Is UCF or FSU more difficult to get into?

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All the previous posts on this topic were 5+ years old, and it seems as UCF has gotten more difficult since then. I actually just got into UCF, but I’m wondering if FSU is still more difficult to get into than UCF. At this point, I believe I would prefer FSU.

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FSU is still harder to get into than UCF. However, which is the better school depends entirely on the program. Each has excellent programs.

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I want to do something in the field of business.

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FSU is still more selective than UCF, but both schools have been improving over the last several years.

For 2015-2016 enrolled Freshman:
FSU
ACT Composite 25th to 75th percentile: 25 to 29
% in top tenth of high school graduating class: 38.2%
% in top quarter of high school graduating class: 75.3%

UCF
ACT Composite 25th to 75th percentile: 24 to 28
% in top tenth of high school graduating class: 33%
% in top quarter of high school graduating class: 74%

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USF reports the following:

ACT Composite 25th to 75th percentile: 24 to 28
% in top tenth of high school graduating class: 34%
% in top quarter of high school graduating class: 57%

and UF

ACT Composite 25th to 75th percentile: 27 to 31
% in top tenth of high school graduating class: 72%
% in top quarter of high school graduating class: 96%

FSU, UCF and USF are all very similar.

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It is quite possible that UCF is more difficult to get into than it was five years ago, but that’s true of most schools. It’s especially true of FSU, thanks largely to their recent football-related publicity.

FSU is slightly harder to get into than UCF and USF. But UF is the most difficult to get into (in general). This selectivity “pecking” order is unlikely to change any time soon.

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FSU has gotten more selective, for the same reasons as UF, UCF and USF. The state’s population has just past 20 million. That, plus the large number of state supported AP classes, IB and AICE programs, and duel enrollment, has create a large pool of well qualified candidates.

The low in-state tuition (and merit scholarships at UCF/USF), tend to keep these students in-state (and attending public universities vs private universities).