The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

University of Florida

The University of Florida (UF) is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university. The state’s oldest and most comprehensive university, UF is among the nation’s most academically diverse public universities. UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. It is one of only 17 public, land-grant universities that belongs to the Association of American Universities. Outstanding students, faculty, programs, facilities and scholarship opportunities have made UF one of the nation’s best universities, public or private, and one of the best deals. UF offers more than 100 undergraduate majors, combined bachelor’s/master’s degree programs in 65 departments and more than 200 graduate degree programs. UF’s research enterprise plays an important role in the emergence of the State of Florida as a technological and economic leader in the 21st century. UF attracts scholars whose curiosity about the world around them results in new inventions and procedures that benefit the citizens of Florida and beyond.

Fall 2016 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2022

First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2016

Number of students: 6,729

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90%
5%
1%
1%
3%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
88%
4%
3%
2%
3%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
73%
3%
20%
3%
1%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Florida in the Fall of 2016. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from University of Florida are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at University of Florida and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Florida are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at University of Florida and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

University of Florida | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN FALL 2016 BY SUMMER 2022
 
2016-17
 
2017-18
 
2018-19
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2019-20
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2020-21
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2021-22
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Bachelor's degree from University of Florida 0% 1% 7% 72% 88% 90%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from University of Florida 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from University of Florida 0% 2% 7% 73% 88% 90%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 4%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 1% 3% 4% 5%
Enrolled at University of Florida 99% 95% 87% 20% 3% 1%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 2% 4% 2% 2% 1%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution
0% 3% 4% 3% 2% 1%
Current Status Unknown 1% 0% 1% 1% 3% 3%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2016

Number of students: 1,799

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87%
4%
1%
1%
7%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
84%
3%
5%
2%
6%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
39%
1%
54%
3%
3%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Florida in the Fall of 2016. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from University of Florida are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at University of Florida and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Florida are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at University of Florida and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

University of Florida | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN FALL 2016 BY SUMMER 2022
 
2016-17
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2017-18
 
2018-19
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2019-20
 
2020-21
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2021-22
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Bachelor's degree from University of Florida 0% 39% 74% 84% 87% 87%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from University of Florida 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from University of Florida 0% 39% 74% 84% 87% 87%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 1% 2% 3% 3% 4%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 2% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 2% 1% 2% 3% 4% 4%
Enrolled at University of Florida 96% 54% 17% 5% 1% 1%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution
0% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1%
Current Status Unknown 2% 3% 4% 6% 6% 7%