Check out why the University of West Florida received a B- in our Report Card below. 
The University of West Florida is a public university in Pensacola, Florida with an undergraduate enrollment size of 9,325. The university is located in a suburban setting an hour outside of Mobile, Alabama. It has a small Greek life influence, with just over 500 students involved in 16 active chapters. Students at the University of West Florida can enjoy shopping and restaurants in downtown Pensacola, attend Division II sports on-campus, take a walk on the Edward Ball Nature Trail, or explore Pensacola&#8217;s beaches just a few miles from campus. Their official mascot is Argie the Argonaut. Members of the University of West Florida community are known as &#8220;Argos.&#8221;
The University of West Florida offers more than 110 majors across five colleges. Notable former students include astronaut Kenneth Cockrell, former National Basketball Association player Moochie Norris, and retired 4-star Admiral James Oren Ellis Jr.

The University of West Florida receives a “B” grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

The University of West Florida receives a “D-” grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the University of West Florida with a bachelor’s degree make $48,900 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

The University of West Florida receives a “D” grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of West Florida with a bachelor’s degree make $86,100 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The University of West Florida receives an “A” grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. University employees are <a href="https://uwf.edu/offices/human-resources/i-am-a/employee/professional-development/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">required</a> to complete professional development courses on FERPA, Harassment &amp; Discrimination Prevention, and the Protection of Vulnerable Persons. They are not required to take any equity, inclusion, and diversity trainings.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

The University of West Florida receives an “A” grade for not having a Bias Reporting System or a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The University of West Florida receives an “A” grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), <a href="https://uwf.campusgroups.com/club_signup?group_type=&amp;search=&amp;category_tags=&amp;order=name_asc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the university</a> has two right-leaning clubs compared to two left-leaning clubs. Turning Point USA and Students for Life are the two right-leaning clubs. Students for Socialism and SAGE are the two left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

The University of West Florida receives an “A” grade due to having an active and thriving <a href="https://uwf.campusgroups.com/club_signup?group_type=&amp;search=turning+p&amp;category_tags=&amp;order=name_asc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Turning Point USA chapter</a>. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The University of West Florida receives a “D” grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. The <a href="https://catalog.uwf.edu/undergraduate/tuitionandfees/#:~:text=Out%2Dof%2Dstate%20students%2C,from%20a%20high%20school%20in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> website states:
&#8220;Out-of-state students, including, but not limited to, students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes who meet the following conditions are eligible for a waiver of out-of-state fees: attended a secondary school in Florida for 3 consecutive years immediately before graduating from a high school in Florida; apply for enrollment within 24 months after high school graduation; and, submit an official Florida high school transcript as evidence of attendance and graduation.&#8221;
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

The University of West Florida receives an “A” grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a href="https://uwf.edu/cassh/departments/general-education/student-resources/general-education-curriculum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to take courses from five categories; however, none of the categories or courses appear to have a left-leaning bias.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The University of West Florida receives an “A” grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has no segregated housing, graduation ceremonies, or classes.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

The University of West Florida receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The University of West Florida receives a “C-” grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 5.21% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

The University of West Florida receives a “C” grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. While the <a href="https://uwf.edu/cassh/departments/general-education/student-resources/general-education-curriculum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not have a required Western Civilization course or category of courses, its required Social Sciences category does list three courses on Western Civilization that can be taken to fulfill the requirement. The courses are:
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<li>&#8220;US to 1877&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Western Perspectives I&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Western Perspectives II&#8221;</li>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why the University of West Florida received a B- in our Report Card below. 

The University of West Florida is a public university in Pensacola, Florida with an undergraduate enrollment size of 9,325. The university is located in a suburban setting an hour outside of Mobile, Alabama. It has a small Greek life influence, with just over 500 students involved in 16 active chapters. Students at the University of West Florida can enjoy shopping and restaurants in downtown Pensacola, attend Division II sports on-campus, take a walk on the Edward Ball Nature Trail, or explore Pensacola's beaches just a few miles from campus. Their official mascot is Argie the Argonaut. Members of the University of West Florida community are known as "Argos."

The University of West Florida offers more than 110 majors across five colleges. Notable former students include astronaut Kenneth Cockrell, former National Basketball Association player Moochie Norris, and retired 4-star Admiral James Oren Ellis Jr.

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