Public · Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida-Online

University of Florida-Online is a public institution in Gainesville, Florida. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$4,815
Avg net price / yr
$71,588
10-yr median earnings
81.2%
150%-time completion
61.3%
Acceptance rate

The verdict

University of Florida-Online pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 7%
former-student earnings, US
61.3%
acceptance rate
81.2%
150%-time completion
+27%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this University of Florida-Online profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

A-
College Value Score
83/100
University of Florida-Online

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings A+
$71,588
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$4,815
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
81.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$15,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
72.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
94.8%
First-year students returning for year two
University of Florida-Online vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$71,588

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$4,815

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

81.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 81.2%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - University of Florida-Online vs peers

University of Florida-Online positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. University of Florida-Online positioned by e… Carnegie Classification: Bacc: Diverse Bacc: Dive… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $32K $75K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $4K $13K Avg Net Price ($) University of Florida-Online (you are here): $72K earn · $5K net · 81% grad You are here - University of Flor… Saint Johns River State College: $42K earn · $6K net · 47% grad Saint Johns River … College of Central Florida: $38K earn · $12K net · 44% grad College of Central… Lake-Sumter State College: $40K earn · $6K net · 46% grad Lake-Sumter State … Gulf Coast State College: $38K earn · $5K net · 44% grad Gulf Coast State C… Northwest Florida State College: $40K earn · $5K net · 41% grad Northwest Florida … Atlantic Technical College: $39K earn · $10K net · 60% grad University of Florida: $72K earn · $7K net · 91% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How University of Florida-Online ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

University of Florida-Online: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$71,588 Top 7% higher than 93% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric University of Florida-Online National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $71,588 #346 of 5103 93rd
Average net price $4,815 #297 of 5020 94th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 81.2% #642 of 4858 87th
Undergraduate enrollment 4,627 #795 of 5462 85th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

4,627
Undergraduate enrollment
61.3%
Acceptance rate
1,338
SAT average
81.2%
150%-time completion
$71,588
10-yr median earnings
94.8%
First-year retention

How University of Florida-Online ranks in Florida

State rank among 293 reporting Florida colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric University of Florida-Online State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $71,588 #11 of 293 96th
Average net price $4,815 #21 of 269 92nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 81.2% #47 of 260 82nd
Undergraduate enrollment 4,627 #42 of 297 86th

Highest former-student earnings in Florida

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Miami Ad School$106,192$64,951
2West Coast University-Miami$102,672$32,539
3Chamberlain University-Florida$92,405$31,269
4Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide$84,131$18,725
5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach$84,131$41,272
6Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida$79,652-
7University of Miami$75,328$37,244
8AdventHealth University$72,282$30,135
9HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing$72,275$9,109
10University of Florida$71,588$6,541
11University of Florida-OnlineThis school$71,588$4,815
12Jacksonville University$68,010$25,180

Admissions

Admission Rate 61.3%
SAT Average 1,338
SAT Math (25th-75th) 610 – 700
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 640 – 710
ACT Average 29
ACT (25th-75th) 27 – 31
0%100%61.3%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at University of Florida-Online

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at University of Florida-Online - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $3,876
Out-of-State Tuition $16,579
Average Net Price $4,815
21.8%
Pell Grant Rate
12.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$15,000
Median Debt
$159/mo
Monthly Payment

University of Florida-Online costs less today than it did in 2015

Average net price fell from $10,858 to $4,702 (-56.7%) between 2015 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 97 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2015–2023

9 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2015: $10,8582016: $10,3582017: $10,8582018: $8,3902019: $7,4922020: $5,5772021: $4,5172022: $6,0722023: $4,702
2015 · $10,8582023 · $4,702

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2015–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

59.4%
Female
30.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

94.8%
Retention Rate
$56,398
Median Earnings (6yr)
75.2%
Earning Over $25K
72.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 81.2%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 94.8%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $56,398
Median earnings 10 years after entry $71,588
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 75.2%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 72.9%
Median federal student debt At completion $15,000
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $159/mo

Programs & Earnings

Top programs at University of Florida-Online by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's 50 $126,268 $15,000
Fire Protection Bachelor's 41 $97,839 -
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's 0 $97,113 $18,131
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's 189 $82,615 $15,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 72 $79,839 $16,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's 22 $69,943 $19,737
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's 56 $69,600 $15,321
Public Health Bachelor's 24 $68,605 $15,454
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's 9 $67,276 $16,407
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's 23 $65,370 $15,000
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's 9 $64,497 $16,172
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's 29 $64,285 $14,942
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's 25 $62,227 $15,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's 47 $60,497 $15,000
Journalism Bachelor's - $58,150 $16,454

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at University of Florida-Online?
University of Florida-Online is a public institution in Gainesville, Florida. The acceptance rate is 61.3%. The average SAT score is 1,338. Undergraduate enrollment is 4,627 students.
How much do University of Florida-Online former students earn?
Federally aided former students at University of Florida-Online who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $71,588 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $56,398.
How much does University of Florida-Online cost?
The average net price at University of Florida-Online is $4,815. In-state tuition is $3,876 and out-of-state tuition is $16,579. Median student debt at graduation is $15,000.
What is the graduation rate at University of Florida-Online?
University of Florida-Online has a 81.2% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 94.8%.
Is University of Florida-Online worth the student debt?
The median student debt at University of Florida-Online is $15,000, while former students earn a median of $71,588 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 21% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 72.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $159.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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