The University Of West Florida

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

The University of West Florida, also known as West Florida or UWF, is a public university located in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It was established in 1963. The 2009 edition of US News and World Report ranked UWF as a fourth tier postsecondary institution in the National Universities category. The main campus is spread across an area of 1,600 acres of rolling hills and natural woodland. UWF is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Professional Studies
• MBA Program

UWF hosts several student clubs and organizations. The university has an active Greek life with many fraternity and sorority chapters on campus. Their official mascot is the Argonaut. UWF has a student-run newspaper known as The Voyager, and a radio station called WUWF 88.1 FM.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, media, computer science and engineering, and education and teaching.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

The University Of West Florida participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 90% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,491 in 2009-2010 (8,655 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

The University Of West Florida provides on-campus housing for 1,623 of its 8,655 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Gulf South Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 77 male students received the aid (men were 45% of those receiving aid) and 94 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 55% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The University Of West Florida offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (27 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (422 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (93 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (30 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (480 awarded)

• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (36 awarded)

• Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (43 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (39 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (30 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (398 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (34 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (160 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (22 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (52 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (110 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (102 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (101 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (159 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Psychology