At a glance
- Address
- Office of Admissions, University of Florida, 201 Criser Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-4000
- City
- Gainesville, Florida
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- ufl.edu
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1853
- Students
- 41,823 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
151–200 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Agricultural Sciences | #5 |
| Ecology | #7 |
| Education | #13 |
| Finance | #17 |
| Management | #21 |
| Veterinary Sciences | #33 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- Common App (exclusive for freshman applicants) — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2026-27 cycle (dates as posted)
- Intake
- August, Summer B
- Tests
- Required for all first-year applicants including international, per Florida Board of Governors regulation 6.002: must submit ACT, CLT, or SAT; scores may be self-reported then verified; superscored across dates
- English
- IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL overall minimum 4.5, all sub-sections (Reading/Listening/Speaking/Writing) at least 4.0 (new ETS 1-6 scale)
Applicants from 44 designated English-speaking-education countries, or with 1 academic year at an accredited US institution, are exempt; UF ELI Exit Certificate also accepted - Tuition
- USD 34,620 / year (2026-27) · about ₹33.2 lakh
- Financial aid
- Admitted international freshmen are automatically considered for out-of-state tuition waivers: Alumni Scholarship (up to $8,000/yr), Sunshine Scholarship (up to $16,000/yr), Gator Nation Scholarship ($20,000/yr); no institution-wide named scholarship exclusively for international students found
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Early Decision (binding) | 15 October 2026 | December 11, 2026 |
| Early Action | 1 November 2026 | January 22, 2027 |
| Regular Decision | 15 January 2027 | March 19, 2027 |
What you send
- STARS self-reported transcript system (exempt for non-US grading systems)
- official transcript translated to English + course-by-course NACES credential evaluation for international records
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct (UF Graduate Application via CollegeNET/ApplyWeb) — application page ↗
- Intake
- August
- Deadlines
- No university-wide deadline; deadlines vary by graduate program/department
- Tests
- GRE not universally required; where a program requires GRE, minimum Verbal score of 140 applies
- English
- IELTS 6.5 · TOEFL overall minimum 4.5, sub-sections at least 4.0 (new ETS 1-6 scale)
Exemptions for applicants from 44 designated countries, prior US degree/coursework, or UF ELI Exit Certificate - Tuition
- USD 34,780 / year (2026-27) · about ₹33.3 lakh
- Funding
- Graduate School directs applicants to program-level assistantship/fellowship funding; no institution-wide international funding policy found on Graduate School pages fetched
Scholarships
- Gator Nation Scholarship (out-of-state tuition waiver) — international UG
- Sunshine Scholarship (out-of-state tuition waiver) — international UG
- Alumni Scholarship (out-of-state tuition waiver) — international UG
In numbers
US Department of Education, College Scorecard- Admission rate
- 24.2% of applicants admitted
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1320–1480
- Tuition (non-resident)
- USD 28,659 / year · about ₹27.5 lakh
- Undergraduates
- 35,629
- International undergrads
- 2.6%
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- USD 71,588 / year (all graduates)
Source: College Scorecard — University of Florida. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: admissions.ufl.edu/ · admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman · admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/deadlines · admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/international · admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/stars · admissions.ufl.edu/cost-and-aid/scholarships · admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate · admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/international · sfa.ufl.edu/cost/ · sfa.ufl.edu/cost/graduate/ · internationalcenter.ufl.edu/ — checked 28 September 2026.