the website:</p>
<p>UF student body: 87% Florida residents, 8% non-Florida residents, 5% international students.</p>
<p>My son is a Northerner who wouldn't mind the warmth of the sun :-)</p>
<p>I'll wait and see......</p>
<p>That's a disgustinly high percentage of in-state students. The Legislature needs to allow UF to bring in the best & brightest from out-of-state.</p>
<p>My only concern is that with all the upheaval up North (EA, ED, FinAid changes, etc) plus the way the economy is making a lot of people reevaluate their finances, that 6600 number will be much higher. Then what?</p>
<p>Finances in higher education are tight across the board, so I wont be surprised to hear more and more state schools beginning to take in increasingly higher numbers of out of staters to get the higher tuition. Rutgers is definitely doing it in NJ and I hear that UMD- College Park is as well.</p>
<p>Many students outside of Florida in the past didnt pay much attention to UF, but the sports program, like at Rutgers, has caused apps to skyrocket and many more out of staters are applying.</p>
<p>^ This is probably why the acceptance rate is only going to be around 36% this year.</p>
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<p>The State U's have pretty much been mandated by the Board of Governors to cap admission at the same number as last year. So I suspect there will be a wait list this year; and the U's have indicated that they will not enroll any more than they have funding for. And while OOS tuition brings in more dollars than instate, OOS tuition does NOT cover the cost of educating a student at UF, so tuition for OOS is still subsidized by the state via the legislature and the state budget. For this reason, and because so many instate students will not have a place at ANY state U in Florida this year, the number of instate students will remain high. Bright Futures has helped to keep more of Florida's brightest in the state.</p>
<p>IMO, the BF requirements are too low.</p>
<p>"the BF requirements are too low."</p>
<p>For somebody with a 4.5+GPA and 1400+, of course, the requirements are going to be too low. We have to keep in mind that the GPA used for BF is only in academic classes, and many people struggle to get a 3.0. The average GPA is like 2.0 and SAT score is 1000</p>
<p>Dvm258, do you need a reality check?</p>
<p>I do think DVM raises a valid point. With increasing amounts of funding cuts, raising the requirements may be something that could help alleviate financial problems.</p>
<p>If the average GPA was a 2.0, only 50% of students would be graduating high school. I would have to guess the average GPA is between a 2.7 and 3.0.</p>
<p>I agree with dvm... IMO, a 3.5 and a 1270 are just too easy for full tuition.</p>
<p>I also believe that decreasing the amount of students accepted is not only good for the University of F... but for all of the other universities in FLA as well. Decreasing the number of admits increases the value of any degree obtained at that university. Additionally, if more 'qualified' students are denied from UF, they will probably attend other Universities in FLA, making those Uni's better off.</p>
<p>Does this statistic include all of the transfers?</p>
<p>"Does this statistic include all of the transfers?"</p>
<p>28,000 not including transfers. The figures are in a " 37% " Acceptance Rate. Yield Rate should also be well over " 60% ".</p>
<p>In regard to transfers, they are being reduced substantially in the future. Yes, AA graduates are guaranteed admission into the SUS, but that doesn't necessarily equate to UF.</p>
<p>Those who are trying to backdoor into UF, via SFCC might find that this option is being shut.</p>
<p>FYI:</p>
<p>According to the Alligator there will be very little transfers of any kind this year. Evidently the Florida Board of Governors has comanded UF to reduce the overall enrollment. This also includes Community College transfers as well.</p>