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The University of West Florida Overview

The University of West Florida is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of UWF.

What Is The University of West Florida Known For?

2,736 Undergraduate Awards

$25,760 Avg Cost After Aid

48% Acceptance Rate

The highest award offered at UWF is the doctor's degree.
During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from UWF with a bachelor's degree make about $49,137 a year. That's 20% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is The University of West Florida?

Contact details for UWF are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
Phone:	850-474-2000
Website:	uwf.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WestFL
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UWF

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How Do I Get Into UWF?

You can apply to UWF online at: uwf.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for UWF

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWF?

48% Acceptance Rate

57% Of Accepted Are Women

60% Submit SAT Scores

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to UWF. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 48%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Average Test Scores

About 60% of students accepted to UWF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of West Florida ( 540 to 630 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for The University of West Florida ( 510 to 600 )

200

800

UWF received ACT scores from 66% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

ACT English Scores for The University of West Florida ( 21 to 27 )

ACT Composite Scores for The University of West Florida ( 21 to 27 )

Can I Afford The University of West Florida?

$25,760 Net Price

26% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of UWF is $25,760. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UWF, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,174 a year. That adds up to $24,696 over four years for those students.

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The University of West Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,559 Full-Time Undergraduates

57% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 9,637 undergraduate students at UWF, with 6,559 being full-time and 3,078 being part-time.

There are also 3,424 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,559 full-time undergraduates at UWF, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of West Florida students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	218
Black or African American	628
Hispanic or Latino	616
White	4,373
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	582

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at The University of West Florida. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 68 countries are represented at UWF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

The University of West Florida Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	539	12	0	0	0	551
Nursing	0	318	0	131	0	449
Special Education	0	38	0	289	0	327
Business Administration & Management	0	48	0	179	0	227
General Psychology	0	177	0	14	0	191
Educational Administration	0	0	0	131	0	131
Mental & Social Health Services	0	6	0	124	0	130
Health & Physical Education	0	104	0	20	0	124
General Biology	0	112	0	11	0	123
Computer Information Systems	0	54	0	62	0	116
Health Sciences & Services	0	108	0	0	0	108
Communication & Media Studies	0	101	0	0	0	101
Accounting	0	37	0	59	0	96
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	18	49	29	96
General Business/Commerce	0	86	0	0	0	86
Public Health	0	6	0	74	0	80
Information Technology	0	47	0	32	0	79
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	61	0	61
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	50	0	10	0	60
Fine & Studio Arts	0	56	0	0	0	56
Mechanical Engineering	0	54	0	0	0	54
General English Literature	0	35	0	19	0	54
Social Work	0	53	0	0	0	53
Electrical Engineering	0	51	0	0	0	51
History	0	40	0	10	0	50
Natural Resources Conservation	0	35	0	13	0	48
Marketing	0	46	0	0	0	46
Legal Support Services	0	45	0	0	0	45
Mathematics	0	16	0	28	0	44
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	40	0	0	0	40
Computer Science	0	34	0	0	0	34
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	34	0	0	0	34
Finance & Financial Management	0	33	0	0	0	33
Anthropology	0	24	0	9	0	33
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	32	0	32
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	32	0	0	0	32
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	30	0	0	0	30
General Social Sciences	0	27	0	0	0	27
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	24	0	24
Political Science & Government	0	20	0	3	0	23
General Engineering Technology	0	21	0	0	0	21
Computer Engineering	0	21	0	0	0	21
International Relations & National Security	0	18	0	3	0	21
Instructional Media Design	0	6	0	14	0	20
Chemistry	0	16	0	0	0	16
Drama & Theater Arts	0	15	0	0	0	15
Economics	0	14	0	0	0	14
Hospitality Management	0	13	0	0	0	13
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	13	0	13
Management Information Systems	0	12	0	0	0	12
Music	0	12	0	0	0	12
Maritime Studies	0	11	0	0	0	11
Student Counseling	0	0	0	10	0	10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	0	8	0	10
Business/Managerial Economics	0	8	0	0	0	8
General Engineering	0	0	0	7	0	7
Physics	0	7	0	0	0	7
Construction Engineering Technology	0	5	0	0	0	5
Philosophy	0	5	0	0	0	5
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	2	0	2
Biological & Physical Science	0	2	0	0	0	2
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	539	2,197	18	1,441	29	4,224

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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