46.64% of Applicants Accepted to Florida Colleges in 2025 Admission

710,194

Applicants

331,237

Admitted

46.64%

Acceptance Rate

21.86%

Yield

For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Florida colleges is 46.64%, 331,237 accepted out of 710,194 applicants.

For Florida college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 51,518 (7.82%) compared to last year, from 658,676 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,775, which is more than 2.51% last year.

Florida colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.75% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Florida colleges. The yield decreased by 0.77%.

Among Florida colleges, Florida Academy of Nursing has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.49% with 5 accepted students out of 91 applicants. Florida State University has the most number of applicants of 78,272 and University of Central Florida has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,259.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Florida Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Florida. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Florida Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Florida Academy of Nursing91
91		5
5		5
5		5.49%100.00%
University of Miami53,954
5,668		10,195
1,255		2,473
145		18.90%
0.39%		24.26%
-1.78%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University22,756
43		4,678
-119		1,429
38		20.56%
-0.56%		30.55%
1.55%
University of Florida73,557
8,182		17,804
2,097		7,513
751		24.20%
0.17%		42.20%
-0.85%
Florida State University78,272
4,234		18,954
161		5,855
-35		24.22%
-1.16%		30.89%
-0.45%
Baptist University of Florida364
208		131
31		74
45		35.99%
-28.11%		56.49%
27.49%
University of Central Florida61,456
829		24,653
692		8,259
63		40.11%
0.59%		33.50%
-0.71%
Florida Institute of Technology-Online112
-77		45
-39		17
-15		40.18%
-4.26%		37.78%
-0.32%
The University of Tampa37,954
2,601		15,311
842		2,544
39		40.34%
-0.59%		16.62%
-0.69%
Ave Maria University2,689
241		1,113
16		365
47		41.39%
-3.42%		32.79%
3.80%
Warner University1,259
-369		539
-239		248
-7		42.81%
-4.98%		46.01%
13.23%
University of South Florida68,576
3,389		29,621
2,922		6,904
1,101		43.19%
2.23%		23.31%
1.58%
Beacon College674
81		293
-65		113
-13		43.47%
-16.90%		38.57%
3.37%
Rollins College8,860
-936		4,212
239		568
-71		47.54%
6.98%		13.49%
-2.59%
Southeastern University4,581
1,781		2,427
347		1,180
146		52.98%
-21.31%		48.62%
-1.09%
University of North Florida21,778
210		11,594
-1,836		1,908
-908		53.24%
-9.03%		16.46%
-4.51%
Trinity College of Jacksonville259
67		138
18		84
-14		53.28%
-9.22%		60.87%
-20.80%
Florida International University32,855
7,821		17,957
3,228		5,238
69		54.66%
-4.18%		29.17%
-5.92%
Jacksonville University8,184
-695		4,660
-427		760
5		56.94%
-0.35%		16.31%
1.47%
Florida Polytechnic University4,110
1,510		2,364
915		477
74		57.52%
1.79%		20.18%
-7.63%
Florida Institute of Technology17,295
2,090		9,979
472		940
58		57.70%
-4.83%		9.42%
0.14%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide2,079
32		1,204
-60		624
-54		57.91%
-3.84%		51.83%
-1.81%
University of West Florida10,201
370		5,941
350		1,552
49		58.24%
1.37%		26.12%
-0.76%
University of Florida-Online1,386
-54		849
-78		761
-65		61.26%
-3.12%		89.63%
0.53%
Florida Gulf Coast University20,422
4,372		12,956
638		2,704
-72		63.44%
-13.31%		20.87%
-1.67%
Florida Southern College10,800
-74		6,957
534		762
122		64.42%
5.35%		10.95%
0.99%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach11,232
946		7,279
461		1,875
-56		64.81%
-1.47%		25.76%
-2.56%
Chancellor Institute155
78		101
32		101
32		65.16%
-24.45%		100.00%
Florida Atlantic University31,511
3,899		20,838
559		4,232
-185		66.13%
-7.31%		20.31%
-1.47%
Webber International University1,722
-185		1,195
-284		281
22		69.40%
-8.16%		23.51%
6.00%
Ringling College of Art and Design2,244
-441		1,563
-246		367
-80		69.65%
2.28%		23.48%
-1.23%
Florida College323
16		225
21		175
-21		69.66%
3.21%		77.78%
-18.30%
Stetson University11,674
3,850		8,359
1,597		686
48		71.60%
-14.83%		8.21%
-1.23%
New College of Florida1,623
-496		1,188
-380		220
-1		73.20%
-0.80%		18.52%
4.43%
Nova Southeastern University17,765
144		13,006
201		2,030
1		73.21%
0.54%		15.61%
-0.24%
Lynn University7,285
-1,048		5,352
-810		715
-66		73.47%
-0.48%		13.36%
0.69%
FVI School of Nursing and Technology704
172		518
192		518
192		73.58%
12.30%		100.00%
Albizu University-Miami70
31		53
14		44
21		75.71%
-24.29%		83.02%
24.05%
Eckerd College5,071
407		3,844
174		474
-63		75.80%
-2.89%		12.33%
-2.30%
Barry University10,838
-1,303		8,371
1,199		627
45		77.24%
18.17%		7.49%
-0.62%
Saint Leo University6,684
-1,104		5,240
-375		680
48		78.40%
6.30%		12.98%
1.72%
Florida International Training Institute297
30		235
8		156
-31		79.12%
-5.90%		66.38%
-16.00%
SABER College214
78		172
46		146
75		80.37%
-12.28%		84.88%
28.53%
Flagler College5,004
-505		4,041
-261		652
-3		80.76%
2.67%		16.13%
0.90%
Everglades University841
37		685
-10		449
61		81.45%
-4.99%		65.55%
9.72%
Palm Beach Atlantic University10,335
2,678		8,474
1,711		841
161		81.99%
-6.33%		9.92%
-0.13%
Edward Waters University10,283
478		8,735
419		264
-52		84.95%
0.14%		3.02%
-0.78%
Florida Memorial University9,121
-3,629		7,777
-1,698		371
-88		85.26%
10.95%		4.77%
-0.07%
Southeastern College-Boynton Beach463
236		403
220		250
136		87.04%
6.42%		62.03%
-0.27%
Bethune-Cookman University10,994
4,150		9,701
2,867		1,012
310		88.24%
-11.61%		10.43%
0.16%
Herzing University-Tampa29
-17		26
-14		18
-9		89.66%
2.70%		69.23%
1.73%
First Coast Barber Academy30271990.00%70.37%
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando211
48		190
42		80
10		90.05%
-0.75%		42.11%
-5.19%
Chamberlain University-Florida11
-1		10
-2		1090.91%
-9.09%		100.00%
16.67%
Trinity College of Florida37
-44		34
-44		17
-15		91.89%
-4.41%		50.00%
8.97%
St. John Vianney College Seminary28
18		26
16		26
16		92.86%
-7.14%		100.00%
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville302
132		284
120		151
51		94.04%
-2.43%		53.17%
-7.81%
Herzing University-Orlando69
-70		65
-60		45
-33		94.20%
4.27%		69.23%
6.83%
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa279
74		267
65		135
18		95.70%
-2.84%		50.56%
-7.36%
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale3,238
-137		3,140
-148		1,901
-57		96.97%
-0.45%		60.54%
0.99%
St. Thomas University7,095
2,297		6,947
2,178		726
162		97.91%
-1.49%		10.45%
-1.38%
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar241
29		240
30		97
-12		99.59%
0.53%		40.42%
-11.48%
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa26
-6		26
-6		6
-5		100.00%23.08%
-11.30%
City College-Altamonte Springs1
-38		1
-11		1
-11		100.00%
69.23%		100.00%
City College-Hollywood37
4		37
4		37
4		100.00%100.00%
HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing1
-1		1
-1		1
-1		100.00%100.00%
Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota17
-18		17
-18		8
-6		100.00%47.06%
7.06%