Is Florida test optional?

No. Florida requires an SAT or ACT score from every applicant.

What is Florida's acceptance rate?

24% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 17,804 of 73,557 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 152%, from 29,220 in 2015 to 73,557 in 2024, and Florida's admit rate went from 48% to 24%.

What ACT score do you need for Florida?

39% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 29–33, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1330–1490 works out to about 29–34.

What GPA do you need for Florida?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.90 high school GPA, and 85% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

How many students get off the waitlist at Florida?

1 of the 2,737 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 0.0%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Florida? (Middle 50%: 1330–1490)

First-year students at Florida who sent an SAT scored 1330–1490, with a median of 1410 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Florida admits 24% of applicants and requires the SAT or ACT.

University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

Where your score lands at Florida

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1330–1490, median 1410

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Florida by the numbers

Admit rate: 24%
Middle 50% SAT: 1330–1490
Median SAT: 1410
About on the ACT: 29–34
Sent an SAT: 78%

Test required · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Florida admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Florida admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 152%, from 29,220 in 2015 to 73,557 in 2024, and Florida's admit rate went from 48% to 24%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	73,557	17,804	24%
2023	65,375	15,707	24%
2022	64,473	15,054	23%
2021	51,207	15,431	30%
2020	48,193	15,002	31%
2019	40,139	13,925	35%
2018	38,905	15,077	39%
2017	32,747	13,758	42%
2016	30,118	13,836	46%
2015	29,220	13,892	48%

In fall 2024, 7,513 of the 17,804 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Florida

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1280Far reachRequired
1280–1320ReachRequired
1330 and upTargetRequired

110012001300140015001600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Florida SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	660	710	750
SAT Reading and Writing	670	700	740
SAT total	1330	1410	1490
ACT composite	29	32	33

Of enrolled first-year students, 78% sent an SAT and 39% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.90; 95% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 85%; of new students who reported a rank

Florida waitlist

Waitlist

3,196 applicants were offered a spot, 2,737 took it, and 1 was admitted from it.

0.0%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Florida cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $6,541; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 91%
Median earnings: $71,588; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 39,860

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Florida

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

More colleges in Florida

Every college for an SAT of1330 1410 1490

Sources

Florida Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Florida admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Florida website
University of Florida

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1330–1490, and the median was 1410. At 1410 or higher you're above half of them. Florida admits 24% of applicants.

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