These are the most selective public and private four-year colleges in Florida. The list is ranked by acceptance rate, lowest to highest and limited to schools which reject at least half of all applicants. Leading the list is University of Miami which sent acceptance letters to only 19% of the 49,169 students who applied and rejected 81%.
Not all schools on the most selective list are overly academically challenging. Some schools with less rigorous test and high school GPA requirements may receive a large numbers of qualified applicants and the school does not have space to admit them all.
If you're looking for challenging colleges, explore rankings of Florida colleges with the highest SAT scores, highest ACT scores and highest GPA's.
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Private 4 Year
14 reviews
19% Acceptance Rate
#1 Best Private Colleges in Florida
Applications Due Jan 1
Private 4 Year
0 reviews
22% Acceptance Rate
Public 4 Year
6 reviews
23% Acceptance Rate
#7 Best Public Universities in America
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Public 4 Year
6 reviews
25% Acceptance Rate
#3 Best Colleges in Florida
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Private 4 Year
13 reviews
26% Acceptance Rate
#12 Best Private Colleges in Florida
Public 4 Year
1 reviews
33% Acceptance Rate
#10 Best Public Universities in Florida
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Private 4 Year
0 reviews
34% Acceptance Rate
#6 Best Private Colleges in Florida
Applications Due Jul 1
Public 4 Year
6 reviews
41% Acceptance Rate
#3 Best Public Universities in Florida
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Public 4 Year
4 reviews
44% Acceptance Rate
#4 Best Public Universities in Florida
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Private 4 Year
0 reviews
44% Acceptance Rate
Private 4 Year
2 reviews
44% Acceptance Rate
#14 Best Private Colleges in Florida
Public 4 Year
0 reviews
48% Acceptance Rate
#7 Best Public Universities in Florida
Applications Due Jun 1
Private 4 Year
1 reviews
49% Acceptance Rate
#20 Best Private Colleges in Florida
Private 4 Year
0 reviews
50% Acceptance Rate
#2 Best Private Colleges in Florida
Applications Due Feb 1
Private 4 Year
0 reviews
50% Acceptance Rate