- Residency for Tuition Purposes
- Qualifying for In-State Residency
- Helpful Terminology
Residency refers to whether you are an in-state Florida resident or an out-of-state resident, and this classification determines your rate of tuition. Florida residents pay less in fees per credit hour than do non-Florida residents.
Florida state statute Section 1009.21 defines the requirements for "in-state" status. Generally a person is considered a Florida resident for the purpose of paying taxes, voting or other legal purposes after residing in the state for a designated length of time.
However, state statute specifies additional requirements for a student to be classified as an in-state resident for tuition purposes. Most importantly: Living in or attending school in Florida will not, in itself, establish legal residence for tuition purposes.
Your initial residency classification is determined by the Office of Admissions when you apply to the university. Failure to provide all relevant information and required documentation in the residency section of the admission application could result in a non-Florida or "out-of-state" resident classification for tuition purposes.
You have until the first day of your first term at UF to contact the Office of Admissions and request re-evaluation of your residency status, if you have additional documentation not submitted previously.
Once you have started your first term at UF, however, you can only request a reclassification of your residency status. You must contact the Office of the University Registrar to initiate this process.
| Initial Classification | Office of Admissions | 352-392-1365 |
| Reclassification | Office of the University Registrar | 352-392-1374 |
| Nondegree Students | Office of the University Registrar | 352-392-1374 |