University of West Florida
Pensacola, Florida
- Public
- Rural
- 9,330 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 58%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $9,443per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 59%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,90210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Argo 30 Guarantee covers tuition and mandatory fees not met by other grants or scholarships for qualifying Pell-eligible Florida residents.
UWF's Argo 30 Guarantee covers all tuition and mandatory fees not met by other aid for up to 30 credit hours annually for full-time Pell-eligible Florida undergraduates.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 58%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1020–1230Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,443full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,692sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,360Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $19,241Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 59%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,90210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,139federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 9,330Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 37%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI — admits 86%
- Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT — admits 82%
- Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI — admits 90%
- University of Toledo Toledo, OH — admits 92%
Also worth a look
- University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL — admits 53%
- Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL — admits 63%
- Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY — admits 68%
- University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH — admits 60%
- Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY — admits 63%
- North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC — admits 50%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of West Florida, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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