
UF Online's reported 2025-26 undergraduate tuition and required fees totaled $3,876 for a full-time Florida resident and $15,518 for a full-time nonresident. These combine tuition with mandatory fees; they are not a complete annual cost of attendance or a quote for a different academic year.
An individual budget must also account for housing and food, transportation, and personal expenses, whether the student lives in Gainesville or elsewhere. The reported $12,615 room-and-board figure is a living-cost estimate, not a charge for a UF Online residence hall. Course load, residency classification, optional services, and the current tuition schedule can change the billed amount.
Net price is different from sticker price: it estimates cost after grant and scholarship aid for eligible students. Reported average net price for students from families earning up to $48,000 was $2,286; for the $48,001-$75,000 income group, it was $5,171. Those group averages are not individual aid offers. Applicants should use their own financial-aid estimate and current UF Online cost-of-attendance budget when deciding what they could afford.
Eligible UF Online students may be able to combine financial aid with part-time work, but Federal Work-Study is different from simply being hired for a student job. Work-Study eligibility is determined through the financial-aid process, funding is limited, and an award does not itself place a student in a position.
UF students can search university job postings and use the Career Connections Center's career resources, including advising, résumé support, internship and job-search tools, and employer events. For a student outside Gainesville, the practical question is whether a listed job can be performed remotely; many campus positions require in-person work. Paid internships and ordinary part-time jobs have their own hiring requirements and need not be Work-Study positions.
Applicants seeking grants, federal loans, or Work-Study should complete the FAFSA and review UF's current aid deadlines. The reported aid figures show that 87% of students received some form of financial aid and 12% used student loans. These percentages describe past recipients, not an individual's eligibility.
87% of undergraduates receive aid, $6,665 on average
Yearly living expenses by where students live
Average yearly cost after grants, students awarded federal aid
Institution provide on-campus housing
NoUndergraduate average amount
$6,665All
$7,495Undergraduate average amount
$2,482Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.