University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNF
Public institution in Jacksonville, FL · 13,915 undergraduates · 62% acceptance rate · $56,343 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Undergraduates
- Top 12%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 17%Average net price
- Top 19%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,353343rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,389234th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,793901st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,229382nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,531351st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,343715th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,546762nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.2%493rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.2%610th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.3%436th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1115644th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 13,915181st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.8%1,148th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 128 mi (MCO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $30
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 46 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,990 | $66,897 |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $64,493 | $64,990 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,088 | $61,516 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,485 | $58,673 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,260 | $58,057 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $55,607 | $56,415 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,141 | $48,539 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,427 | $48,432 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $47,846 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,765 | $43,054 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $44,170 | $47,260 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $44,170 | $43,240 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1969source
- Athletic nickname: "Ospreys"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Blue and Graysource
- Mascot: Ozzie Ospreysource
- Motto: ""No one like you. No place like this.""source
- Athletic conference: ASUNsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,695,414 (M $1,555,282 · W $2,140,132)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Florida’s 13,915 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL · 13,809 undergrads
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · 12,570 undergrads
- Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, FL · 11,790 undergrads
- Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, FL · 11,571 undergrads
- Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, FL · 11,133 undergrads
- Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, FL · 10,613 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC · 13,848 undergrads
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · 13,822 undergrads
- Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN · 13,770 undergrads
- West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA · 14,067 undergrads
- California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · 14,174 undergrads
- University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC · 14,176 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteunf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 136172)
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