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Colleges in Florida.

All 48 four-year colleges in Florida that report admissions (13 public, 35 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.

CollegeAdmittedSAT middle 50%Net priceFirst deadline
UFGainesville20%1330–1490$11,521ED Oct 15
FSUTallahassee24%1300–1410$14,903ED Oct 15
University of South FloridaTampa41%1160–1340$11,578EA Nov 2
UCFOrlando43%1220–1350$13,110EA Oct 15
University of MiamiCoral Gables18%1350–1450$41,028ED Nov 1
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton58%1050–1220$9,839EA Oct 15
Florida International UniversityMiami61%1070–1260$10,742EA Nov 2
The University of TampaTampa41%–$35,975ED Nov 1
FAMUTallahassee19%1050–1180$15,491EA Nov 1
University of North FloridaJacksonville68%1010–1230$10,628Rolling
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers63%1050–1200$10,548EA Nov 1
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale73%1050–1310$32,756ED Nov 1
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne63%1130–1320$36,364Rolling
Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens74%–$18,366–
Barry UniversityMiami59%–$23,930Rolling
Stetson UniversityDeLand72%988–1213$22,914ED Nov 1
University of West FloridaPensacola55%970–1160$8,908Rolling
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland59%1170–1310$30,462ED Nov 1
Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach90%830–990$14,705–
Embry-Riddle Daytona BeachDaytona Beach66%1160–1330$41,550–
Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville85%–$13,763–
Rollins CollegeWinter Park53%1210–1340$37,134ED Nov 15
Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo72%–$19,478Rolling
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach88%970–1210$31,103Rolling
Lynn UniversityBoca Raton74%1040–1180$39,582ED Nov 1
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville58%1120–1273$25,745Rolling
Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine78%990–1200$31,085ED Nov 1
Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg76%1160–1320$40,122EA Nov 15
St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens99%–$27,029Rolling
Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland75%1130–1320$11,923EA Nov 15
Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale97%–$33,865–
Southeastern UniversityLakeland74%–$27,935Rolling
Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota67%–$60,362ED Nov 1
Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria45%–$23,515RD Jul 26
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach62%1070–1260$20,183–
Webber International UniversityBabson Park78%–$29,716Rolling
New College of FloridaSarasota64%1120–1280$8,368EA Nov 1
Warner UniversityLake Wales48%840–1070$21,471–
University of Florida-OnlineGainesville64%1255–1390$10,412–
Everglades UniversityBoca Raton86%–$26,561–
Beacon CollegeLeesburg60%–$47,664Rolling
Florida CollegeTemple Terrace66%950–1250$23,885–
Johnson University FloridaKissimmee23%840–1020$21,149–
Trinity Baptist CollegeJacksonville63%880–1055$18,671–
Florida Institute of Technology-OnlineMelbourne44%–$24,146–
Baptist University of FloridaGraceville64%930–1200$8,904–
Herzing University-OrlandoWinter Park90%–$19,644–
Trinity College of FloridaTrinity96%810–980$20,828–

ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023). All application deadlines.

Hardest colleges to get into in Florida

  1. University of Miami admitted 18% of 58,167 applicants.
  2. FAMU admitted 19% of 26,494 applicants.
  3. UF admitted 20% of 90,523 applicants.
  4. FSU admitted 24% of 85,469 applicants.
  5. University of South Florida admitted 41% of 71,722 applicants.

Easiest colleges to get into in Florida

  1. St. Thomas University admitted 99% of 4,798 applicants.
  2. Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale admitted 97% of 3,375 applicants.
  3. Bethune-Cookman University admitted 90% of 10,836 applicants.
  4. Palm Beach Atlantic University admitted 88% of 7,657 applicants.
  5. Everglades University admitted 86% of 804 applicants.

Among colleges with at least 500 applicants.

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Sources: each college’s Common Data Set where published, IPEDS (College Navigator), and Common App’s 2026–27 requirements grid. Clarity Prep isn’t affiliated with any college listed.