{"answer":"All 6 Florida public universities we checked require an SAT, ACT, or CLT score from first-year applicants, including Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Florida Atlantic University. Florida's class of 2025 posted a mean SAT total of 970 with 87 percent participation, and Bright Futures pays 75-100 percent of in-state public-college tuition by tier.","as_of":"October 2026","date":"2026-10-22","dek":"A test score is required at every public university we checked, Bright Futures sets its own GPA and test cutoffs, and the state mean SAT total sits at 970.","faq":[{"a":"All 6 Florida public universities we checked require an SAT or ACT score from first-year applicants, including Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Florida Atlantic University.","q":"Do Florida public universities require the SAT or ACT in 2026?"},{"a":"Florida State University notes that first-time-in-college students who earn a high school diploma and an Associate in Arts degree at the same time, admitted under BOG Reg 6.005, do not have to submit an ACT, CLT, or SAT score.","q":"Is there any way to skip the test at a Florida public university?"},{"a":"The CLT is accepted at all 6 Florida public universities in our table.","q":"Does the CLT count in Florida?"},{"a":"Florida's class of 2025 had a mean SAT total of 970, so anything above that already sits ahead of the state average.","q":"What is a good SAT score in Florida?"},{"a":"About 39 percent of Florida's class of 2025 took the ACT, against 87 percent who took the SAT.","q":"How many Florida students take the ACT?"},{"a":"Bright Futures pays 75-100 percent of in-state public-college tuition, with the share set by the tier a student earns.","q":"How much does Bright Futures pay?"},{"a":"There is no income limit.","q":"Is there an income limit for Bright Futures?"},{"a":"Seven schools earned 100 percent of available points in the 2023-24 state grades: College Academy at Broward College in Davie, Pensacola State Charter Academy, and five School for Advanced Studies campuses in Miami, Homestead, and Doral.","q":"Which Florida high schools scored highest on the state grade report?"}],"findings":[{"h":"Every public university we checked requires a score","p":"All 6 Florida public universities in our table require an SAT, ACT, or CLT score from first-year applicants. Not one of these campuses is test-optional for first-year students. Florida State University, the University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of South Florida all list the same answer: required. Two of those pages point to a statewide rule. Florida Atlantic University says it is subject to Board of Governors regulation 6.002, and our note for the University of Florida says UF must follow that same regulation as a State University System school."},{"h":"The state SAT mean is 970, and most students test","p":"Florida's class of 2025 posted a mean SAT total of 970, built from a 502 mean in reading and writing and a 468 mean in math. About 87 percent of graduates took the SAT during high school, and 204,840 students tested. A state's mean moves with participation, so 970 is not a target score. It is a crowd average across a very large group of test takers."},{"h":"Bright Futures can pay all of in-state tuition","p":"Florida's merit program pays 75-100 percent of in-state public-college tuition, with the share set by tier. The Medallion tier asks for a 3.0 weighted GPA. The Academic Scholar tier asks for a 3.5 weighted GPA. Both tiers also ask for an SAT or ACT score plus community-service hours, and there is no income limit. That makes the same test score do two jobs at once."}],"license":"CC BY 4.0 \u2014 quote with attribution to Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach)","method":"Test policies come from Reach's 2026 Public University Test Policy Report, which reads each university's own admissions page, and cover 6 Florida public universities as of October 2026. Two rows cite Board of Governors regulation 6.002 directly, and the other four state campus policy language only, so we report each row as its page states it. State score means come from the College Board's 2025 Florida SAT Suite annual report and the ACT state table for the graduating class of 2025. The scholarship row comes from the state agency's Bright Futures program page and carries the GPA, test, and award language verbatim; exact test-score and service-hour cutoffs by tier are not in this data. High school rows come from FLDOE School Grades 2023-24 and are sorted by percent of points earned, highest first; blank ELA and math cells mean the state did not report a figure, and private colleges, out-of-state colleges, and admitted-student score ranges are not included.","question":"What do Florida families need to know about college admissions in 2026?","related":[{"label":"Florida test policy page","url":"/test-policy/florida"},{"label":"State merit scholarships","url":"/research/state-merit-scholarships"},{"label":"Florida high schools","url":"/enrollment-explorer?state=FL"},{"label":"Family Decision Report","url":"/audit"}],"sections":[{"h2":"Do Florida public universities require the SAT or ACT in 2026?","paragraphs":["Yes. All 6 Florida public universities we checked require an SAT or ACT score from first-year applicants, including Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Florida Atlantic University. The other three are Florida International University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of South Florida. Every row in our policy table says the same word: required.","Two of the six rows point to a statewide rule. Florida Atlantic University says on its page that it is subject to Florida Board of Governors admissions regulation 6.002. Our note for the University of Florida says UF must follow that same regulation as a State University System school. The other four rows use their own campus language, so we report each one as its own page states it.","For a family, the practical meaning is simple. If your child plans to apply to any of these six campuses, a score has to exist and has to arrive. Our table shows no test-optional path at these six schools. Planning a test date in junior year leaves room for a second try.","The terms covered differ a little by campus, and that matters for timing. Florida Atlantic University lists Summer and Fall 2026 admitted students. The University of South Florida lists Fall 2026 and reviews Fall, Summer, and Spring applicants under the Fall cycle. The University of Central Florida already lists Summer and Fall 2027 freshman admission, so sophomores and juniors are covered too."]},{"h2":"Is there any way into a Florida public university without a test score?","paragraphs":["There is one documented exception in our table, and it comes with a cost. Florida State University notes that first-time-in-college students who earn a high school diploma and an Associate in Arts degree at the same time, admitted under BOG Reg 6.005, do not have to submit an ACT, CLT, or SAT score. Those students are then not eligible for first-year merit scholarships.","That trade is the whole story at Florida State. A student can skip the test by finishing an associate degree alongside high school, but the door to first-year merit money closes behind them. For many families, merit aid is the reason the public option pencils out. So the exception helps a small group and costs them something real.","Our table records this one exception only. It does not record exception language for the other five campuses, so we do not say those schools have one and we do not say they lack one. Florida International University states plainly that SAT, ACT, and CLT scores are required for first-time-in-college applicants. Florida State University says at least one test score must be submitted before the material deadline.","That word \"deadline\" is doing real work. A late score can act like no score at all. Our advice to parents is to treat the exception as a side road, not a plan. If your child is in a dual-enrollment program that ends in an Associate in Arts degree, the path exists. If not, build the test into the schedule early."]},{"h2":"Does the CLT count in Florida, or only the SAT and ACT?","paragraphs":["The CLT is accepted at all 6 Florida public universities in our table. Every row in the policy table shows \"yes\" in the CLT column. That is a third choice that many states do not offer. In most places, the choice is only between the SAT and the ACT.","The University of Central Florida adds a timing rule that families should note. SAT and ACT scores are valid if taken within the last five years, and a CLT score is valid if taken July 1, 2023 or later. So an older score may not travel with your child, and each test has its own date rule to check.","The University of Florida says it has no test preference and superscores the SAT, ACT, and CLT. Superscoring means the school combines the best section results across test dates. For a student who does well in math on one day and in reading on another, that policy softens a bad morning.","Our read for families is that choice is a small gift, not a strategy by itself. Pick one test, prepare for it, and sit it twice. Switching tests midstream usually costs more time than it saves. Bright Futures, as the table shows, asks for an SAT or ACT score, so check that program's own rules before settling on the CLT."]},{"h2":"What is a good SAT score in Florida?","paragraphs":["Florida's class of 2025 had a mean SAT total of 970, so anything above that already sits ahead of the state average. The state mean breaks down into 502 in reading and writing and 468 in math. Those two parts show where Florida students post the lower result.","The participation number is part of the picture. About 87 percent of Florida graduates took the SAT during high school, and 204,840 students tested. Our note on that table says a state's mean moves with participation. So the 970 figure describes a very broad group of test takers, and we read it with that caution in mind.","That is why we tell parents not to treat 970 as a goal. It is a floor to clear, not a target to aim at. A student who wants a strong look from a flagship campus should be working above the state mean, and should also be chasing the Bright Futures cutoffs, which are set by program tier.","The math result is the part we would act on first. With the state mean in math at 468 and reading and writing at 502, math is where the state average sits lowest. Steady practice in algebra and data problems tends to move a score faster than general review."]},{"h2":"How many Florida students take the ACT instead of the SAT?","paragraphs":["About 39 percent of Florida's class of 2025 took the ACT, against 87 percent who took the SAT. The ACT mean composite for the state was 19.6. The two groups overlap, since many students sit both tests.","The two participation rates are not the same, so the two means cover different groups. The SAT rate is 87 percent of the class. The ACT rate is 39 percent. Our table note says exactly that: the two means describe different groups of students. We would not read them as a head-to-head contest between the tests.","Because Florida schools in our table accept the SAT, the ACT, and the CLT, the test your child takes matters less than the score. The University of Florida states that it has no test preference. Families sometimes spend weeks debating which test is kinder. Those weeks are better spent on practice.","If you want a simple rule, start with the test your child's school already gives during the day. A student who struggles with the SAT's pacing can try an ACT practice test and compare the two results. Pick the one with the better result and stay there. One test, done twice, beats two tests done once each."]},{"h2":"What does Bright Futures require, and how much does it pay?","paragraphs":["Bright Futures pays 75-100 percent of in-state public-college tuition, with the share set by the tier a student earns. The Medallion tier asks for a 3.0 weighted GPA. The Academic Scholar tier asks for a 3.5 weighted GPA. Both tiers also ask for an SAT or ACT score plus community-service hours, and the hour counts vary by tier.","There is no income limit. That is the detail parents miss most often. Families who assume they earn too much for aid skip the application and give up tuition money they would have received. The program is merit-based, so the gate is grades, scores, and service, not income.","The two tiers are far apart in value, and the step between them is small on paper. The difference between a 3.0 weighted GPA and a 3.5 weighted GPA is a few letter grades over four years. The difference in the award is the gap between 75 percent and 100 percent of in-state tuition.","Exact test-score and service-hour cutoffs are not in our data, so we do not print a single number here. Use our Bright Futures calculator for the exact GPA, test, and service-hour cutoffs. The state agency page listed in our sources carries the current official thresholds as well."]},{"h2":"Can one test score cover both admission and Bright Futures?","paragraphs":["Yes, and that is the most useful fact on this page. All 6 Florida public universities require an SAT or ACT score, and Bright Futures asks for an SAT or ACT score too. One strong sitting can serve both the application and the scholarship.","The two uses have different bars, though. Admission readers weigh the score against the rest of the file, including grades and course rigor. Bright Futures applies a cutoff by tier. A score can be fine for one and short for the other, so check both before deciding a student is done testing.","The timing also differs. Florida State University says at least one test score must be submitted before the material deadline, which falls in the application season. Bright Futures sets its own deadline. A student who tests once in the spring of junior year has time to repeat in the fall and still meet both.","Our plan for most Florida families looks the same. Test in the spring of junior year, review the result against the Bright Futures tier the student is chasing, and sit the test again in the fall if the gap is small. Service hours should be logged along the way, since the program counts them by tier."]},{"h2":"Which Florida high schools lead on the state grade report?","paragraphs":["Seven schools earned 100 percent of available points in the 2023-24 state grades: College Academy at Broward College in Davie, Pensacola State Charter Academy, and five School for Advanced Studies campuses in Miami, Homestead, and Doral. Pine View School in Osprey follows at 96 percent, tied with Mosaic Digital Academy in Port St Lucie.","Most of the names at the top share a trait. They are collegiate, magnet, or early-college programs tied to a college campus. College Academy at Broward College, Polk State College Collegiate High School at 93 percent, and the St. Petersburg Collegiate schools at 88 percent all fit that pattern. These are small programs with selective entry, so the scores reflect who enrolls as much as what is taught.","Several of the top schools report no ELA or math figure in the state file. Those cells are blank in our table and mean the state did not report a number, not a zero. We do not know from this data why a given cell is blank.","Among schools with full subject data, the math results stand out. Pine View School and West Shore Junior/Senior High School in Melbourne both show 100 in math, and Mast@Fiu in North Miami does too. Archimedean Upper Conservatory in Miami is the clear exception, with 92 in ELA but 77 in math while still reaching 89 percent of points overall."]},{"h2":"Does the school my child attends change their odds at a Florida public university?","paragraphs":["The policy table shows no school-by-school rules: all 6 public universities apply the same test requirement to every first-year applicant. A student at a 100-percent school and a student at a neighborhood high school face the same requirement to submit an SAT, ACT, or CLT score.","What a top school changes is the on-ramp. Programs like College Academy at Broward College and Polk State College Collegiate High School let students take college courses in high school. That is the same path behind the Florida State University exception for students who earn an Associate in Arts degree with their diploma.","The flip side is the merit rule. Florida State University notes that students admitted under that associate-degree path are not eligible for first-year merit scholarships. So a dual-enrollment student who skips the test may save hours of prep and give up aid. Testing anyway keeps both doors open.","We would not move a child's school over a state grade. The 30 schools in our table are leaders, not the full field, and the list reflects 2023-24 results. A student with strong grades, a solid score, and Bright Futures hours is in good shape from any Florida high school."]},{"h2":"Which terms do these test rules cover, and when should we test?","paragraphs":["The terms run from the current cycle out to Summer and Fall 2027 at the University of Central Florida. That is the furthest term named in our table, and it tells sophomores and juniors that the rule reaches their year too. Florida Atlantic University lists Summer and Fall 2026 admitted students.","Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Florida International University each describe the current freshman or first-time-in-college cycle. The University of South Florida lists Fall 2026 and other terms, and reviews Fall, Summer, and Spring applicants under the Fall cycle. A spring start there does not push the deadline later.","Score age is the other half of timing. The University of Central Florida says SAT and ACT scores are valid if taken within the last five years. A CLT score counts if it was taken July 1, 2023 or later. Both rules let a junior-year sitting stand through the application season.","So the plan we give parents is a spring test in eleventh grade and a repeat in the fall of twelfth grade. That fits every term named in our table. It also leaves room to send a score before Florida State University's material deadline without rushing."]},{"h2":"What should a Florida family do in each year of high school?","paragraphs":["Start with one fixed fact: all 6 Florida public universities require a score, so the test is on the calendar from ninth grade forward. Everything else builds around that. The weighted GPA that Bright Futures counts starts with ninth-grade courses.","In ninth and tenth grade, the job is grades and service hours. Bright Futures sets a 3.0 weighted GPA for the Medallion tier and a 3.5 weighted GPA for the Academic Scholar tier. Those averages are hard to repair late. Community-service hours vary by tier and are easier to collect in small, steady blocks.","In eleventh grade, the job is the test. Pick the SAT, ACT, or CLT and sit it in the spring. The University of Central Florida notes that SAT and ACT scores stay valid for five years and CLT scores count if taken July 1, 2023 or later, so an early sitting still counts.","In twelfth grade, the job is deadlines. Florida State University requires at least one score before the material deadline. The University of South Florida reviews Fall, Summer, and Spring applicants under the Fall cycle, so a spring start does not mean a later deadline. Send scores early and confirm they arrived."]},{"h2":"What does this data not tell us?","paragraphs":["Our policy table covers 6 Florida public universities, which is not every college in the state. Private colleges in Florida set their own rules and are not in this page. Out-of-state schools your child applies to may still be test-optional.","The score table holds one row for the class of 2025. It reports state means, not the ranges admitted students post at any one campus. We do not carry admitted-student score ranges for Florida universities in this pack, so we do not print them.","The Bright Futures row names the GPA tiers, the award range, and the fact that a test and service hours are required. It does not carry the exact test-score cutoff or the exact hour count for each tier. We point to the state agency page and our calculator instead of guessing.","The high school table shows 30 A-rated leaders from the 2023-24 state grades. It is not a ranking of every Florida high school, and several rows have no ELA or math figure because the state did not report one. Read it as a short list of strong programs, not a complete map."]}],"slug":"florida-college-admissions-guide-2026","sources":[{"label":"Reach: Florida test policy","url":"https://highschoolreach.com/test-policy/florida"},{"label":"College Board state reports","url":"https://reports.collegeboard.org/sat-suite-program-results"},{"label":"ACT state averages","url":"https://www.act.org/"},{"label":"2025 SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report, Total Group","url":"https://reports.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/2025-total-group-sat-suite-of-assessments-annual-report%20ADA-v0.2_0.pdf"},{"label":"College Board SAT Suite Program Results (report directory)","url":"https://reports.collegeboard.org/sat-suite-program-results"},{"label":"ACT: Average ACT Test Scores by State, Graduating Class of 2025 (Average Score by Section, PDF)","url":"https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/2025-Average-ACT-Scores-by-State-Average-Score-by-Section.pdf"},{"label":"Florida Bright Futures program page","url":"https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPBFMAIN/SAPBFMAIN"}],"tables":[{"columns":[{"fmt":"str","key":"name","label":"University"},{"fmt":"str","key":"policy","label":"Test policy"},{"fmt":"str","key":"applies_to","label":"Applies to"},{"fmt":"str","key":"clt_accepted","label":"CLT accepted"},{"fmt":"url","key":"source_url","label":"Source"}],"h2":"Does each Florida public university require the SAT or ACT in 2026?","intro":"Here is the policy at each of the 6 Florida public universities we checked, with the term it applies to and whether the CLT counts. Every row says required.","note":"Policy and term language come from each university's own admissions page. Florida State notes one exception: first-time-in-college students who earn a high school diploma and an Associate in Arts degree at the same time, admitted under BOG Reg 6.005, do not have to submit a score, but they are then not eligible for first-year merit scholarships.","rows":[{"applies_to":"current freshman admission cycle","clt_accepted":"yes","name":"Florida State University","policy":"required","source_url":"https://admissions.fsu.edu/node/586"},{"applies_to":"current freshman admission cycle (per BOG Reg 6.002, binding on all SUS schools including UF)","clt_accepted":"yes","name":"University of Florida","policy":"required","source_url":"https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman"},{"applies_to":"Summer/Fall 2026 admitted students","clt_accepted":"yes","name":"Florida Atlantic University","policy":"required","source_url":"https://www.fau.edu/admissions/freshman/"},{"applies_to":"first-time-in-college applicants, current cycle","clt_accepted":"yes","name":"Florida International University","policy":"required","source_url":"https://admissions.fiu.edu/admission-standards/index.html"},{"applies_to":"Summer and Fall 2027 freshman admission","clt_accepted":"yes","name":"University of Central Florida","policy":"required","source_url":"https://www.ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/freshman/"},{"applies_to":"Fall 2026 and other terms (Fall/Summer/Spring all reviewed under the Fall cycle)","clt_accepted":"yes","name":"University of South Florida","policy":"required","source_url":"https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/academic-requirements.aspx"}]},{"columns":[{"fmt":"str","key":"state","label":"State"},{"fmt":"int","key":"mean_total","label":"Mean SAT total"},{"fmt":"int","key":"mean_erw","label":"Mean reading/writing"},{"fmt":"int","key":"mean_math","label":"Mean math"},{"fmt":"pct","key":"participation_pct","label":"SAT participation"},{"fmt":"pct1","key":"mean_composite","label":"Mean ACT composite"}],"h2":"How does Florida score on the SAT and ACT?","intro":"State means for the class of 2025, with participation rates for both tests.","note":"A state's mean moves with participation. Florida's SAT participation is 87 percent and its ACT participation is 39 percent, so the two means describe different groups of students.","rows":[{"mean_composite":19.6,"mean_erw":502,"mean_math":468,"mean_total":970,"participation_pct":87,"state":"FL"}]},{"columns":[{"fmt":"str","key":"name","label":"Program"},{"fmt":"str","key":"award","label":"Award"},{"fmt":"str","key":"gpa","label":"GPA"},{"fmt":"str","key":"test","label":"Test"},{"fmt":"str","key":"income","label":"Income limit"},{"fmt":"url","key":"source_url","label":"Source"}],"h2":"What does Florida's state scholarship program require?","intro":"The Bright Futures row below carries its own GPA, test, and income rules.","note":"Florida's merit scholarship pays 75-100% of in-state tuition by tier. Use our Bright Futures calculator for the exact GPA, test, and service-hour cutoffs.","rows":[{"award":"75%-100% of in-state public-college tuition (by tier)","gpa":"3.0 weighted (Medallion) / 3.5 weighted (Academic Scholar)","income":"No income limit","name":"Bright Futures (FAS & FMS)","source_url":"https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPBFMAIN/SAPBFMAIN","test":"SAT/ACT + community-service hours (varies by tier)"}]},{"columns":[{"fmt":"str","key":"school","label":"High school"},{"fmt":"str","key":"city","label":"City"},{"fmt":"pct","key":"pct_points","label":"Percent of points"},{"fmt":"int","key":"ela","label":"ELA"},{"fmt":"int","key":"math","label":"Math"}],"h2":"Which Florida high schools lead on the state grade report?","intro":"The 30 A-rated schools with the highest share of points earned in the 2023-24 state school grades. Blank cells mean the state did not report a figure for that school.","link_base":"/school/","note":"Source: FLDOE School Grades 2023-24. 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