2026 Tightest Florida Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Florida colleges, University of Miami has the tightest acceptance rate (18.90%) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has the second lowest rate (20.56%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Florida Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Florida colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Florida Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | 53,954 | 10,195 | 2,473 | 18.9% | 24.3% | $62,616 | 19,852 | 1,400 |
| 2 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL | 22,756 | 4,678 | 1,429 | 20.6% | 30.5% | $17,725 | 9,313 | 1,100 |
| 3 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | 73,557 | 17,804 | 7,513 | 24.2% | 42.2% | $28,659 | 56,311 | 1,400 |
| 4 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | 78,272 | 18,954 | 5,855 | 24.2% | 30.9% | $21,683 | 43,889 | 1,350 |
| 5 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | 61,456 | 24,653 | 8,259 | 40.1% | 33.5% | $22,467 | 69,713 | 1,260 |
| 6 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FL | 37,954 | 15,311 | 2,544 | 40.3% | 16.6% | $34,408 | 11,433 | - |
| 7 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL | 68,576 | 29,621 | 6,904 | 43.2% | 23.3% | $17,324 | 49,622 | 1,220 |
| 8 | Rollins College Winter Park, FL | 8,860 | 4,212 | 568 | 47.5% | 13.5% | $60,580 | 3,046 | 1,260 |
| 9 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | 21,778 | 11,594 | 1,908 | 53.2% | 16.5% | $19,407 | 16,154 | 1,170 |
| 10 | Florida International University Miami, FL | 32,855 | 17,957 | 5,238 | 54.7% | 29.2% | $18,964 | 54,723 | 1,160 |
Qualified Florida Colleges in Core Admission Stats
