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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in Florida
42 colleges in Florida with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Miami · FL · Private (nonprofit)19% admit2Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · FL · Public21% admit3University of Florida · FL · Public24% admit4Florida State University · FL · Public25% admit5University of Central Florida · FL · Public40% admit6Rollins College · FL · Private (nonprofit)41% admit7The University of Tampa · FL · Private (nonprofit)41% admit8University of South Florida · FL · Public41% admit9Ave Maria University · FL · Private (nonprofit)45% admit10Warner University · FL · Private (nonprofit)48% admit11Florida Polytechnic University · FL · Public56% admit12University of West Florida · FL · Public57% admit13Jacksonville University · FL · Private (nonprofit)57% admit14Florida International University · FL · Public59% admit15Barry University · FL · Private (nonprofit)59% admit16Florida Southern College · FL · Private (nonprofit)59% admit17Beacon College · FL · Private (nonprofit)60% admit18FVI School of Nursing and Technology · FL · Private (for-profit)61% admit19Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide · FL · Private (nonprofit)62% admit20University of North Florida · FL · Public62% admit21Florida Institute of Technology · FL · Private (nonprofit)63% admit22University of Florida-Online · FL · Public64% admit23Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach · FL · Private (nonprofit)66% admit24Ringling College of Art and Design · FL · Private (nonprofit)67% admit25Saint Leo University · FL · Private (nonprofit)72% admit26Nova Southeastern University · FL · Private (nonprofit)73% admit27Florida Atlantic University · FL · Public73% admit28Lynn University · FL · Private (nonprofit)74% admit29New College of Florida · FL · Public74% admit30Southeastern University · FL · Private (nonprofit)74% admit31Florida Memorial University · FL · Private (nonprofit)74% admit32Florida Gulf Coast University · FL · Public77% admit33Webber International University · FL · Private (nonprofit)78% admit34Flagler College · FL · Private (nonprofit)78% admit35Eckerd College · FL · Private (nonprofit)79% admit36Edward Waters University · FL · Private (nonprofit)85% admit37Stetson University · FL · Private (nonprofit)86% admit38Everglades University · FL · Private (nonprofit)86% admit39Palm Beach Atlantic University · FL · Private (nonprofit)88% admit40Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale · FL · Private (nonprofit)97% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.