TL;DR: The University of Florida does not publish a separate out-of-state acceptance rate, but its Common Data Set for fall 2025 shows 8,086 of 39,420 out-of-state applicants admitted (20.5%) against 9,387 of 42,172 Florida applicants (22.3%), Oriel Admissions calculations, while 5,856 of the 7,619 enrolling first-years were Floridians. For the Class of 2030, UF admitted 19,012 of a record 95,986 applicants (19.8%), 14,497 of them through Early Action, and for 2026-27 it added a binding Early Decision round, whose October 15, 2026 deadline has passed; non-binding Early Action closes November 1, 2026. Florida Board of Governors Regulation 7.006 limits non-resident students to 10% of systemwide undergraduate enrollment, not 10% per campus, and UF projects 2026-27 tuition and fees of $34,620 for nonresidents against $6,440 for residents. To discuss your family’s admissions strategy, schedule a consultation.
How Competitive Is the University of Florida Out-of-State Acceptance Rate?
UF does not run separate admission processes by residency, but its Common Data Set reports applicants and admits by residency. For fall 2025, UF admitted 8,086 of 39,420 out-of-state applicants and 9,387 of 42,172 Florida applicants, so the out-of-state rate was slightly lower than the in-state rate, and international applicants were admitted at a much lower rate (930 of 8,931, or 10.4%). The bigger gap is in enrollment: 5,856 of the 7,619 first-years who enrolled were Florida residents, against 1,608 out-of-state and 155 international students. For the newest cycle, UF reports 95,986 applicants for the Class of 2030 and 19,012 admits, a 19.8% overall acceptance rate.
The applicant pool keeps growing. UF calls the 95,986 applications for the Class of 2030 its largest number of applications to date, against 90,523 first-time, first-year applicants in the fall 2025 Common Data Set. In our view, Bright Futures scholarships that keep strong Floridians home, rising national rankings and a large tuition gap with comparable flagships all feed out-of-state demand, which is reshaping out-of-state acceptance rates at every selective public university, and UF is one of the sharpest examples.
What Did UF Admissions Look Like for Fall 2025 and the Class of 2030?
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Class of 2030 applications (fall 2026 entry) | 95,986 |
| Class of 2030 admits | 19,012 |
| Class of 2030 acceptance rate (calculated) | 19.8% |
| Class of 2030 Early Action admits | 14,497 |
| Class of 2030 admitted middle 50% SAT / ACT | 1420 to 1520 / 32 to 35 |
| Class of 2030 admitted middle 50% weighted GPA | 4.5 to 4.7 |
| Fall 2025 out-of-state applicants / admits | 39,420 / 8,086 |
| Fall 2025 out-of-state acceptance rate (calculated) | 20.5% |
| Fall 2025 Florida applicants / admits | 42,172 / 9,387 |
| Fall 2025 Florida acceptance rate (calculated) | 22.3% |
| Fall 2025 enrolling first-years: Florida / out-of-state / international | 5,856 / 1,608 / 155 |
| University-wide students, fall 2025: in-state / out-of-state | 47,028 / 16,120 |
Sources: UF Class of 2030 Admitted Student Profile, UF Common Data Set 2025-26 (section C1), UF Facts. Rates are Oriel Admissions calculations from the published counts.
How Does Florida Limit Out-of-State Enrollment?
The single most important structural fact for nonresident families is Board of Governors Regulation 7.006, amended November 6, 2025: the State University System of Florida accepts non-resident students in numbers not to exceed 10 percent of total systemwide fall degree-seeking undergraduate enrollment. The regulation says expressly that this does not limit any single university to 10 percent of its own enrollment as long as the systemwide total stays under the limit, which is why UF and Florida State can enroll more nonresidents than the cap suggests. At UF, 1,608 of the 7,619 first-years who enrolled in fall 2025 were out-of-state students.
The policy direction is toward closer scrutiny. A Board of Governors agenda item for its June 25, 2026 meeting amends Regulation 7.001 to align with House Bill 5601E, which the legislature passed on May 29, 2026 (the agenda described it as subject to the Governor’s approval), so that the Board can withhold approval of out-of-state fee increases if the State University System is out of compliance with the systemwide nonresident limit in Regulation 7.006. Each university must also update its accountability plan every year with its actual percentage of nonresident undergraduates. In the view of Oriel Admissions, an out-of-state seat at UF is a scarce asset whose supply is set in Tallahassee, not in the admissions office.
What Do Out-of-State Families Pay at UF?
| 2026-27 (projected for incoming freshmen) | Figure |
|---|---|
| Florida resident tuition and fees | $6,440 |
| Nonresident tuition and fees | $34,620 |
| Florida resident total cost of attendance | $25,830 |
| Nonresident total cost of attendance | $54,010 |
| Resident rate per credit hour | $214.54 |
| Nonresident rate per credit hour | $1,153.88 |
Sources: UF Student Financial Affairs, 2026-27 cost of attendance, UF Office of the CFO, 2026-27 tuition and fees.
UF’s June 25, 2025 public notice proposed a 10% increase in out-of-state student fees effective fall 2025 and said the cost of attendance at UF will remain among the lowest in the country for out-of-state students. For 2026-27, $894.61 of the $1,153.88 nonresident rate per credit hour is the non-resident fee and $44.73 is the non-resident student financial aid fee. In our view, because Florida funds its universities through the state rather than through nonresident tuition, UF has less revenue reason to admit out-of-state students than flagships such as Michigan or Wisconsin, so a nonresident admit at UF must simply be worth the seat.
How Should Out-of-State Applicants Approach UF?
Start with the non-negotiables. UF requires SAT, ACT or CLT scores from every applicant and superscores the highest section results, excluding ACT Science. Admitted students in the Class of 2030 had a middle 50% SAT of 1420 to 1520, ACT of 32 to 35 and weighted GPA of 4.5 to 4.7, and the fall 2025 enrolled class had a 25th to 75th percentile SAT of 1330 to 1490 in the Common Data Set. Timing is the second lever: for 2026-27, UF offers binding Early Decision, which closed October 15, 2026, with decisions by December 11, non-binding Early Action due November 1 with decisions January 22, and Regular Decision due January 15 with decisions March 19. Early Action produced 14,497 of the 19,012 Class of 2030 admits, against 4,515 in Regular Decision, so in our experience an out-of-state applicant who waits for Regular Decision is competing for what remains.
Positioning is the third lever. In our experience, UF admits out-of-state students who would strengthen the class anywhere: sustained rigor, a clear academic spike, and essays that explain why Gainesville specifically rather than a generic Southern flagship. Families building a balanced list should pair UF with structurally similar capped-supply schools, such as UNC Chapel Hill, and with flagships that actively recruit nonresidents, such as Georgia Tech, so that the list is not concentrated in schools where out-of-state seats are rationed by law.
Frequently Asked Questions About the University of Florida Out-of-State Acceptance Rate
Slightly, by the numbers. UF Common Data Set counts for fall 2025 show 8,086 of 39,420 out-of-state applicants admitted (20.5%) against 9,387 of 42,172 Florida applicants (22.3%). Enrollment skews much further in-state, because 5,856 of the 7,619 enrolling first-years were Floridians.
UF does not publish one, but its Common Data Set for fall 2025 lists 39,420 out-of-state applicants and 8,086 admits, which Oriel Admissions calculates as 20.5%. International applicants were admitted at 10.4%, 930 of 8,931.
Board of Governors Regulation 7.006 limits non-resident students to 10 percent of total systemwide fall degree-seeking undergraduate enrollment across the State University System. The regulation says it does not cap any single university at 10 percent as long as the systemwide total stays under the limit.
UF projects 2026-27 tuition and fees of $34,620 for nonresident incoming freshmen against $6,440 for Florida residents, with total cost of attendance of $54,010 and $25,830. UF said in 2025 that its cost of attendance will remain among the lowest in the country for out-of-state students.
Yes. UF requires SAT, ACT or CLT scores from every applicant and superscores the highest section results, excluding ACT Science. Admitted students in the Class of 2030 had a middle 50% SAT of 1420 to 1520 and ACT of 32 to 35.
Yes, starting with the 2026-27 cycle. Binding Early Decision applications were due October 15, 2026, with decisions by December 11; non-binding Early Action is due November 1 with decisions January 22, and Regular Decision is due January 15 with decisions March 19.
UF reports 14,497 Early Action admits and 4,515 Regular Decision admits out of 19,012 total admits for the Class of 2030. The class is substantially built in the early round, which matters for out-of-state applicants.
UF reports 47,028 in-state and 16,120 out-of-state students university-wide as of fall 2025. Among first-years enrolling in fall 2025, the Common Data Set lists 1,608 out-of-state and 155 international students out of 7,619.
Sources: University of Florida Office of Admissions, Class of 2030 Admitted Student Profile, UF Freshman Dates and Deadlines, UF Freshman Requirements, UF Common Data Set 2025-26, UF Facts, UF Cost of Attendance, UF 2026-27 Tuition and Fees, UF public notice of fee increases (2025), Board of Governors Regulation 7.006, Board of Governors agenda item, June 25, 2026.
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