BFA in Acting
University of Florida — Gainesville, FL
About this program
The University of Florida is the flagship public research university of Florida, enrolling approximately 35,000 undergraduates in Gainesville, a college town of 135,000 in north central Florida. Consistently ranked among the top 5 public universities in the United States, UF's College of the Arts houses the School of Theatre + Dance and the School of Music. UF is particularly distinguished for its Musical Theatre programme — one of the most selective in the country, admitting only six students per year — with Broadway-connected faculty, Tony Award-winning industry networks, and a New York Senior Showcase attracting major agents, managers, and casting offices. Beyond Musical Theatre, UF offers highly competitive BFA programmes in Acting, Dance (ballet, modern, West African), and Theatre Production, alongside accessible BA programmes in Theatre and Dance that require no audition. In-state tuition: approximately $6,400/year; out-of-state: approximately $28,000/year (confirm at ufl.edu). UF application deadlines: freshman November; transfer September (spring).
Audition & application overview
- Requires a prescreen video
- Requires a live or recorded audition
- Requires a monologue
- Requires a dance audition
- Requires an essay
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