University of West Florida
Pensacola, Florida · Also known as University of West Florida · Website
$49,137
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,137
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of West Florida is a public 4-year college in Pensacola, Florida with 9,330 undergraduates and 4,852 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,364 a year (tuition and fees $6,360 in-state, $19,241 out-of-state). It admits 58% of applicants and 59% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,137 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,624 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,364
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,360
Out-of-state $19,241
Admission rate
58%
US median 78%
Completion rate
59%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,624
About $176 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,137
Rank 1,546 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,364
- Tuition in-state
- $6,360
- Tuition out-of-state
- $19,241
- Cost of attendance
- $19,947
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,815
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,462
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,077
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,456
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,620
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,360 in 2015-16 to $6,360 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1,138
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 9,330
- Graduate students
- 4,852
- Part-time students
- 28%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 59%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 109
- Endowment
- $108.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,546 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,364 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,360 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 58% | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 59% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,624 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,204 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,137 | $37,894 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
109 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 539 | $14,000 | $31,140 | $59,240 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 318 | $12,500 | $73,787 | $89,346 | $88,910 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 289 | $26,100 | $56,136 | $67,666 | $64,397 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 179 | $28,000 | $74,044 | $87,186 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $14,000 | $27,563 | $45,101 | $50,706 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 131 | $19,582 | $60,344 | $69,829 | $71,685 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 131 | $31,814 | $103,426 | $104,818 | $120,193 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 124 | $26,352 | $38,917 | $53,287 | $59,571 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $18,500 | $28,237 | $48,576 | $57,214 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | $19,568 | $39,603 | $55,704 | $61,296 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $18,925 | $28,643 | $48,645 | $54,562 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $17,180 | $30,850 | $51,352 | $56,359 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | Withheld | $43,325 | $67,651 | $68,407 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 74 | Withheld | $67,270 | $111,363 | $82,751 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 62 | Withheld | $87,236 | $110,932 | $124,201 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's | Master's | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 59 | Withheld | $76,055 | $90,113 | $95,833 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $16,818 | $23,843 | $42,115 | $41,367 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $18,000 | $45,733 | $79,520 | $92,374 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $16,285 | $58,548 | Withheld | $92,135 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $14,192 | $36,573 | $45,806 | $51,790 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $18,114 | $64,978 | $91,813 | $100,647 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $18,202 | $36,369 | $46,631 | $55,378 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 49 | $34,418 | $54,063 | $60,517 | $63,399 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $17,750 | $51,852 | $72,805 | $68,257 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pensacola and Florida on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of West Florida cost?
$9,364 a year is the average net price at University of West Florida after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,360 for in-state students and $19,241 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,947. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,815 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of West Florida?
58% of applicants are admitted to University of West Florida. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,138 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do University of West Florida graduates earn?
$49,137 a year is the median pay of former University of West Florida students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,204 after 6 years). That ranks 1,546 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $103,426.
How much student debt do University of West Florida graduates have?
$16,624 is the median federal student loan debt of University of West Florida graduates, about $176 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 25% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of West Florida?
59% of first-time, full-time students at University of West Florida finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of West Florida?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (539 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (318 bachelor's graduates), Special Education and Teaching (289 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 109 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.