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University of Florida

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Degrees Offered

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Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 21.7 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 12%
10-19 Students: 29%
20-29 Students: 20%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 10%
100 or More Students: 10%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years:
5 Years:
6 Years:

Special Study Options

Accelerated program
Cross-registration
Distance Learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Honors Program
Independent study
Internships
ROTC
  Army
  Navy
  Air Force
Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Weekend College

Most Popular Degrees

Major Category% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services15%
2.  Social sciences14%
3.  Engineering10%
4.  Communication, journalism, and related programs8%
5.  Health professions and related clinical sciences7%
6.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences7%
7.  Psychology6%
8.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies5%
9.  Education4%
10.  English language and literature/letters3%

Student Services

Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
for Current Students

College Credit

Dual Credit
Credit for Life Experiences
Advanced Placement

Majors

Major Category/Major
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Agricultural and Food Products Processing Yes   
Agricultural Economics YesYes Yes
Agronomy and Crop Science  Yes Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Food Science YesYes Yes
Horticultural Science YesYes Yes
Plant Sciences, General Yes   
Plant Sciences, Other    Yes
Soil Science and Agronomy, General YesYes Yes

Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) YesYes Yes
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning  Yes  
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) YesYes  

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   
Latin American Studies  Yes  
Women's Studies YesYes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Botany/Plant Biology YesYes Yes
Ecology  Yes Yes
Entomology YesYes Yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Yes  Yes
Molecular Biology    Yes
Plant Molecular Biology  Yes Yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology  Yes Yes
Zoology/Animal Biology YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Finance, General YesYes  
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Real Estate  Yes  

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Advertising YesYes  
Journalism Yes   
Mass Communication/Media Studies  Yes Yes
Public Relations/Image Management Yes   
Radio and Television Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes  

Education
Agricultural Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Art Teacher Education YesYes  
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Early Childhood Education and Teaching  Yes  
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education  Yes  
Foreign Language Teacher Education  Yes  
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration    Yes
Mathematics Teacher Education  Yes  
Music Teacher Education Yes  Yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education  Yes  
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education  Yes Yes
Social Science Teacher Education  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes Yes

Engineering technologies/technicians
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician YesYes  
Surveying Technology/Surveying Yes   

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering YesYes Yes
Ocean Engineering  Yes Yes
Systems Engineering YesYes Yes

English language and literature/letters
Creative Writing  Yes  
English Language and Literature, General YesYes Yes

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Family and Community Services YesYes  

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General YesYes  
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Yes   
French Language and Literature YesYes  
German Language and Literature YesYes  
Latin Language and Literature  Yes  
Linguistics YesYes Yes
Portuguese Language and Literature Yes   
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other    Yes
Russian Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes