2015 SUS Admissions Tour MATRIX

Universities

FAMU

FAU

FGCU

FIU

FLPOLY

FSU

NCF

UCF

UF

UNF

USF

UWF

Location

Tallahassee

Boca Raton

Ft. Myers

Miami

Lakeland

Tallahassee

Sarasota

Orlando

Gainesville

Jacksonville

Tampa

Pensacola

Enrollment Fall
2014

10,229

30,364

14,463

54,113

540

41,773

834

60,810

50,095

15,984

42,065

12,602

Undergraduate
Enrollment Fall
2014

8,001

24,228

13,727

39,081

518

32,621

834

52,532

34,166

14,121

30,317

10,072

Sports Division

Div 1

Div 1

Div 1

Div 1

NA

Div 1

N/A

Div 1

Div 1

Div 1

Div 1

Div 2

Rolling

Feb 12 for Nov 1

apps

Rolling

Modified Rolling

Rolling with
December 1
Priority Deadline

Rolling with
Feb. 15 as
Priority Deadline

Rolling with
February 15th
Priority Deadline

11/1 deadline
Rolling with Nov
(decisions by
1 as Early
April 1).
Rolling with
Application
November 1st as
Two notification 2/15 deadline Deadline;
Priority
dates: 12/9/2015 maximum FinAid
Feburary 1 as
Eligibility w/
Scholarship
and 3/16/2016
Priority Deadline;
FAFSA
4/15
Deadline
and May 1 as
deadlinefinal deadline.
guaranteed

What is your
admissions
notification plan?

Rolling

% of Applicants
Accepted
Summer 2015 by
July 1, 2015

64%

53%

61%

54%

N/A

54%

NA

51%

45%

60%

63%

38%

% of Applicants
Accepted Fall 2015
by July 1, 2015

72%

48%

56%

51%

51%

44%

51%

47%

45%

60%

45%

53%

Mid Range Accepted

GPA - Summer 2015

2.50-2.99

3.18-3.92

3.25-3.94

3.4-3.94

N/A

3.5-4.1

N/A

3.6-4.0

4.2 - 4.5

3.5

3.35 - 3.84

3.47

Middle Range GPA

Accepted - Fall 2015

3.0-3.49

3.52-4.25

3.32-4.06

3.4-4.0

4.08

3.9 - 4.4

3.78-4.39

3.7-4.3

4.2 - 4.5

3.9

3.81-3.84

3.59

Middle Range SAT

(all three sections)
Accepted - Summer
2015

M: 430
R: 450
W: 430

M: 470-550
R: 480-550
W: 460-540

M: 470-560
R: 480-550
W: 470-550

M: 470-540
R: 480-540
W: 470-530

N/A

M: 550-640
R: 550-630
W: 550-630

N/A

M: 560
R: 550
W: 540

M: 600-700
R: 580-690
W: 580-690

M: 510-570
R: 510-570
W: 450-530

M: 548
R: 545
W: 528

M: 508
R: 517
W: 496

All universities prefer on-line applications. Additionally, all universities accept: online application fee payment and mailed official high school transcripts.
New College of Florida uses the Common Application.

Middle Range SAT

(all three sections)
Accepted Fall 2015

M: 470
R: 470
W: 460

M: 490-590
R: 490-580
W: 480-570

M: 490-580
R: 500-580
W: 490-570

M: 520-620
R: 530-620
W: 520-610

M: 670
R: 640
W: 600

M: 590-670
R: 660-630
W: 580-630

1800-2070
M: 580 - 670
R: 600 - 730
W: 590 - 690

M: 600
R: 600
W: 600

M:600-700
R: 580-690
W: 580-690

M: 560-640
R: 570-640
W: 500-590

M: 617
R: 601
W: 587

M: 522
R: 530
W: 510

Middle Range ACT

with Writing
Accepted - Summer
2015

Comp: 19
E/W:18

Comp: 20-24
E/W: 19-23

Comp:21-24
E/W:21-25 /7-8

Comp:21-24
E/W:20-24

N/A

Comp:24-28
E/W:23-27

N/A

Comp: 23-26
E/W:

Comp:27-32

Comp:21-23
E/W:34-29/6-8

Comp: 23-26
E/W: 23

Comp:22
E/W:22

Middle Range ACT

with Writing
Accepted - Fall 2014

Comp:21
E/W:19

Comp: 21-26
E/W:20-24

Comp:22-26
E/W:21-26 /7-8

Comp: 23-28
E/W:23-28

Comp: 28
E/W:

Comp:27-31
E/W:24-29

Comp: 27-31
E/W: 26-31

Comp: 25-29
E/W:

Comp:24-28
E/W:24-29/6-8

Comp: 26-30
E/W:25

Comp:23
E/W:23

Comp: 27-32

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Universities

FAMU

FAU

FGCU

FIU

FLPOLY

FSU

NCF

UCF

UF

UNF

USF

UWF

SAT Scores
Interchangeable/
Mixed?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Are ACT Scores

Interchangeable?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

No

No

No

No

Yes, but not

required

NA

N/A

Either

Either

Either

Either

Either
No, will not be
used in the
decision-making
process

Either

Either

Either

Either

Either

Either

Either

Yes

No

No

Yes

Essays are not

required, but
welcome

N/A

N/A

No

No

Yes - 1

No

No, Not reviewed

Not required, but

welcome.

No

No

Accept SAT essay in

place of adms.
essay? (Yes/No/NA)
Prefer SAT or ACT?
Will you only accept
your university's
personal statement
topics?

Yes

Are Letters of
Recommendation
Required for
Inclusion with the
Application?

Yes-2, if do not
meet regular
admission
requirements

Is the GPA the "best

of" courses or all
work (i.e., does only
Best of Academic
the best grade of
repeated courses
Courses
count in the gpa or
do all courses
count)?

No

No

Yes

No

No; Only if
required for
Scholarships and
for borderline
applicants

No
Only Required
for Scholarships

All Academic
Courses

Best grade of
All attempted
Best of academic
identical academic
course work used
courses
courses

Does your
recalculated GPA
utilize only the
courses counted as
SUS "core"
admission
coursework; only the
"core" and "elective"
courseswork; or all
courses taken?

Core and
approved
academic
electives

Core and
academic
electives

Core and Elective

Core &
Academic
Elective

Is class rank more

important than
percentile listing?

No

No

No

No

Do you prefer
transcripts by
SPEEDE or
FASTER? What are
your codes?

Either (001480)

Either. SPEEDE:
001481
FASTER: 9001

730000003255300

SPEEDE:

All academic
work attempted.

All attempted
academic core
Core and Elective
and
AICE/AP/DE/IB
coursework

No

No

Either
Either
SPEEDE
Speede #00979000 Either. (001489)
730000000963500
FASTER # 979000
FASTER: 963500

All academic
Grade
courses. Best
forgiveness for
All academic
Best grade of
All academic
repeated
grade of the exact work attempted academic courses work attempted
academic courses
same course

Best of academic
courses

Core and most

academic
electives

Only SUS core

admission
coursework

SUS Core

Based on SUS
"core" and up to
two approved
academic
"electives"

No

No

Either

No

No

No

SPEEDE

FASTER
(code 001513)

Prefer: SPEEDE
code: 5490
(FASTER code:
009841)

Speede 001537

FASTER: 003955

Prefer: SPEEDE
730000003957400
(FASTER: 10002)

730000000395400

Core and
Academic
Core and Elective
Elective courses

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Universities

FAMU

FAU

FGCU

FIU

FLPOLY

FSU

NCF

UCF

GPA Calculations/QP for Accelerated Mechanisms

*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*0.5
*0.5
*0.5
*0.5
*0.5
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
NOTE: Asterisk indicates course(s) must have a grade of C or better to be weighted.

AP
Dual Enrollment
Honors
IB
AICE

1
1
0.5
1
1

*1
*1
*0.5
*1
*1

*1
*1
*0.5
*1
*1

Preferred Time to
Apply

SeptemberFebruary

Fall of Senior Year

Sept 1-Nov15

July 1- November
1

Rolling
November 1

By October 15

Application Fee

$35

$30

$30

$30

$30

UF

UNF

USF

UWF

*1
*1
*0.5
*1
*1

*1
*1
*0.5
*1
*1

*1
*1
*0.5
*1
*1

*1
*1
*0.5
*1
*1
Fall of Senior
Year

By Nov 1

Fall of the Senior

Year

August 1 November 1

Prior to
November 1st

By November 1

$30

$30

$30

$30

$30

$30

April 1st

March 1st

$30
Rolling;
Encouraged to be
admitted prior to
March 1 for
priority

Institutional
Financial Aid
Deadline for
Fall 2016
(date/rolling)

Rolling

Rolling
March 1

1-Mar

March 1st

Rolling, March 1

Rolling, March 1

Feb 15 - max.
need-based aid
April 15 guaranteed
scholarships

% of students
receiving needbased Financial Aid
(2014)

42%

51%

50%

62%

NA

55% all
undergraduates;
43% FTIC

55%

65%

82%

49%

Not Captured

66%

% of students
receiving financial
aid/scholarships
(2014)

100%

72%

75%

75%

100%

73% all
undergrads; 91%
FTIC

98%

80%

82%

75%

Not Captured

92%

2015-2016 Tuition &

Fees for 30 credit
hours (in-state)

$5,827

$6,039

$6,318

$6,168 + $390 fees

= $6,558

$4,940

$6,507

$7,040

$6,368

$6,310

$6,394

$6,410

$6,359.40 ($211.98
per credit hour)

Tuition Deposit
Required? (Y/N)
Amount?

No

Yes, $200 for FTIC

only

No

Yes, $200

Yes, $200

Yes, $200

Yes, $200

Yes= $200 FTIC

Only

Yes, $200 FTIC

Only

No

$200

No

Housing Deposit
Required? (Y/N)
Amount?

Yes-$350

Yes $100
nonrefundable
housing
application fee.

No; $50 application

fee.

Yes, $100 (Nonrefundable

housing
processing fee)

Yes, $250

Prepayment $100
summer; $225 fall

No

$100 summer;
$250 Fall

Prepayment $175
Summer $175 Fall

$300 prepayment; $100

processing fee

$200

Yes $225 ($200

will go towards
fall rent)

Does your
institution require
freshmen to live on
campus?

Yes

Yes - if they live

outside a 30 mile
radius

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

March 15;
Encouraged to
March 1 Priority
apply well before
the 15th

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Universities

FAMU

FAU

FGCU

FIU

FLPOLY

FSU

NCF

UCF

UF

Holistic review.
Holistic review.
Top factors:
Top factors:
course selection,
Honors
Accepted
grades, writing,
application
Midrange: 4.3-4.6
Average GPA 4.3,
scores. Extra
essays, GPA,
GPA; 30-33 ACT;
SAT 2063, ACT 31
consideration
rigor of courses,
1980-2140 SAT
given for strong
extracurriculars,
interest and top
test scores
10% if ranked.

UNF

USF

UWF

Holistic Review:
Essay, Resume,
HS GPA, Scores

3.8 HSGPA
1300 SAT
29 ACT

3.5 GPA
1770 SAT (3
sections) or 26
ACT

Honors Program
Minimum
Requirements

SAT 1700; ACT

27; GPA 3.50; 2
Letters of
recommendation

3.8 GPA
1800 SAT (3
sections) or 27
ACT

3.5 GPA/1700 (all 3

sections) SAT
and/or 25 ACT

GPA-3.5, SAT1850, ACT-28

NA

Health Insurance
Required/Optional?

Required for
International
Students Only

Required for
International
students only

Optional-strongly
recomm. Req for
international
students

Optional,
(required for
international
students)

Optional,
(required for
international
students)

Required

Optional
(required for
international
students)

Optional
(required for
international
students)

Required

Optional
(required for
international
students)

Required for
International
students only

Required for
International
students only

Degrees
mapped/tracked?

Academic
Advisors

Currently under
Review.

No

Yes

Yes

Yes, all programs

are mapped

Individually by
faculty advisor

Certain
Programs; under
review for all
programs

Yes

Yes-Academic
Roadmaps

Certain Programs
Mapped

Yes

Black: 1%
Asian: 3%
Hispanic: 13%
Native American:
0

Black: 11%
Asian: 5%
Hispanic: 22%
Native American:
0%

Black: 7%
Asian: 7.4%
Hispanic: 18.6%
Native American:
.02%

Black: 9.5%
Asian:
4.2%
Hispanic:
9.5%
Native American:
.1%

Undergraduate Enrollment

%Undergrad
Minority (Black,
Asian, Hispanic,
Native American)
Fall 2014

Average Age
Undergraduate Fall
2014
% Fall 2014 FTIC in
Top 10% HS Class*
% Fall 2014 FTIC in
Top 20% HS Class*
1st-Year Retention
Rate (Fall 2013
Cohort)
6-Year Graduation
Rate (Fall 2008
Cohort)

Top 3 Majors for

Undergrad

Black:
90%
Asian:
1%
Hispanic: 2%
Native
American:0%
White: 5%

Black: 19.6%
Asian: 4.0%
Hispanic: 25.5%
Native American:
.2%

Black: 9%
Asian: 3%
Hispanic: 19%
Native American:
1%

Black: 8.1%
Asian: 2.5%
Hispanic: 17.8%
Native American:
Black: 12%
Black: 6%
.03%
Asian: 3%
Asian: 3.3%
Hispanic: 67%
Hispanic: 18.5% Hawaiian or
Native American: Native American: Other Pacifc
1.0%
>1%
Islander: .02%
Two or more
races, nonHispanic: 2.9%

Black:11%
Asian: 6.2%
Black: 12%
Hispanic: 20.2% Asian: 2.6%
Native American: Hispanic: 8.5%
0.02%

23

24

22

22

19

21

20

24

Not Captured

25

Not Captured

20

16%

12%

15%

Not Captured

N/A

40%

45%

38%

Not Captured

13%

30%

Not Captured

46%

37% in top 25%

33%

Not Captured

N/A

71%

68%

75%

Not Captured

41%

50%

Not Captured

82%

74%

78%

84%

N/A

92%

80%

87%

96%

83%

89%

74%

41%

46%

49%

54%

N/A

79%

69%

70%

87%

55%

67%

50%

Psychology,
General Biology,
General
Hospitality
Admin/Mgt

Computer
Science,
Computer
Engineering,
Mechanical and
Industrial
Engineering

Business,
Biological
Sciences,
Engineering

Biomedical
Sciences,
Engineering,
Business

Biology, Nursing,
Undecided

Biological
Pharmacy;
Sciences;
Business Admin;
Criminal Justice;
Criminal Justice
Psychology

* Not all applicants are ranked

Management,
Biology,
Communications

Source: SUS Admission Directors, 2015

1. Biology; 2.
Psychology,
Anthropology; 3.
Business,
Chemistry/
Engineering
Psychology (tie)

Psychology,
Biology,
Mechanical
Engineering

Business
Management,
Health
Professions
majors and
Psychology