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.
- Top 11%Average net price
- Top 11%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 13%Undergraduates
- Top 15%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
- $8,155221st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,360230th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,241816th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,504297th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $16,624387th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,1371,122nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,2041,078th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.8%700th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.6%328th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 56.9%349th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1137562nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,042282nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,989th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.6%1,072nd highest of 2,140 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,854 | $63,005 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,632 | $61,172 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,372 | $58,454 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,562 | $50,773 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $51,857 | $52,941 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,439 | — |
| Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology | bachelors | $50,270 | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $49,644 | $42,682 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $43,087 | $33,281 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,153 | $42,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,721 | $33,993 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $37,640 | $36,848 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Argonauts"source
- Blue Wahoos Stadium seats about 5,038source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #00205B and #00A346source
- Mascot: Argie the Argonautsource
- Motto: ""No Limit"!"source
- Athletic conference: ASUNsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Coastal Classic Trophy{{Cite web|url=https://spacecoastdaily.com/2019/10/florida-tech-welcome-coastal-classic-rival-west-florida-for-homecoming-game-saturday/|title=Florida Tech Panthers Welcome Coastal Classic Rival West Florida for Homecoming Game {{!}}|date=October 26, 2019 |publisher=spacecoastdaily.com|access-date=November 22, 2019}}" (since 2016)source
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuwf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 138354)
- Compare colleges in FLRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in FloridaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of West Florida vs Daytona State CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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