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Colleges in Florida

Every Florida college College Intel tracks, with admit rates and enrollment from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard. Application deadlines come from each school's own admissions pages and are shown where we've researched them.

43Colleges tracked
61%Avg. admit rate
1Under 20% admit
22With researched deadlines

Florida college guide

How Florida students pay for and get into college: Bright Futures and its August 31 deadline, the need-based FSAG, the Benacquisto Scholarship for National Merit Scholars, and admission ranges and fall 2027 deadlines at all 12 public universities.

Bright Futures deadlineAug. 31FFAA, in your high school graduation yearBright Futures FAS score1330 SATOr 29 ACT / 95 CLT, class of 2027FSAG maximum$3,260Need-based grant, per year, 2025-26Benacquisto average$18,307Award to National Merit Scholars, 2024-25UF admitted SAT1390-1510Middle 50% of fall admits (summer: 1260-1410)National Merit cutoff216Selection Index, class of 2027

State aid and deadlines

  1. Florida State Financial Aid Deadlines: The FFAA, Bright Futures' August 31 Cutoff, FSAG, and Benacquisto
  2. Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG): $200 to $3,260 a Year, and Why Your College's FAFSA Deadline Decides It
  3. Benacquisto Scholarship: How Florida Pays National Merit Scholars the Full Cost of Attendance

Bright Futures

  1. Florida Bright Futures Cutoffs: FAS Needs a 1330 SAT for the Class of 2027, 1350 for the Class of 2028
  2. What Florida Bright Futures Actually Pays: A Percentage of Tuition, Not a Fixed Dollar Amount
  3. How Florida Actually Calculates Your Bright Futures GPA -- and It's Not Your Transcript GPA

Getting into a Florida public university

  1. Florida Public University Application Deadlines for Fall 2027: All 12 Schools, Including UF's and FSU's New Early Decision
  2. Florida Public University Admission Requirements: GPA and SAT Ranges at All 12 Schools, and Why Summer Admits Score Lower
  3. Florida's Talented Twenty Program: The 'Guarantee' Only Fully Activates After You've Already Been Denied Three Times

Test scores and high school data

  1. Florida High School SAT Scores, Class of 2025: Statewide 995, Pine View Leads at 1406
  2. Florida's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 216, Right Near the National Middle
All 14 Florida guide articles

State aid and deadlines

  1. Florida State Financial Aid Deadlines: The FFAA, Bright Futures' August 31 Cutoff, FSAG, and Benacquisto
  2. Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG): $200 to $3,260 a Year, and Why Your College's FAFSA Deadline Decides It
  3. Benacquisto Scholarship: How Florida Pays National Merit Scholars the Full Cost of Attendance

Bright Futures

  1. Florida Bright Futures Cutoffs: FAS Needs a 1330 SAT for the Class of 2027, 1350 for the Class of 2028
  2. What Florida Bright Futures Actually Pays: A Percentage of Tuition, Not a Fixed Dollar Amount
  3. How Florida Actually Calculates Your Bright Futures GPA -- and It's Not Your Transcript GPA
  4. Six Ways to Skip Florida Bright Futures' GPA and Test Score Requirement Entirely
  5. Why Your Bright Futures Renewal GPA Looks Lower Than Your Initial One -- They're Not the Same Scale
  6. Can You Get Bright Futures Without a Florida High School Diploma? Only If a Parent Is Military or State-Employed Away From Florida

Getting into a Florida public university

  1. Florida Public University Application Deadlines for Fall 2027: All 12 Schools, Including UF's and FSU's New Early Decision
  2. Florida Public University Admission Requirements: GPA and SAT Ranges at All 12 Schools, and Why Summer Admits Score Lower
  3. Florida's Talented Twenty Program: The 'Guarantee' Only Fully Activates After You've Already Been Denied Three Times

Test scores and high school data

  1. Florida High School SAT Scores, Class of 2025: Statewide 995, Pine View Leads at 1406
  2. Florida's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 216, Right Near the National Middle

All 43 Florida colleges

Showing 43 colleges, most selective first. Tuition is the published rate before financial aid, for the year shown.