The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public university in Jacksonville, Florida. It currently has an enrollment of more than 16,000 students and employs over 500 full-time faculty. The current president is former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney. The school celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2007.
In March 2006, The Princeton Review ranked UNF number five in their list of "America's Best Value Colleges," and also named UNF as a "Best Southeastern College". UNF's status as a "Best Value College" was recently reaffirmed in the 2008 edition of the Princeton Review.
The university was founded in 1969 after one thousand acres (4 km²) midway between downtown Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Beaches was put aside for the campus. Until this time, the only publicly funded institution of higher learning was Florida Community College at Jacksonville. J. J. Daniel, Chairman of the Florida Board of Regents, was instrumental in getting the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Construction on classrooms and buildings began in 1971 and UNF opened in the Fall of 1972 with an initial enrollment of 2,027 Juniors, supported by 117 faculty and more than 150 staff. Originally, like the University of West Florida, UNF was designated as a "senior" college, meaning that it would enroll only upper classmen and graduate students.
UNF graduated a total of thirty-five students in 1973. The school was quick to expand, and was given accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1974. The school's mascot is the osprey and was officially adopted in November 1979 over other popular choices such as the armadillo, the manatee and the seagull. The male and female versions of the mascot are known as Ozzie and Harriet.
In 1980, there was a legislative effort to merge UNF with the University of Florida and no longer be a self-sustained institution, but a bill proposing this was vetoed by Governor Bob Graham. Freshmen and sophomores were admitted for the first time in 1984. Enrollment at UNF exceeded 10,000 in 1995, and in Spring of 2000 it broke its commencement record, graduating over 1,000 students.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 20% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Atlantic Sun Conference) Baseball (Atlantic Sun Conference) Track (Atlantic Sun Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 2,615 | $ 11,928 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,147 | $ 13,235 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,121 | $ 1,676 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,854 | 19% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,839 | 79% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,865 | 30% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,881 | 27% | |
Any Aid: |
86% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 62% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 52% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 510, Math: 500 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 610, Math: 600 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 48% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 19, Math: 18 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 23 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question:
the University Of North Florida....?
hi i am a new york resident and im thinking about applying to the university of north florida do u know if its hard to get into this school?my gpa is a 78.00% sat is a 1250. Do you think im capable of getting accepted to this school?
18 months ago
Best Answer
Your grades and SATs are about average for this school. You should get in. You might be able to do better.
the link below gives more information about their admissions statistics.
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