All Twelve SUS Schools –

-all schools are offering physical tours in some capacity ranging from a traditional tour to a guided self-tour

      - these tours are often smaller than they were pre-Covid

-students MUST submit ACT and/or SAT scores (Florida’s SUS is NOT test optional) 

University of Florida (Gainesville)

-#6 Public University in the US

-admitted ~3600 students to their PACE program (Pathway to Campus Enrollment)

  - ~900 students accepted this offer

-admitted 600 students to Innovation Academy (Spring-Summer model)

 - ~300 students accepted

- students can now self-report ACT and SAT scores

Florida State University (Tallahassee)

#19 Public University in the US

-received more that 66,000 applications last year

-will accept ACT and SAT scores through December 31

-November 1 deadline and February 17 notification date

University of Central Florida (Oviedo and Orlando)

-added a downtown Orlando campus with Valencia College

-accepted 106 new National Merit Scholars

-added one BS degree in Data Science and one in Career and Technical Education

University of South Florida (Tampa, St. Pete, and Sarasota)

-#46 Public University in the US

-received more than 50,000 applications last year

-there is a Publix on the Tampa campus

-placing a larger emphasis on grade point average this year in the admissions process

-added a BS in Supply Chain Management

University of North Florida (Jacksonville)

-Summer admission averages are 3.3 – 4.0 grade point average, 20 – 25 ACT, 1000-1150 SAT

-they hold Apply in July events

-added one BA in Business Intelligence and one in Advanced Manufacturing

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee)

-November 1 priority deadline for financial aid

-will be part of the Common App soon

-looking for a 3.0 weighted grade point average, ACT Math 22, Reading 22, and English 19

Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton)

-had 6,000 applicants for 66 spots in medical school

-now uses SSAR (Student Self-Reported Academic Record)

 - SSAR was used by UF and FSU; more schools are adding it each year

Florida International University  (Miami)

-Florida’s next preeminent university

-4,000 new freshman this year

-Bacardi School for Hospitality is open

-will appear in October addition of “The College Tour”

Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland)

-Top 5 Tech University in the South

-offers degree in Cyber Security Engineering

-large eSports program

-added Club Soccer and Men’s Lacrosse

Florida Gulf Coast University (Naples)

-welcomed the largest freshman class in school history

-no tuition increases for eight years

New College of Florida (Sarasota)

-700 students at the State’s Honors College

-~12 students per class

-every student is assigned a career coach

University of West Florida (Pensacola)

-Top 15 Regional University in the South

-NCAA DII Champions in football

-now using SSAR

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