Possibly
If we assume in-state “demand” stays the same. Also that UF’s admissions strategy, which is one that puts more emphasis on GPA/class rigor and ECs than test scores. continues…
Then any significant improvements in Test scores will have to come from a stronger and larger group of out of state students. We’ve seen a decent increase in OOS application, after moving to the coalition application, but would still need to see several more thousand apps (or an increase in yield) a year.
Here is the University of Virginia (UVA) as a comparison.
Total applications: 37,222 (36,779 last year)
Total number of VA apps: 11,338
Total number of OOS apps: 25,884
Middle 50% SAT score: 1330-1490 (VA) 1420-1530 (OOS)
Middle 50% ACT composite: 30-34 (VA) 33-35 (OOS)
http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2018/03/unofficial-admission-statistics-for.html
It’s OOS students, who make up about 1/3 of enrolled students at UVA, that move the needle when it comes to test scores.
Of course, if UF increases the % of students that are OOS, then it has to decrease the number of accepted in-state students. That would make UF even more competitive for in-state students. Last year, UVA’s in-state acceptance rate was 38% (about the same as UF) and I’m sure plenty of Virginians are not happy about that rate…
Florida in-state families do not to see acceptance rates that drop into the low 30’s. ^#(^ X_X ~X(