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University of Florida

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $1,982 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $22,523.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $71,588 ten years after entering, the 91st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 91% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1853
Enrollment, 2023
62,811
Website
ufl.edu
Campus of University of Florida

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The University of Florida is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. The university traces its origins to 1853 and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Florida”, revision 1362035865, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $22,523 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $1,982 and $16,723 a year depending on income at University of Florida.

Statement of cost · University of Florida

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$22,523
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$1,982
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$6,541
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$6,381

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $1,982; $30–48k: $2,768; $48–75k: $7,151; $75–110k: $12,905; over $110k: $16,723. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$1,982
$30k–$48k$2,768
$48k–$75k$7,151
$75k–$110k$12,905
Over $110k$16,723

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $71,588; the median graduate who borrowed owes $15,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$56,398
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$65,342
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
91st percentile among public 4-years
$71,588
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
30th percentile among public 4-years
$15,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $56,398; 8 yrs after entry: $65,342; 10 yrs after entry: $71,588. Median graduate debt: $15,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $15,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$56,398
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$65,342
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$71,588
Median graduate debt$15,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Florida
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree979$130,196not reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree635$57,099$16,897
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree630$66,170$16,536
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree556$73,834$16,811
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree424$128,097$16,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree389not reportednot reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree381$72,397$17,439
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree355$74,884not reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree337$70,551$16,068
EconomicsBachelor's Degree335$79,677$15,851
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree301$104,144not reported
Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyMaster's Degree290not reportednot reported
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree268$94,291$18,131
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree240$101,867$17,954
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree237$142,742not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree228$77,478$19,934
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree223$66,875$16,888
LawFirst Professional Degree220$116,234not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree213$81,169$15,686
Public HealthBachelor's Degree211$66,251$17,580
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's Degree14$271,873not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral Degree39not reportednot reported
DentistryFirst Professional Degree91$181,489not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree56$142,122not reported
Real EstateMaster's Degree33$117,530not reported
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree86$145,138not reported
Systems EngineeringMaster's Degree89$138,498not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingFirst Professional Degree109not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Florida: 35,629 undergraduates; 22% of students receive Pell grants; 24% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

24%

2nd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

35,629

97th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

22%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

20th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

91%

finish within 150% of normal time

99th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

31%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$39,127

60th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k34%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k13%
  • Over $110k18%
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Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k34%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k13%
Over $110k18%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 6,106 people who studied at University of Florida, most often in science & academia (54%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 54% (2,934 people); medicine 1.0% (55 people); law 4.1% (224 people); politics & gov 5.5% (298 people); business 1.8% (101 people); engineering & tech 1.9% (102 people); writing & journalism 4.4% (242 people); film & stage 2.1% (116 people); music 0.6% (33 people); visual arts 1.4% (76 people); sports 22% (1,222 people); religion 0.1% (4 people); military 0.9% (52 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia2,93453.8%
medicine551.0%
law2244.1%
politics & gov2985.5%
business1011.8%
engineering & tech1021.9%
writing & journalism2424.4%
film & stage1162.1%
music330.6%
visual arts761.4%
sports1,22222.4%
religion40.1%
military520.9%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,343) · basketball player (548) · university teacher (331) · American football player (309) · politician (282) · lawyer (205) · writer (108) · swimmer (104)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 13% for the 1870s to 37% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 1 decade is marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1870s1713%
1880snot reported6not reported
1890s1264%
1900s5677%
1910s1741%
1920s41233%
1930s1814611%
1940s5521221%
1950s5121719%
1960s8719631%
1970s8917833%
1980s8518531%
1990s9715139%
2000s396637%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 53,182 in 2018-12.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0617,147
2026-0522,310
2026-0424,729
2026-0326,756
2026-0223,794
2026-0127,585
2025-1225,265
2025-1127,446
2025-1033,955
2025-0932,900
2025-0829,861
2025-0724,727
2025-0624,898
2025-0530,835
2025-0452,972
2025-0341,866
2025-0226,321
2025-0134,080
2024-1228,173
2024-1136,585
2024-1030,036
2024-0938,079
2024-0839,346
2024-0728,161
2024-0628,446
2024-0531,232
2024-0433,527
2024-0337,302
2024-0230,420
2024-0136,614
2023-1234,560
2023-1134,914
2023-1036,889
2023-0951,369
2023-0847,521
2023-0729,835
2023-0633,779
2023-0531,559
2023-0432,031
2023-0336,584
2023-0229,341
2023-0137,750
2022-1229,512
2022-1136,874
2022-1040,992
2022-0937,597
2022-0832,268
2022-0726,915
2022-0625,334
2022-0526,747
2022-0428,978
2022-0328,839
2022-0227,825
2022-0130,013
2021-1228,337
2021-1129,759
2021-1031,777
2021-0937,236
2021-0832,731
2021-0731,442
2021-0624,947
2021-0531,146
2021-0431,432
2021-0335,605
2021-0227,945
2021-0129,887
2020-1232,239
2020-1129,907
2020-1026,027
2020-0924,558
2020-0824,138
2020-0723,503
2020-0622,820
2020-0528,918
2020-0433,820
2020-0331,124
2020-0229,875
2020-0142,000
2019-1238,421
2019-1139,495
2019-1043,808
2019-0941,729
2019-0840,649
2019-0731,401
2019-0628,079
2019-0531,033
2019-0432,688
2019-0337,417
2019-0231,918
2019-0137,670
2018-1253,182
2018-1141,323
2018-1050,002
2018-0947,574
2018-0842,592
2018-0733,265
2018-0629,167
2018-0534,046
2018-0432,052
2018-0338,191
2018-0234,991
2018-0132,306
2017-1232,634
2017-1137,083
2017-1043,326
2017-0938,439
2017-0831,526
2017-0727,718
2017-0630,885
2017-0531,418
2017-0435,591
2017-0342,507
2017-0230,761
2017-0134,027
2016-1238,348
2016-1137,441
2016-1035,947
2016-0939,171
2016-0833,002
2016-0728,951
2016-0630,595
2016-0533,020
2016-0433,000
2016-0338,950
2016-0238,675
2016-0135,300
2015-1232,819
2015-1139,209
2015-1040,711
2015-0939,399
2015-0833,384
2015-0730,646

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Marshall Warren Nirenberg Medicine 1968
  • Robert H. Grubbs Chemistry 2005

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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