Jerry - I would have thought the same thing - in fact, I was thinking I had heard a figure approaching 25% was the number.
Here's wikipedia's entry on the subject (standard disclaimers apply): Admissions Fall freshman statistics[52][53] 2008 2007 2006 2005 Applicants 27,865 24,040 21,710 21,792 Admits 10,289 10,294 10,474 12,056 % Admitted 36.92 42.82 48.24 55.32 This table does not account deferred applications or other unique situations. As the acceptance rate at the University of Florida has trended downward, the application process has become increasingly competitive. The university has a freshmen retention rate of 93%.[30] For the first-year students that enrolled at UF in 2008, the median SAT score is 1240 - 1410, and the Median GPA was 4.1 - 4.4.[54] UF's class of 2007 yield rate was at 57%, and looks to be very selective for coming years. In the words of Sarasota Herald-Tribune reporter Anna Scott, "Three years after university officials capped the size of the freshman class at about 6,600, competition at UF is at an all-time high, forcing admissions officers to choose among the brightest and leaving behind an unprecedented number of disappointed families. Of those who applied to be part of this fall's incoming freshman class, an estimated 42 percent were accepted -- the lowest acceptance rate in the history of the state's public schools."[55] Selectivity at the state's top university is expected to heighten as UF continues to work toward becoming one of the nation's Top 10 public universities.[55] In 2008, the acceptances reached a new low when out of 28,000 applicants, only 10,000 were accepted (An acceptance rate of around 37 percent).[56 --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: There is something bad wrong about the numbers in this table. I would bet big money that the University of Florida does not accept 42% of those that apply. There must be some pre-screening going on. Perhaps there is a preliminary application that is used to screen the pool? Does anyone know? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
