UF is pausing admissions for “nonresident” transfers, meaning out-of-state and international students, according to a message sent to deans and assistant deans Monday morning.
In two emails, Provost Joe Glover and Vice President of Enrollment Management Mary Parker wrote the change aims to to “better balance UF’s resident and nonresident populations.” The Alligator acquired the messages through UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldán.
The action does not affect transfer students already admitted to UF. Freshmen applicants and those admitted through UF Online also remain unaffected.
The first message, sent just after 11 a.m., stated the change would be implemented immediately “until further notice.” But in a follow-up message sent five hours later, the administrators clarified the university’s overall out-of-state enrollment strategy remains unchanged.
“The brief pause is simply intended to give us a short period, approximately a week, to review our current transfer numbers and ensure we are appropriately aligned with our enrollment targets,” the message said.
The pause comes alongside a push against nonresident enrollment in Florida public universities this legislative session. The Florida House is considering a bill that, if passed, would require at minimum 95% of students enrolled at each of Florida’s four “preeminent” universities to be Florida residents.
UF, along with Florida State University, the University of South Florida and Florida International University, have preeminent status, meaning they meet the academic and institutional benchmarks required to receive additional state funding. The University of Central Florida also announced last year it had met those benchmarks and expects to receive official designation in June.
UF received 5,870 transfer applications for the 2024-25 academic year and admitted about 45% of them. A little over 2,100 went on to enroll at the university. It’s unclear how many of these students came from states or countries outside Florida.
About 71% of UF’s total student body were from Florida in Fall 2023, the most recently available data. Among nonresidents, the majority, a little under 18% of the total student body, came from other states in the U.S., while a little over 10% were international students.
Last year, UF’s Board of Trustees approved a 10% increase in tuition for out-of-state students — effective Fall 2025 — to combat instructional costs by nonresident students. At the time, Chair Morteza “Mori” Hosseini said out-of-state students who showed significant financial hardship were eligible for a one-year waiver from the tuition rise.
In Monday’s follow-up message, Glover and Parker thanked department leaders for their assistance and said they would provide further guidance shortly. They also asked that “any requests for exceptions should be directed to one of us.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
