Colleges in Florida: acceptance rates and cost

Of the 13 Florida colleges with a page here, the lowest admit rate for fall 2023 belongs to University of Miami, at 18.5%.

For movement over time, FSU tightened the most, cutting its admit rate by 31.4 points from 56.8% in fall 2013 to 25.4% in fall 2023.

For students coming from another state, FAU charges non-residents $17,324 for 2025-26, less than any other college here; residents of Florida pay $4,879.

Measured by net price, a family earning $0 to $30,000 paid an average of $1,968 at University of Florida in 2024-25, the lowest on this page for students paying the in-state rate.

FSU received 74,038 applications for fall 2023, more than any other college in the table, up 150% from fall 2013.

Beyond the colleges listed here, the median fall 2023 admit rate for 50 bachelor's colleges in Florida is 66.9%, and the median out-of-state tuition at the state's 13 public bachelor's colleges is $20,204 for 2025-26.

Florida colleges on AdmitFacts

College	Admit rate, fall 2023	In-state tuition, 2025-26	Out-of-state, 2025-26	Graduation, 2019 entrants	Net price $0-30k, 2024-25
University of Miami	18.5%	$65,430 same for all		84%	$14,575
FSU	25.4%	$5,656	$20,116	86%	$4,332
University of Florida	24.0%	$6,381	$30,886	92%	$1,968
USF	41.0%	$6,410	$18,416	78%	$5,565
FAU	73.4%	$4,879	$17,324	64%	$5,257
University of Tampa	40.9%	$35,744 same for all		69%	$40,565
UCF	39.5%	$6,368	$24,076	78%	$7,870
Nova Southeastern	72.7%	$40,360 same for all		62%	$23,910
FGCU	76.7%	$6,118	$25,162	57%	$8,096
FAMU	21.1%	$5,785	$17,734	61%	$12,635
Florida Tech	62.5%	$46,669 same for all		59%	$33,642
UNF	62.3%	$6,389	$20,793	69%	$8,358
FIU	58.8%	$6,565	$20,204	78%	$9,529

Admit rates: IPEDS fall 2023. Tuition and fees: College Scorecard 2025-26; private colleges charge every student the same. Graduation within 6 years: College Scorecard, students who started in 2019. Net price for families earning $0 to $30,000: College Scorecard 2024-25, students with federal aid. State medians cover every operating bachelor's-degree college in the Scorecard file.

Every state median in the summary, with its source field

Figure	Value	File, field, year
Median admit rate, Florida (N = 50)	66.9%	`IPEDS ADM2023, median ADMSSN/APPLCN, bachelor's institutions, fall 2023`
Median out-of-state tuition and fees, public colleges, Florida (N = 13)	$20,204	`College Scorecard, median TUITIONFEE_OUT, public bachelor's institutions, 2025-26`