What is University of Florida’s deal with out of staters, why do they only accept 3% of none floridians? Does this mean I have to have a better resume and it is better for me to get in than someone living in florida? I have taken all honors classes through all of highschool, 3 APs this year. Unweighted GPA of 3.8- weighted of 4.5. I have done much community service throughout highschool, including a sport all four years, starting a club, winning an award for a service project, and being on a leadership board. I have like an 1890 on SAT right but am still very much studying and working to improve that. Given the idea that I significantly improve my score (how high should i reach) do i have any chance at UF? what about UT or UM?
The acceptance rate for OOS students is only slightly less than in-state students.
From the 2014 Admission Report:
Overall:
28,655 Applications => 13,072 Admits (45.6% Admit rate) => 6,514 Enrolled (49.8% Yield rate)
By Residency:
Florida: 21,298 applications => 10,369 Admits b** => 5,855 Enrolled (56.5% Yield rate)
OOS: 5,486 Applications => 2,332 Admitsb** => 569 Enrolled (24.4% Yield rate)
International: 1,377 Applications => 281 Admits (20.4%) => 59 Enrolled (21% yield rate)
What drives down OOS enrollment, is the OOS tuition rate ($28K/year). Other than a limited number of freshman scholarships, UF only offers OOS students tuition reduction awards (based on merit). Below are the three levels of awards and the number award to OOS students.
Alumni
Amount $8000
Number awarded: 42
Sunshine
Amount $16,000
Number awarded: 17
Gatornation
Amount $20,000
Number awarded: 12