The University of West Florida has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 53% last year.

Florida Gulf Coast University with 58% and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University with 60% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Florida Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Florida Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

The University of West Florida has the lowest graduation rate of 53% and Florida Gulf Coast University has the second lowest graduation rate of 58%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,644 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,225 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 50.44% and the average SAT score is 1,188 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 69.20% and the students to faculty ratio is 21 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Florida Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Florida Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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The University of West Florida Pensacola, FLPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.99%
$19,241
($6,360)
27.03%48.03%1,14013,52122 to 1
2
2
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FLPublic, 4-year 58.00%
1.79%
$25,162
($6,118)
24.07%74.39%1,11015,96920 to 1
3
1
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year 60.00%
4.63%
$17,725
($5,785)
37.31%32.93%1,0709,21514 to 1
4
1
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FLPublic, 4-year 62.00%
6.55%
$17,324
($4,879)
22.15%81.32%1,11029,59222 to 1
5
1
University of North Florida Jacksonville, FLPublic, 4-year 67.00%
0.12%
$20,793
($6,389)
22.51%70.50%1,11016,40619 to 1
6
1
Florida International University Miami, FLPublic, 4-year 69.00%
1.92%
$18,963
($6,565)
39.95%63.86%1,15055,60924 to 1
7
-
University of South Florida Tampa, FLPublic, 4-year 74.00%
0.63%
$17,324
($6,410)
23.61%43.93%1,23049,60022 to 1
8
-
University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year 75.00%
0.06%
$22,467
($6,368)
33.31%41.04%1,27868,34629 to 1
9
-
Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year 84.00%
0.78%
$18,786
($5,656)
30.86%25.04%1,29044,16117 to 1
10
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University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year 90.00%
0.89%
$28,659
($6,381)
43.92%23.35%1,39055,21116 to 1
Average69.20%$20,644
($6,091)
30.47%50.44%1,18835,76321 to 1