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Message: [QUOTE="Eavesdrop, post: 5272915, member: 11175"] Your point absolutely stands. Though I believe UF has an acceptance rate of around 24%, FSU is close at 25%, USF sits at about 40%, and UCF is around 45%. Demographics have played a huge role here. Florida has a population of about 24 million, which has naturally generated a high level of demand for in-state universities. On top of that, the Florida Legislature established the Bright Futures program a few decades ago. It offers free tuition to in-state students with a GPA of around 3.5 or higher, and significantly reduced tuition for those with GPAs between 3.0 and 3.49. Parents have been known to sweeten the deal to keep their kids in-state. Some have even gone as far as offering a car in exchange for skipping out on schools like Stanford or Duke. [/QUOTE]