University Of Florida

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Florida is a public, comprehensive, land-grant research university located in Gainseville, Florida. It is the state's oldest and largest university, one of only 17 public, land-grant universities nationally belonging to the Association of American Universities.

With more than 51,000 students, UF is now one of the five largest universities in the United states.

UF, as the school is also known, has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service.

The campus stretches across 2,000-acres and has more than 900 buildings. The Northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine, engineering, and agricultural science and management.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• 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

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

In 2009-2010, 99% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 51,474 in 2009-2010 (49,655 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 65% of enrolled students, graduate students are 27%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 8%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Florida provides on-campus housing for 7,365 of its 49,655 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 236 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 183 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (479 awarded)

• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural and Food Products Processing
• Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (167 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (198 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (2,321 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (348 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (163 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
• Forestry
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DESIGN (51 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (84 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (757 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational Statistics and Research Methods
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (1,636 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Systems Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (174 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (181 awarded)

• Family and Community Services

FINE ARTS (115 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (99 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Horticultural Science
• Ornamental Horticulture
• Plant Sciences
• Soil Science and Agronomy

LAW (533 awarded)

• Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
• International Business, Trade, and Tax Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (2,504 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Portuguese Language and Literature
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (130 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (785 awarded)

• Advertising
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (339 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (491 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (885 awarded)

• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (62 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (338 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (485 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (18 awarded)

• Intermedia/Multimedia

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (79 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (827 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Entomology
• Exercise Physiology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Molecular Biology
• Physics
• Plant Molecular Biology
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (192 awarded)

• Criminology
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (666 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology