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The University of West Florida Overview

The University of West Florida is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is The University of West Florida Known For?

3,492 Undergraduate Awards
$25,760 Avg Cost After Aid
48% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UWF is the doctor's degree.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UWF makes roughly $45,884 a year. This is 12% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is The University of West Florida?

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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

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 )
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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 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of West Florida  ( 21 to 27 )
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36

Can I Afford The University of West Florida?

$25,760 Net Price
22% 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 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,202 a year. That adds up to $20,808 over four years for those students.

The University of West Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,241 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,319 undergraduate students at UWF, with 6,241 being full-time and 3,078 being part-time.

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There are also 3,969 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,241 full-time undergraduates at UWF, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 213
Black or African American 546
Hispanic or Latino 636
White 4,031
International Students 191
Other Races/Ethnicities 624

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.

Online Learning at The University of West Florida

5,915 Took All Classes Online
10,688 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at UWF. In 2022-2023, 10,688 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UWF has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 24th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UWF majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 57%
General Public Health 2%
Geographic Information Science 36%
Social Sciences 21%

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 1,228 11 0 0 0 1,239
Nursing 0 384 0 118 0 502
Special Education 0 40 0 239 0 279
Business Administration & Management 0 60 0 157 0 217
Health & Physical Education 0 119 0 28 0 147
General Psychology 0 132 0 14 0 146
General Biology 0 116 0 21 0 137
Health Sciences & Services 0 122 0 0 0 122
Computer Information Systems 0 79 0 38 1 118
Communication & Media Studies 0 108 0 0 0 108
Accounting 0 50 0 56 0 106
Educational Administration 0 0 0 95 0 95
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 83 0 5 0 88
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 19 41 21 81
General Business/Commerce 0 71 0 0 0 71
Mental & Social Health Services 0 3 0 67 0 70
Mechanical Engineering 0 59 0 0 0 59
Fine & Studio Arts 0 59 0 0 0 59
Social Work 0 56 0 0 0 56
General English Literature 0 37 0 13 0 50
Public Health 0 0 0 47 0 47
Information Technology 0 34 0 12 0 46
Electrical Engineering 0 46 0 0 0 46
Anthropology 0 37 0 8 0 45
Mathematics 0 12 0 27 0 39
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 38 0 0 0 38
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 37 0 0 0 37
General Social Sciences 0 35 0 0 0 35
Finance & Financial Management 0 34 0 0 0 34
Marketing 0 33 0 0 0 33
Natural Resources Conservation 0 25 0 6 0 31
History 0 23 0 7 0 30
Political Science & Government 0 25 0 5 0 30
Legal Support Services 0 29 0 0 0 29
Computer Science 0 28 0 0 0 28
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 27 0 0 0 27
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 23 0 0 0 23
International Relations & National Security 0 23 0 0 0 23
Instructional Media Design 0 9 0 13 0 22
General Engineering Technology 0 21 0 0 0 21
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 19 0 19
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 17 0 17
Drama & Theater Arts 0 17 0 0 0 17
Hospitality Management 0 16 0 0 0 16
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 16 0 16
Other Social Sciences 0 16 0 0 0 16
Music 0 15 0 0 0 15
Business/Managerial Economics 0 13 0 0 0 13
Student Counseling 0 0 0 12 0 12
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 11 0 11
Computer Engineering 0 10 0 0 0 10
Physics 0 10 0 0 0 10
Management Information Systems 0 9 0 0 0 9
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 4 0 5 0 9
General Engineering 0 0 0 9 0 9
Chemistry 0 9 0 0 0 9
Economics 0 9 0 0 0 9
Allied Health Professions 0 5 0 0 0 5
Philosophy 0 3 0 0 0 3
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,228 2,264 19 1,106 22 4,639

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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