Top 10 Florida Universities for Admissions

Beacon College

• With an acceptance rate of 92%, Beacon College is the least selective university in Florida. It is a private university that was founded in 1989 and has a total enrollment of 128. It is the only accredited college offering higher degrees for students with learning disabilities, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

  Beacon College

  105 East Main Street

  Leesburg, FL 34748

  352-787-7660

  beaconcollege.edu

Hodges University

• Bigger than Beacon College by almost 2,000 total students, Hodges University has an acceptance rate of 91%. It is also a private university, founded in 1990, and boasts many degrees, including 32 classroom-based degrees--both undergraduate and graduate--and 21 online degrees.

  Hodges University

  2655 Northbrooke Drive

  Naples, FL 34119

  239-513-1122

  hodges.edu

Clearwater Christian College

• Founded in 1966, CCC is the third most accepting university in Florida. Its acceptance rate is 89% and has an enrollment of over 600 undergraduate students. It is a private university that focuses primarily on a liberal arts perspective of the Christian Bible.

  Clearwater Christian College

  3400 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard

  Clearwater, FL 33759

  800-348-4463

  clearwater.edu

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• As its name suggests, Embry-Riddle is a private university founded in 1926 that focuses on aviation and aerospace education. It accepts 81% of its applicants and has a worldwide campus of more than 130 educational centers in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as online.

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  600 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard

  Daytona Beach, FL 32114

  800-862-2416

  erau.edu

Southeastern University and St. Leo University

• Tied with a 76% acceptance rate, Southeastern University and St. Leo University are both private institutions. Southeastern, founded in 1935, is a Christian faith-based university. St. Leo is a Catholic coed university with a total enrollment of 4,127 students.

  Southeastern University

  1000 Longfellow Boulevard

  Lakeland, FL 33801

  863-667-5018

  seuniversity.edu

  St. Leo University

  PO Box 6665

  Saint Leo, FL 33574

  800-334-5532

  saintleo.edu

Webber International and Florida Institute of Technology

• With a 74% acceptance rate, Webber International University and the Florida Institute of Technology are both private institutions, but the similarities end there. Florida Tech has an undergraduate enrollment of 5,000, while Webber's enrollment is only 605. Florida Tech was founded in 1958 to provide education to professionals working at what is now the Kennedy Space Center, while Webber was founded in 1927 with the goal of educating women in the world of business.

  Florida Institute of Technology

  150 W. University Boulevard

  Melbourne, FL 32901

  800-888-4348

  fit.edu

  Webber International University

  PO Box 96

  Babson Park, FL 33827

  800-741-1844

  webber.edu

Baptist College of Florida and Ringling College of Art and Design

• Both private colleges founded within 12 years of each other (Ringling in 1931 and Baptist College in 1943), they each have an acceptance rate of 73%. Not surprisingly, Baptist College is a Christian university and specializes in training Christian leaders. Ringling offers fourteen Bachelor's degrees in various fields related to art and design, such as digital filmmaking.

  Baptist College of Florida

  5400 College Drive

  Graceville, FL 32440

  800-328-2660

  baptistcollege.edu

  Ringling College of Art and Design

  2700 N. Tamiami Trail

  Sarasota, FL 34234

  800-255-7695

  ringling.edu

Eckerd College and Lynn University

• With a similar total enrollment of about 1,800 students, Eckerd College and Lynn University are both private institutions with a 72% acceptance rate. Eckerd is a coeducational liberal arts and science school with noted programs in marine biology and creative writing, among others. Lynn is recognized as a top master's school with a high percentage of its students participating in study abroad programs.

  Eckerd College

  4200 54th Avenue S

  St. Petersburg, FL 33711

  727-864-8331

  eckerd.edu

  Lynn University

  3601 N. Military Trail

  Boca Raton, FL 33431

  800-888-5966

  lynn.edu

University of West Florida

• A public university, West Florida has an acceptance rate of 70% and an undergraduate enrollment of about 9,000 students. It offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and was founded in 1963.

  University of West Florida

  11000 University Parkway

  Pensacola, FL 32514

  850-474-2230

  uwf.edu

Bethune-Cookman University, Florida Southern College, and Palm Beach Atlantic University

• Bethune-Cookman, Florida Southern, and Palm Beach are tied with an acceptance rate of 69%. They have a total enrollment of 3,594; 1,911; and 2,434; respectively. They are all coed private institutions. Florida Southern is the oldest of the three, founded in 1885; Bethune-Cookman is next in 1904 and Palm Beach followed in 1968. Bethune-Cookman is a historically African-American Methodist university; Florida Southern has more than 50 majors and pre-professional programs; and Palm Beach is a Christian university offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees, as well as a doctorate in pharmacy.

  Bethune-Cookman University

  640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard

  Daytona Beach, FL 32114

  800-448-0228

  bethune.cookman.edu

  Florida Southern College

  111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive

  Lakeland, FL 33801-5698

  863-680-4131

  flsouthern.edu

  Palm Beach Atlantic University

  901 S. Flagler Drive

  West Palm Beach, FL 33416

  888-468-6722

  pba.edu