Undergraduate International Admissions Guide

  • 97% Retention Rate

    Percent of first-year undergraduate students who returned for the fall term.

    UF IPR Retention Rates, 2022-23

  • #30 National University

    U.S. News & World Report, 2024

  • #4 Public University of America's Top Colleges

    Forbes, 2024

Why choose the University of Florida

  • 33,127 Undergraduate Students

    UF IPR, Fall 2024

  • 25+ Residence Halls
  • 5,124 International Students

    UF International Center, 2024

  • 139 Countries
  • UF is one of America’s FIRST AI universities

    UF Artificial Intelligence (AI)

2025 Freshman Profile

  • Middle 50%
  • 31-34: ACT
  • 1380-1510: SAT

2025-26 Application Dates and Deadlines

  • Early Action
    • Application Deadline: November 1
    • Materials Deadline: November 8
    • Decision Notification: January 23
  • Regular Decision
    • Application Deadline: January 15
    • Materials Deadline: January 22
    • Decision Notification: March 13
  • Common Application Open
    • Early August
  • Confirm Enrollment and Pay Deposit
    • May 1

Welcome to Florida

224 Days of Sunshine

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
  • Tallahassee (248 km)
  • Pensacola (556 km)
  • Jacksonville (114 km)
  • Orlando (177 km)
  • Tampa (207 km)
  • Miami (540 km)

Highest Ranking, Lowest Cost

UF has the lowest tuition cost among any school ranked in the Top 50 national universities.

U.S. News & World Report, 2024

Annual Estimated Cost of Attendance*

For F-1 and J-1 Students

  • Tuition (24 credits): $28,658
  • Books, Course Materials, Etc.: $1,260
  • Transportation: $1,660:
  • Living Expenses: $17,870
  • Misc. Personal Expenses: $2,363
  • Fed. Student Loan Fees: $87
  • Health Insurance (Mandatory): $3,185
  • Between Term Expenses: $1,000
  • Total Estimated Expenses: $56,083

*Estimates for 2024-2025. These costs may vary and are subject to change at any time. Refer to estimated start-up costs at:

internationalcenter.ufl.edu/start-up

For admissions scholarships available to international students, refer to

admissions.ufl.edu/cost-and-aid/scholarships. A limited number of scholarships are awarded to admitted freshmen who meet the application deadlines.

Colleges & Undergraduate Majors

catalog.ufl.edu

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

cals.ufl.edu

  • Agricultural Education and Communication
  • Agricultural Operations Management
  • Animal Sciences
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Dietetics
  • Entomology and Nematology
  • Environmental Management in Agriculture and Natural Resources (Interdisciplinary Studies)
  • Environmental Science
  • Family, Youth and Community Sciences
  • Food and Resource Economics
  • Food Science
  • Forest Resources and Conservation
  • Geomatics
  • Marine Sciences
  • Microbiology and Cell Science
  • Natural Resource Conservation
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Plant Science
  • Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

College of the Arts

arts.ufl.edu

  • Art
  • Art History
  • Dance
  • Digital Arts and Sciences
  • Graphic Design
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Theatre
  • Theatre Performance
  • Theatre Production

College of Design, Construction and Planning

dcp.ufl.edu

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sustainability and the Built Environment

M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management

dcp.ufl.edu/rinker

  • Construction Management

College of Education

education.ufl.edu

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Education Sciences
  • Elementary Education

Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

eng.ufl.edu

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biological Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Digital Arts and Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering (Exploring Engineering Studies)
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering

College of Health and Human Performance

hhp.ufl.edu

  • Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Health Education and Behavior
  • Sport Management
  • Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management

College of Journalism and Communications

jou.ufl.edu

  • Advertising
  • Journalism
  • Media Production, Management and Technology
  • Public Relations

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

clas.ufl.edu

  • African-American Studies
  • African Languages
  • Anthropology
  • Arabic
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Classical Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Criminology
  • Dual Languages
  • Economics
  • English
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • French and Francophone Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
  • History
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Jewish Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Marine Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Meteorology
  • Microbiology and Cell Science
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Portuguese
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish and Portuguese
  • Statistics
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Women’s Studies
  • Zoology

College of Public Health and Health Professions

phhp.ufl.edu

  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Health Science
  • Public Health

Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education

hamilton.center.ufl.edu

  • Great Books and Ideas
  • Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law

This is a comprehensive list of majors as of May 2025.
Majors are subject to change.
Refer to catalog.ufl.edu for more information.

Want to Learn More?

  • Visit UF Admissions
  • (352) 392-1365
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International Information

University of Florida
Office of Admissions
PO Box 114000
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000
@UFAdmissions on all social media platforms
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