University Of Florida

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.

In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville. UF officially opened its doors to women in 1947.

U.S. News & World Report's 2009 rankings ranked UF 49th among all national universities.

UF is divided into the following academic divisions:

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
College of Business Administration, Warrington
College of Dentistry
College of Design, Construction and Planning
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Fine Arts
College of Health and Human Performance
College of Journalism and Communications
College of Law, Levin
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College of Public Health and Health Professions
College of Veterinary Medicine

University of Florida’s sorority and fraternity affairs include the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).

Campus Location

355 Tigert Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-3115
USA
Main Tel: (352) 392-3261
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

University Of Florida Highlights

Where University Of Florida stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, 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.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	8,568	91
Master	3,062	112
First-professional degree	1,163	5
Doctorale	794	75
Associate	479	1
Post-master's certificate	70	9

Students

The student enrollment at University Of Florida was 51,725 in 2007 (47,600 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 9%.

About 6% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 94% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 3,257
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 17,841
Room	$ 4,530
Board	$ 2,490
Books and supplies	$ 940
Other	$ 3,220

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

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

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Florida:

School	Location	Enrollment
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	50,170
Texas A & M University	College Station, TX	46,542
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	42,326
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla, CA	27,020
University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, CO	31,796
Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	52,568
University of California-Irvine	Irvine, CA	26,483
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	29,898
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	50,883
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	43,252

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		1,931
Without tenure; working toward tenure		807
Without tenure; tenure not available		1,557

Housing and Meals

University Of Florida provides on-campus housing for 7,354 of its 47,600 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

University Of Florida Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Florida is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

University Of Florida 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) .

University Of Florida Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	38%
Women	45%
All	42%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	560-670
Math	580-690

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (510 awarded)

Agricultural Economics
Agricultural and Food Products Processing
Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (137 awarded)

Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (220 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 (2,040 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (276 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (129 awarded)

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

DESIGN (58 awarded)

Graphic Design
Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (68 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 (1,348 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 (180 awarded)

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (147 awarded)

Family and Community Services

FINE ARTS (106 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (74 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticultural Science
Plant Sciences
Soil Science and Agronomy

LAW (522 awarded)

International Business, Trade, and Tax Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (2,609 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
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 (115 awarded)

Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (747 awarded)

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

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (100 awarded)

Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (509 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (820 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 (254 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (574 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 (17 awarded)

Intermedia/Multimedia

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (51 awarded)

Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (648 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (218 awarded)

Criminology
Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (815 awarded)

Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
Counseling Psychology
Educational Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology
School Psychology