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First-Time, First-Year (Freshman) Admission

Applications for Fall 2007:

CDS - C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students:

Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2007. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied

10,956

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied

13,170

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted

4,199

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted

5,959

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled

2,631

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled

26

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled

3,759

Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled

25

Total first-time, first-year (freshman) enrolled

6,441

CDS - C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes:  No: 

Admission Requirements

CDS - C3. High school completion requirement

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted


CDS - C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

Required

Recommended

Neither required nor recommended


CDS - C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended.

Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

 

Units required

Total academic units

18

English

4 (3 courses must include substantial writing)

Mathematics

3 (Algebra I, Formal Geometry, Algebra II)

Science

3 

Of these, units that must be lab

2 lab courses

Foreign language

2 (in same language & must be sequential)

Social studies

3

History

0

Academic electives

3

Other (specify)

0

Basis for Selection

CDS - C6.

Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:

          We do not have an open admission policy.

SAT and ACT Policies

CDS - C8. Entrance exams

A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants? Yes No

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2008.

Admission

Require

Recommend

Require for some

Considered if submitted

Not used

SAT or ACT

ACT only

SAT only

SAT and SAT Subject Tests

SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT

SAT Subject Tests

B. If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2008, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

ACT with Writing component required
ACT without Writing component recommended
ACT with or without Writing component accepted

C. Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT essay component; check all that apply:

For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now

D. In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

Yes  No

E. Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission  

          December 31 for Fall 2007

Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission

          N/A

F. If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students): SAT II scores are used strictly for placement purposes, not for admission except for non-regionally accredited schools.

G. Please indicate which tests your institution uses for placement (e.g., state tests):

SAT

ACT

SAT Subject Tests

AP

CLEP

Institutional Exam

State Exam (specify):

N/A

Freshman Profile

CDS - C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2007 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include all students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

Percent submitting SAT scores

75%

Number submitting SAT scores

4,872

Percent submitting ACT scores

25%

Number submitting ACT scores

1,642

 

25th percentile

75th percentile

SAT I Verbal

560

670

SAT I Math

580

690

ACT Composite

25

29

 

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

 

SAT I Verbal

SAT I Math

700-800

16%

21%

600-699

45%

49%

500-599

30%

24%

400-499

8%

6%

300-399

1%

0%

200-299

0%

0%

 

ACT Composite

30-36

23%

24-29

59%

18-23

16%

12-17

2%

6-11

0%

below 6

0%

CDS - C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).


Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class

76%

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class

92%

Percent in top half of high school graduating class

98%

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class

2%

Note: Florida public high school students graduating in the top 5% and completing the college preparatory curriculum are guaranteed admission to UF.

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank: 74%

CDS - C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.

Percent who had GPA of 3.75 and higher

82%

Percent who had GPA of 3.50 and 3.74

11%

Percent who had GPA of 3.25 and 3.49

3%

Percent who had GPA of 3.00 and 3.24

3%

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99

1%

Percent who had GPA of 2.00 and 2.49

0%

Percentwho had GPA between 1.00 and 1.99 

0%

Percent who had GPA below 1.00 

0%

CDS - C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA: 3.8 - 4.3 (Middle 50%)

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students
who submitted high school GPA: 99.5%

Admission Policies

CDS - C13.Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?

No

Amount of application fee

$30

  

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?

Fee waived if applicant has an SAT or ACT fee waiver form.

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:

Same Fee: X

    

Free:

    

Reduced:

    

Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?

Yes, fee waived if applicant has an SAT or ACT fee waiver form.


CDS - C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date? 

Yes

No

Application closing date (fall)

Nov. 1st for Fall 2008

CDS - C15. Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall? 

Yes  No

CDS - C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

        February 15th who meet the Nov. 1st deadline.
        April 1st for all others.

CDS - C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

        Reply required by May 1 for Regular Decision Admits

Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): varies

Amount of housing deposit: $200

Refundable if student does not enroll?:

Yes, in full
Yes, in part
No

CDS - C18. Deferred admission: Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?

Yes  No

CDS - C19. Early admission of high school students: Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?  Yes  No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

CDS - C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?  Yes No

If “yes,” please complete the following:

First or only early decision plan closing date N/A

First or only early decision plan notification date N/A

For the Fall 2007 entering class:

Number of early decision applications received by your institution N/A

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan N/A

Please provide significant details about your early decision plan: N/A

CDS - C22. Early action: Do you have a non-binding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?  Yes  No

If “yes,” please complete the following:

Early action closing date
Early action notification date
 

Average age of entering freshmen: 18

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