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Public Universities in Florida, Ranked by Acceptance Rate

Florida has 11 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is Florida A&M University at 21%; the most accessible is New College of Florida at 73%, and the median public university in the state admits 53%. 5 of them post an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a Florida student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.

Schools
11
Median acceptance
53%
Most selective
Florida A&M University
21% acceptance
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Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.

Which of the Public Universities in Florida can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 8 of the 11 colleges here, including University of Central Florida, University of South Florida and University of North Florida. 3 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Florida A&M University and Florida State University. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College3.3 GPA1150 SAT3.7 GPA1300 SAT4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Florida A&M Universityadmits 21%25%Target40%Target51%Likely
Florida State Universityadmits 24%16%Reach35%Target59%Likely
University of Floridaadmits 24%15%Reach31%Target57%Likely
University of Central Floridaadmits 40%31%Target67%Likely89%Safety
University of South Floridaadmits 43%38%Target77%Safety92%Safety
University of North Floridaadmits 53%64%Likely93%Safety98%Safety
Florida International Universityadmits 55%68%Likely95%Safety98%Safety
West Floridaadmits 58%87%Safety97%Safety98%Safety
Florida Gulf Coast Universityadmits 63%84%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
Florida Atlantic Universityadmits 66%81%Safety98%Safety98%Safety
New College of Floridaadmits 73%83%Safety98%Safety98%Safety

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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.