Office of Institutional Planning and Research - Common Data Set: CDS Section B Enrollment and Persistence

<<BACK

This page is updated in February of 2009

Student Life

CDS - F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2008 who fit the following categories: (for first-time, first-year (freshman) students, included those who began in Summer 2008)

First-time, first-year (freshman) students

Undergraduates

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresident aliens)

3.3%

3.6%

Percent of men who join fraternities

20.1%

14.7%

Percent of women who join sororities

20.6%

14.8%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing

81%

26%

Percent who live off campus or commute

19%

74%

Percent of students age 25 and older

0%

7.3%

Average age of full-time students

19.3

21.5

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)

19.3

21.8

CDS - F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

Choral groups

Marching band

Student government

Concert band

Music ensembles

Student newspaper

Dance

Musical theater

Student-run film society

Drama/theater

Opera

Symphony orchestra

Jazz band

Pep band

Television station

Literary magazine

Radio station

Yearbook

CDS - F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name):

Naval ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name):

CDS - F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing availablefor undergraduates at your institution.

Coed dorms

Special housing for disabled students

Men's dorms

Special housing for international students

Women's dorms

Fraternity/sorority housing

Apartments for married students

Cooperative housing

Apartments for single students

Other housing options (specify):

Honors Residential College at Hume Hall, International House at Weaver Hall, Career Exploration Community at Graham Hall, Wellness Communities at Springs Residential Complex and Jennings Hall, Faculty-In-Residence Programs, First-Year Experience Program, Sophomore Experience Program, East Hall Engineering Community, Fine Arts Living Learning Community in Reid Hall, Global Learning Community in Yulee

Campus Housing Policies (See http://www.housing.ufl.edu/)

Housing assignments are made on a space-available basis and freshmen who apply early and respond to the Department of Housing and Residence Education in a timely manner will receive priority for campus housing. Due to heavy demand, the university cannot guarantee on-campus housing to all students. A limited number of spaces are reserved for transfer students; interested students should contact housing as soon as they are admitted.

University-Operated Residence Halls

Total Capacity (Standard)

7,,553

Single-sex residence halls (female only)

None

Co-ed residence halls

7,,553

Percent of freshmen who live in campus housing

81%

Percent of all undergraduates who live in campus housing

26%

Sororities and Fraternities

No. of sororities

26

Percent undergraduate women who live in sororities

3.5%

No. of fraternities

34

Percent of undergraduate men who live in fraternities

4.6%

The Student Guide (See http://www.dso.ufl.edu/studentguide/

Career Planning & Placement Center (See http://www.crc.ufl.edu/) offers seminars on career planning and job search skills and techniques, such as;

individual career and vocational counseling,

seminars on career planning and job search skills and techniques,

a 2,000-volume career library and associated audiovisual area in which students can explore careers or research specific companies,

CHOICES--an on-line career exploration system,

cooperative education programs, and

on-campus interviews each semester from regional and national employers.

Student Groups

(See http://www.dso.ufl.edu/studentguide/campusresources/studentactivities.php)

No. of registered student groups on campus: Over 800

Types of groups available: Professional and honorary organizations, leadership societies,

Student Government: (See http://sg.ufl.edu)

Athletics & Recreation (See http://www.uaa.ufl.edu/)

Intercollegiate Athletics

Name of NCAA Division

Div. I-A, Southeastern Conference (SEC)

No. of intercollegiate sports on campus

18 (8 men & 10 women)

Athletic & Recreational Facilities on Campus

Floridas athletic program serves as a focal point for the surrounding community and beyond, as more than four million fans have filed through the gates to attend UF sporting events over the past five years.
Athletic facilities include the 90,000-seat Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field; the Stephen C. OConnell Center, which houses a 12,000-seat basketball arena, an indoor track, swimming pool and diving tank, and gymnastics area; a baseball stadium; varsity tennis stadium; an 18-hole championship golf course; and a track and field stadium. There are also two student recreation and fitness centers on campus. Activities offered include aerobics, martial arts, basketball, racquetball, softball, squash, strength conditioning, tennis, and/or volleyball.

Student Life

Student Groups

Intercollegiate Athletics

Athletic & Recreational Facilities on Campus

Home

About the Office

UF Facts

National Rankings

Common Data Set

Data Administration

Quick Links

Analytical Tools

	First-time, first-year (freshman) students	Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresident aliens)	3.3%	3.6%
Percent of men who join fraternities	20.1%	14.7%
Percent of women who join sororities	20.6%	14.8%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	81%	26%
Percent who live off campus or commute	19%	74%
Percent of students age 25 and older	0%	7.3%
Average age of full-time students	19.3	21.5
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	19.3	21.8

CDS - F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.
Choral groups	Marching band	Student government
Concert band	Music ensembles	Student newspaper
Dance	Musical theater	Student-run film society
Drama/theater	Opera	Symphony orchestra
Jazz band	Pep band	Television station
Literary magazine	Radio station	Yearbook

CDS - F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
Army ROTC is offered:	On campus	At cooperating institution (name):
Naval ROTC is offered:	On campus	At cooperating institution (name):
Air Force ROTC is offered:	On campus	At cooperating institution (name):

CDS - F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing availablefor undergraduates at your institution.
Coed dorms	Special housing for disabled students
Men's dorms	Special housing for international students
Women's dorms	Fraternity/sorority housing
Apartments for married students	Cooperative housing
Apartments for single students	Other housing options (specify):

Total Capacity (Standard)	7,,553
Single-sex residence halls (female only)	None
Co-ed residence halls	7,,553
Percent of freshmen who live in campus housing	81%
Percent of all undergraduates who live in campus housing	26%

No. of sororities	26
Percent undergraduate women who live in sororities	3.5%
No. of fraternities	34
Percent of undergraduate men who live in fraternities	4.6%

Intercollegiate Athletics
Name of NCAA Division	Div. I-A, Southeastern Conference (SEC)
No. of intercollegiate sports on campus	18 (8 men & 10 women)
Athletic & Recreational Facilities on Campus Floridas athletic program serves as a focal point for the surrounding community and beyond, as more than four million fans have filed through the gates to attend UF sporting events over the past five years. Athletic facilities include the 90,000-seat Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field; the Stephen C. OConnell Center, which houses a 12,000-seat basketball arena, an indoor track, swimming pool and diving tank, and gymnastics area; a baseball stadium; varsity tennis stadium; an 18-hole championship golf course; and a track and field stadium. There are also two student recreation and fitness centers on campus. Activities offered include aerobics, martial arts, basketball, racquetball, softball, squash, strength conditioning, tennis, and/or volleyball.