First-year admissions

University of Florida acceptance rate

University of Florida admitted 20.3% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (18,403 of 90,523), the lowest in the six years shown, down from 24.2% for fall 2024. It was 31.1% for fall 2020. Applications rose from 48,193 to 90,523 over that span. Most of the drop came in one year, from 30.1% for fall 2021 to 23.3% for fall 2022, when applications rose from 51,207 to 64,473 and admits fell from 15,431 to 15,054.

University of Florida’s acceptance rate, fall 2020–2025

Share of first-year applicants admitted, by fall entering class.
University of Florida first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first.
YearAcceptance rateAppliedAdmittedEnrolledYieldSource
Fall 20252025–26 report20.3%90,52318,4037,61941.4%PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report24.2%73,55717,8047,51342.2%PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report24.0%65,37515,7076,76243.1%PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report23.3%64,47315,0546,61243.9%PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report30.1%51,20715,4316,78744.0%PDF
Fall 20202020–21 report31.1%48,19315,0026,33342.2%PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by University of Florida, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.