The average acceptance rate of the 35 Florida colleges that have competitive admission is 59.40% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 3.05%. The acceptance rate at 10 Florida colleges increased and the rate of 25 colleges decreased.
Florida Academy of Nursing has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 5.49%. University of Miami (18.90%) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (20.56%) are following it in the list of Tightest Florida 4-Years Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,662 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,640 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Academy of Nursing Miramar, FLPrivate, 4-year | 5.49% | 100.00% | - | $11,080 | 21 | - | 6 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FLPrivate, 4-year | 18.90% 0.39% | 24.26% | 1,400 | $62,616 | 19,852 | 84.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year | 20.56% 0.56% | 30.55% | 1,100 | $17,725 ($5,785) | 9,313 | 53.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 24.20% 0.17% | 42.20% | 1,400 | $28,659 ($6,381) | 56,311 | 91.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 5 - | Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year | 24.22% 1.16% | 30.89% | 1,350 | $21,683 ($6,517) | 43,889 | 86.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 18 | Baptist University of Florida Graceville, FLPrivate, 4-year | 35.99% 28.11% | 56.49% | - | $15,000 | 717 | 52.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 7 1 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, 4-year | 40.11% 0.59% | 33.50% | 1,260 | $22,467 ($6,368) | 69,713 | 78.00% | 28 to 1 |
| 8 2 | Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne, FLPrivate, 4-year | 40.18% 4.26% | 37.78% | - | $12,780 | 815 | - | 6 to 1 |
| 9 1 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FLPrivate, 4-year | 40.34% 0.59% | 16.62% | - | $34,408 | 11,433 | 64.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FLPrivate, 4-year | 41.39% 3.42% | 32.79% | - | $30,198 | 1,423 | 54.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 29.14% | 40.51% | 1,302 | $25,662 ($6,263) | 21,349 | 70.25% | 14 to 1 |