University of Florida - who’s in and major / stats?

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Anonymous wrote:It clearly states PaCE blends online and on-campus instruction. This clearly indicates to me that UF doesn’t have the resources to educate these thousands of students on campus. Not a good look at all for a university that is now rated in the top 30, not 25, at USNWR.

Then don't send your kid there.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to UF a million years ago (1980s). It was the most fun 4 years of my life. Great atmosphere, great choice of classes, beautiful campus, a ton of things to do. Studied hard, played hard. Even went Greek, which I hadn't planned to do but am so glad I did.


It was incredibly affordable. I even did a semester abroad in Austria. And I walked right out of school into a field in my major.

Congrats to all the new Gators out there!

I visited the campus in the 90’s to visit a friend and I loved it! Florida is now a powerhouse school in all aspects of the college experience. The admissions rigor and innovation outputs (including great advances in AI) in recent years have only elevated its status. Employers flock to campus, as they are guaranteed a well rounded, sharp recruit. And the comments about UF not holding water to the other Top 5 are laughable and the recent admission and ranking stats support my thinking. A very fine Top 25!

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Congratulations.

It really all depends on what kind of student your kid is, what major, what career path as well as what their college experience will be like. I think Florida is a good school and many students are extremely happy and successful alumni. If you are getting $$$ in merit scholarship, even better!!

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Anonymous wrote:UF deserves the rankings rise, but it’s got a ways to go to be among the very elite public schools. It’s heading in the right direction for sure. I assume it’s just a matter of time before it overtakes UNC and UVA to become the premier public school in the south.

I think they are all pretty close, especially when all 6 are within 9 slots on the US News rankings (between 20-28). UF received 64,000 applications this year, up from 48,000 last year. Assuming they accept 50% more than the 6,000 slots for freshman class, the acceptance hovers around 20%. Defiantly a strong school, on the rise, with lots of interest.

I so dislike admission rate as a gauge as to whether a school is good. It means nada.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grad rate in 4 years at UF: 68%

Grad rate in 4 years at UVA: 89%


Almost 1/3 of undergraduates at UF fail to get their degrees in four year!

Berkeley has a 76 percent four year graduation rate, so a quarter of their students fail to get their degrees in four years! Let's all boycott Berkeley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations.

It really all depends on what kind of student your kid is, what major, what career path as well as what their college experience will be like. I think Florida is a good school and many students are extremely happy and successful alumni. If you are getting $$$ in merit scholarship, even better!!

My son received the Presidential Scholarship at Miami (which reduced the tuition by 1/2) and it’s still cheaper to aren’t UF out of state. UF is the better school
and great value!! UF doesn’t select kids based on major, so it’s unique in that regard. Business students are competing with Engineers and Liberal Arts. And there is no high school quotas as 150 kids can come from one school. I would assume only athletes get hooks as demographics aren’t in play in admissions at UF. Tests are required. It’s a pretty refreshing for those who don’t have a hook. Highly competitive!

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Anonymous wrote:UF deserves the rankings rise, but it’s got a ways to go to be among the very elite public schools. It’s heading in the right direction for sure. I assume it’s just a matter of time before it overtakes UNC and UVA to become the premier public school in the south.

I think they are all pretty close, especially when all 6 are within 9 slots on the US News rankings (between 20-28). UF received 64,000 applications this year, up from 48,000 last year. Assuming they accept 50% more than the 6,000 slots for freshman class, the acceptance hovers around 20%. Defiantly a strong school, on the rise, with lots of interest.

There are over 35,000 undergraduates at UF. Your 6,000 slots is a lowball figure.

From UF website:
“In 2020-21, we received a record number of nearly 53,000 applications for approximately 6,300 seats in the Class of 2025.”

If that is accurate, then UF is taking a huge number of transfers each year. Do the math.

+1 applications up over 20% from last year, but they didn’t add any more seats. 20% acceptance seems right.

From the UF website:


“Just over 600 students were admitted into Innovation Academy, a program dedicated to those with a creative and innovative mindset. IA offers 29 majors and a spring-summer enrollment schedule that gives students the fall semester off for travel, internships, research and other adventures.

Approximately 3,600 students were accepted into the Pathway to Campus Enrollment (PaCE) program. Students accepted
into PaCE are Gators from Day One and take part in a blended college career of both online and on-campus classes”

So in reality UF has over 10,000 freshman enrolled each year.

Yikes. What a description they use. “A Gator from day one” makes it sounds like these are the bad students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grad rate in 4 years at UF: 68%

Grad rate in 4 years at UVA: 89%


Almost 1/3 of undergraduates at UF fail to get their degrees in four year!

This tells me if your kid can’t handle it then your kid can’t handle it…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It clearly states PaCE blends online and on-campus instruction. This clearly indicates to me that UF doesn’t have the resources to educate these thousands of students on campus. Not a good look at all for a university that is now rated in the top 30, not 25, at USNWR.

Maryland does something similar by having Freshman Connection. Students can only attend class after 3 pm.

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Grad rate in 4 years at UF: 68% Gainesville: Warm, sunny, an hour from beaches

Grad rate in 4 years at UVA: 89% Charlottesville: home to white supremacy riots, cold, full of twisty roads, tiny campus, rural


Almost 1/3 of undergraduates at UF fail to get their degrees in four year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grad rate in 4 years at UF: 68%

Grad rate in 4 years at UVA: 89%


Almost 1/3 of undergraduates at UF fail to get their degrees in four year!

I wouldn’t want to leave either. Rated #1 is school spirit, Top 5 all around in sports and Top 3 in campus experience. It’s a great school!

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Who hooo.. so excited for DC! Go gators- And remember, if you’re not a gator you’re gator bait!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It clearly states PaCE blends online and on-campus instruction. This clearly indicates to me that UF doesn’t have the resources to educate these thousands of students on campus. Not a good look at all for a university that is now rated in the top 30, not 25, at USNWR.

Maryland does something similar by having Freshman Connection. Students can only attend class after 3 pm.

Most schools do. The PP is just reaching. Can’t deny the attractiveness and strength of UF. Maybe he/she is a Roll Tide fan or bummed that their Top public or T25 got nudged out.

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Anonymous wrote:It clearly states PaCE blends online and on-campus instruction. This clearly indicates to me that UF doesn’t have the resources to educate these thousands of students on campus. Not a good look at all for a university that is now rated in the top 30, not 25, at USNWR.

Maryland does something similar by having Freshman Connection. Students can only attend class after 3 pm.

Most schools do. The PP is just reaching. Can’t deny the attractiveness and strength of UF. Maybe he/she is a Roll Tide fan or bummed that their Top public or T25 got nudged out.

Or choked on their Gatorade once

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I added important details to a previous post.


Grad rate in 4 years at UF: 68% Gainesville: Warm, sunny, an hour from beaches

Grad rate in 4 years at UVA: 89% Charlottesville: home to white supremacy riots, cold, full of twisty roads, tiny campus, rural


Almost 1/3 of undergraduates at UF fail to get their degrees in four year!

Plus palm trees on campus…ON CAMPUS!! Love it