Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UWF requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1135
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 4573 admitted students 673 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
58%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1040-1230. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 630, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 630.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 600, while 25% scored below 510 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1135 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UWF.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 46% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
530-630 -
Math
510-600
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
24
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 4573 admitted students 776 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
67%
Similar to the SAT, UWF requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 67% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 21 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 21.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
20-27 -
Math
18-26 -
Composite
21-27
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$30
Undergraduate$30
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UWF during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UWF received a total of 8,660 applications. These applications included 3,534 male applicants and 5,126 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 8,660 applicants, UWF admitted 4,573 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,862 males and 2,711 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,159 students chose to enroll at UWF. This means that 1,159 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 533 were male and 626 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UWF had an overall acceptance rate of 53% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 53% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 53%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UWF had an overall yield rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 29%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UWF over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
The University of West Florida uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at The University of West Florida.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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