University of West Florida

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of West Florida

University of West Florida operates as a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 9,330 students of which 11,939 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of West Florida is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 58.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,138 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,364, with published in-state tuition of $6,360 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $16,624, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.8%. Graduates earn a median of $49,137 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,204 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 402800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.