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University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL · Public · Rural (fringe) · UWF · University of West Florida

Public institution in Pensacola, FL · 9,042 undergraduates · 57% acceptance rate · $49,137 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$8,155221st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$6,360229th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$19,241810th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,504297th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$16,624386th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,1371,117th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,2041,075th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.8%696th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.6%325th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
56.9%343rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1137560th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9,042282nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
32.6%1,059th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 269 mi (ATL)

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 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,854$63,005
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,632$61,172
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,372$58,454
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$52,562$50,773
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$51,857$52,941
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,439—
Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technologybachelors$50,270—
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$49,644$42,682
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,087$33,281
MarketingBusinessbachelors$39,153$42,123
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,721$33,993
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$37,640$36,848

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,999,169 (M $1,725,649 · W $1,273,520)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of West Florida’s 9,042 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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