University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
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    Faculty & Research

    249 faculty · 288 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Journalism40 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 20 #19 of 25 in Communication
    Roxane Coche, Associate Professor and Chair - Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology h-index 12
    Jeongmin Ham, Assistant Professor - Department of Advertising h-index 5
    Rachel Grant, Associate Professor - Department of Journalism h-index 4
    Antoine Haywood, Assistant Professor - Department of Journalism h-index 3
    Courses: Writing Mechanics · Broadcast Writing Bootcamp · Future Food · Journalism, Justice, and Civic Change · Principles of Journalism · Reporting +34 more
    Mechanical Engineering40 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 23.4 #36 of 70 in Mechanical Engineering
    Oana Cazacu, Courtesy Professor h-index 59
    Notable: “Plane stress yield function for aluminum alloy sheets—part 1: theory” (2003) · 1,722 citations
    Youping Chen, Professor h-index 37
    Jacob N. Chung, Andrew H. Hines, Jr./Florida Progress Corporation Eminent Scholar h-index 36
    Eric Du, MAE Affiliate Faculty / Associate Professor in Civil and Coastal Engineering h-index 30
    Notable: “Impact assessment of reinforced learning methods on construction workers' fall risk behavior using virtual reality” (2019) · 204 citations
    Courses: Learn to Fly · Introduction to Aerospace Engineering · Aerodynamics · Compressible Flow · Aerospace Structures · Aerospace Composites +34 more
    Biology40 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 37.5 #13 of 68 in Biology
    Robert Holt, Eminent Scholar & Arthur R. Marshall Jr. Chair in Ecology h-index 116
    Theoretical Ecology Profile: Website: TEST FOR BIO Back to Directory School Logo Link College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Notable: “The metacommunity concept: a framework for multi‐scale community ecology” (2004) · 5,388 citations
    James Liao, Professor of Biology h-index 98
    Notable: “Non-fermentative pathways for synthesis of branched-chain higher alcohols as biofuels” (2008) · 1,965 citations
    Francis E. Putz, Distinguished Professor h-index 82
    Notable: “Natural climate solutions” (2017) · 3,355 citations
    Mark Martindale, Professor of Biology – Director of the Whitney Laboratory h-index 76
    Notable: “Conservation of the sequence and temporal expression of let-7 heterochronic regulatory RNA” (2000) · 2,549 citations
    Courses: Plant Symbiosis · Medical and Forensic Plant Biology · First Year Introduction: Biology at UF · Biological Sciences · Laboratory in Biological Science · Integrated Principles of Biology 1 +34 more
    Nursing40 faculty · 26 courses avg h-index 14.7 #21 of 37 in Nursing
    Diana Wilkie, Professor; Director, Center For Palliative Care Research h-index 48
    Ed on pain, symptom science, and palliative care in populations spanning the life cycle with special focus on adults, older adults, and reducing health disparities. Her clinical work with cancer patients led to the development of a tablet-b
    Notable: “Evidence for the existing American Nurses Association-recognized standardized nursing terminologies: A systematic review” (2013) · 203 citations
    Yingwei Yao, Research Associate Professor h-index 29
    Include:Statistical analysis, including statistical inference, regression, multi-level modeling, longitudinal analysis, study design and power analysisMachine learning, including clustering, classification, decision tree, splines, kernel me
    Notable: “Evidence for the existing American Nurses Association-recognized standardized nursing terminologies: A systematic review” (2013) · 203 citations
    Lisiane Pruinelli, Interim Department Chair, Biobehavioral Nursing Science h-index 19
    Longitudinal Data Analysis Applied Clinical Informatics Artificial Intelligence Big data analytics Liver Transplantation Machine Learning Organ transplantation Renal Transplantation data science machine learning for predictive analytics Pub
    Notable: “Artificial intelligence in nursing: Priorities and opportunities from an international invitational think‐tank of the Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Leadership Collaborative” (2021) · 376 citations
    Marcia K Johansson, Associate Professor h-index 9
    Notable: “A Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Self-Care in Patients With Heart Failure: Pilot Randomized Control Trial” (2017) · 103 citations
    Courses: Transcultural Communications in Health Care Today · Clinical Reasoning: Health Assessment · Lead and Inspire 1: Professional Nursing Practice · Pathophysiology and Pharmacology · Pathophysiology/Pharmacology in Nursing 2 · Lead and Inspire 2: Research and Evidence-Based Nursing +20 more
    Government36 faculty · 40 courses avg h-index 19 #38 of 100 in Political Science
    Michael Bernhard, Raymond and Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar h-index 42
    Michael McDonald, Professor h-index 21
    Amie Kreppel, Professor h-index 19
    Leslie Paul Thiele, Distinguished Professor and Field Chair (Political Theory) h-index 18
    Notable: “Nihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and Law” (2008) · 265 citations
    Courses: Comparative Politics Introduction · Culture and Politics · Democracy in Dark Times · Western European Politics · African Politics · Introduction to Latin American Politics +34 more
    Economics28 faculty · 37 courses avg h-index 17.1 #50 of 104 in Economics
    Jonathan Hamilton, Emeritus Professor h-index 63
    Es on theoretical public economics with a focus on models of tax competition and optimal income taxation. Recently, he has studied prescription drug pricing and guarantees in art auctions. Professor Hamilton has been a visiting faculty memb
    Notable: “Rethinking the Effect of Immigration on Wages” (2011) · 1,345 citations
    David Sappington, Eminent Scholar Director, Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center h-index 58
    Es on the design of reward structures in the presence of limited information, particularly in regulated industries. Professor Sappington has also served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Education PHD &
    Notable: “Incentives in Principal-Agent Relationships” (1991) · 845 citations
    Joseph V. Terza, Faculty h-index 28
    Health policy include: the analysis of the labor market outcomes of individuals with spinal cord injury; the economic causes and consequences of substance abuse; the economics of nicotine and tobacco use; the behavioral economics of obes
    Notable: “Two-stage residual inclusion estimation: Addressing endogeneity in health econometric modeling” (2007) · 1,702 citations
    Richard Romano, Professor and Graduate Coordinator - Public Economics, Education Policy, Public Choice h-index 28
    On education policy, political economy, and provision of local public goods. His research has been supported by eight National Science Foundation grants. Romano has served as a member of the editorial boards on the American Economic Review
    Notable: “Competition between Private and Public Schools, Vouchers, and Peer-Group Effects” (1998) · 892 citations
    Courses: Principles of Macroeconomics · Principles of Microeconomics · Economics of Sustainability · Data is Everywhere · Intermediate Microeconomics · Intermediate Macroeconomics +31 more

    Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.

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    About University of Florida. University of Florida in Gainesville, FL reports an overall acceptance rate of 19.8%, an early-round acceptance rate of 22.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1330–1470, a class size of 7,500, and a yield of 43.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Flagship FL public. Large research university. Strong engineering and pre-health programs.

    Admissions and cost data as of July 3, 2026 (CDS 2024–25 cycle), from the most recent Common Data Set, IPEDS, and College Scorecard.

    University of Florida: key admissions facts

    University of Florida's overall acceptance rate is 19.8% (the most recent Common Data Set). University of Florida's early-round acceptance rate is 22.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). University of Florida's SAT middle-50% range is 1330–1470 (the most recent Common Data Set). The average unweighted GPA of admitted students at University of Florida is about 3.92 (the most recent Common Data Set). University of Florida's yield rate (the share of admitted students who enroll) is 43.0% (the most recent Common Data Set). The average net price at University of Florida for families earning under $75,000 is about $6,564 per year (U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data).

    Sources: Common Data Set (commondataset.org) · University of Florida on College Scorecard · NCES IPEDS · full source table

    How much does University of Florida cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $4,234 per year in net price at University of Florida, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $21,567 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $9,890 per year after grants and scholarships.

    University of Florida: average annual net price by household income (most recent College Scorecard/IPEDS data)
    Household incomeAverage net price per year
    Under $30,000$4,234
    $30,001–$48,000$5,567
    $48,001–$75,000$9,890
    $75,001–$110,000$15,234
    Over $110,000$21,567
    Tuition (in-state, before aid)$4,477
    Tuition (out-of-state, before aid)$27,815
    Room and board$12,615

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the acceptance rate at University of Florida?

    University of Florida's overall acceptance rate is 19.8%, based on the most recent Common Data Set. Its early-round (early decision or early action) acceptance rate is 22.0%.

    What SAT score and GPA do you need for University of Florida?

    Admitted students at University of Florida typically have an SAT middle-50% range of 1330–1470 and an average unweighted GPA of about 3.92, according to the most recent Common Data Set. These are the middle of the range, so scores above them strengthen an application.

    Is it hard to get into University of Florida?

    Getting into University of Florida is very difficult: it admits 19.8% of applicants. Your realistic odds depend on how your GPA and test scores compare to its middle-50% ranges and on your application round — you can estimate them with the free College Monte Carlo chances calculator.

    Does University of Florida offer early decision or early action?

    University of Florida offers early action (non-binding). Applying early can help: its early-round acceptance rate is 22.0%, versus 19.8% overall.

    How much does University of Florida cost after financial aid?

    The average net price at University of Florida — the real cost after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price — is about $6,564 per year for families earning under $75,000, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data. Higher-income families generally pay more; see the full net-price-by-income breakdown.

    How much does University of Florida cost for a family earning $75,000?

    A family earning under $30,000 pays about $4,234 per year in net price at University of Florida, while families earning over $110,000 pay about $21,567 (source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard/IPEDS data). A family earning $75,000 falls in the $48,001–$75,000 bracket and pays about $9,890 per year after grants and scholarships.

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