The University of West Florida Healthcare Programs

Located in Pensacola, Florida, The University of West Florida is a public institution. The rural area surrounding UWF is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Where Is The University of West Florida?

Contact details for UWF are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
Phone:	850-474-2000
Website:	uwf.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WestFL
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UWF

How Do I Get Into UWF?

You can apply to UWF online at: uwf.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for UWF

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWF?

UWF has a fairly low acceptance rate of 48%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 48%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Average Test Scores

About 60% of students accepted to UWF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

UWF received ACT scores from 66% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford The University of West Florida?

The overall average net price of UWF is $25,760. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UWF, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,174 a year. That adds up to $24,696 over four years for those students.

The University of West Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,637 undergraduate students at UWF, with 6,559 being full-time and 3,078 being part-time.

There are also 3,424 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,559 full-time undergraduates at UWF, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of West Florida students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	218
Black or African American	628
Hispanic or Latino	616
White	4,373
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	582

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at The University of West Florida. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 68 countries are represented at UWF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

The University of West Florida Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	318	36	354
Clinical/Medical Social Work	0	120	120
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	108	0	108
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	95	95
General Public Health	6	74	80
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	34	0	34
Health Care Management	0	32	32
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	6	4	10
Athletic Training	0	2	2
TOTAL	472	363	835

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.