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The career and life you’ve always dreamed of starts with a UWF education. No matter where you are in life, UWF has what you’re looking for, with more than 110 undergraduate and graduate programs to choose from. Gain access to the resources and opportunities of a large university, with small class sizes and personalized attention from world-renowned professors.

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13,812+

Students

 
 

106+

Degree Programs

25:1

Student-Teacher Ratio


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#13

“Top Public School – Regional Universities South” by U.S. News and World Report, 2024

 

1,545

Acres of Campus

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UWF News

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A $500,000 gift establishes the John W. Merting Family Office of Research and Intellectual Growth at UWF

A $500,000 gift from the Merting Family has established the Merting Family Fellowship Support Endowment, which will fund the John W. Merting Family Office of Research and Intellectual Growth at the University of West Florida. The program will be based in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and recruit and prepare students and faculty universitywide to compete for prestigious fellowship and scholarship opportunities.

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WUWF announces David Brinkley as new executive director

WUWF, the listener-supported public radio station licensed to the Board of Trustees of the University of West Florida, has named David Brinkley as the new executive director following the retirement of Pat Crawford, effective March 24.

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UWF students investigate Fort Kirkland to preserve a vital part of Northwest Florida history

The University of West Florida Archaeology Institute is leading the search for Fort Kirkland in Okaloosa County, Florida, thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Department of State. UWF students, faculty, archaeologists, local families and veterans with Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation are working together to study and memorialize the fort.

UWF Events

Apr
4

Career Road Trip: National Flight Academy at NAS Pensacola National Flight Academy

UWF students are invited to join UWF Career Development and Community Engagement on Friday, April 4, for a career road trip from the UWF Pensacola campus to the National...

2:00 pm

Apr
4

Rite of Passage Lecture Series at Building 54 - Argonaut Athletic Club

The Rite of Passage lecture series event celebrates UWF faculty recently promoted to full professor. This series commemorates the work of top academics in achieving the...

7:00 pm

Apr
4

University of West Florida Men's Tennis vs Georgia Gwinnett at Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex

University of West Florida Men's Tennis vs Georgia Gwinnett

7:00 pm