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University of North Florida Data & Information Overview

97 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
71% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of North Florida Ranked?

#660 Best Colleges in Nation
#26 Best Colleges in FL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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University of North Florida was awarded 97 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health services/allied health/health sciences.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked UNF as #660 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.

UNF is also ranked #26 out of 70 schools in Florida.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UNF?

71% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
69% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

University of North Florida has an acceptance rate of 71%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 69% of students accepted to UNF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of North Florida  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of North Florida  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800
UNF received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for University of North Florida  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36

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University of North Florida Faculty

19 to 1 Student to Faculty
98% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at University of North Florida is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of North Florida is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  98 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of North Florida

80% Freshmen Retention
39% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

University of North Florida has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  80 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UNF for first-time, full-time students is 39%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  39 out of 100
0
100

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University of North Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,817 Full-Time Undergraduates
35.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,550 undergraduates at UNF with 10,817 being full-time and 3,733 being part-time.

How Much Does University of North Florida Cost?

$8,852 Net Price
29% Take Out Loans
$23,300 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UNF is $8,852. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UNF

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$5,890$6,414$9,056$13,816$15,699

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UNF, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UNF, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,825 a year. That adds up to $23,300 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do UNF Graduates Make?

$56,343 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UNF with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $56,343 in their early years. That's great news for UNF students since it is 14% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of University of North Florida

Florida State
10,817 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Jacksonville, Florida, University of North Florida is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Jacksonville makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for UNF are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1 Unf Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224-7699
Phone:904-620-1000
Website:https://www.unf.edu/

University of North Florida Majors

66 Majors With Completions
9,694 Undergraduate Degrees
9,694 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 66 majors graduated from University of North Florida. Of these students, 9,694 received undergraduate degrees and 9,694 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management370$44,752
Nursing342$76,508
Liberal Arts General Studies330NA
Health Sciences & Services328$36,199
Child Development & Psychology318$30,816
Communication & Media Studies211$36,842
General Biology205$26,964
Criminal Justice & Corrections191$36,684
Finance & Financial Management149$51,118
Marketing147$43,720

Learn more about the majors offered at University of North Florida along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UNF

75% Take At Least One Class Online
16% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 12,311 students took at least one online class at University of North Florida. This is a decrease from the 12,728 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-202312,3112,571
2021-202212,7283,203
2020-202116,5519,488
2018-20198,8541,425

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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