University of Central Florida: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #243 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #114 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #100 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #5 of 109 | In Florida |
| #1 of 6 | In Orlando |
| #5 of 1,017 | For Game Design and Development |
| Top100 | For 13 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 40%
- Undergraduates
- 59,470
- Graduates
- 9,763
- Male:Female Ratio
- 45:55
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.ucf.edu
University of Central Florida Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Central Florida has an acceptance rate of 40% and is among the top 10% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 40% | 41% | 38% |
| Applicants | 60,627 | 25,467 | 35,158 |
| Admissions | 23,961 | 10,508 | 13,452 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 7,226 | 3,387 | 3,838 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 970 | 599 | 371 |
31,435 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
13,856 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
5,945 or 73%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1190
or below
75% of them
had 1350
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Central Florida are 1190-1350 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,251 or 27%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 25
or below
75% of them
had 29
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Central Florida are 25-29 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
| TOEFL | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 30088 (43%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 20246 (29%) |
| Black or African American | 6390 (9%) |
| Asian | 5199 (8%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 3196 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 3151 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 815 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 77 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $9,585
- Students receiving aid
- 91%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $4,478 | $6,916 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,478 | $6,916 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $19,810 | $25,759 |
| Fee in-district | $1,890 | $1,956 |
| Fee in-state | $1,890 | $1,956 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,657 | $2,898 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 7,582 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,030 |
| Room charge | $6,020 |
| Meal charge | $5,010 |
University of Central Florida majors
University of Central Florida has granted 14,770 bachelor's degrees across 88 programs, 2,887 master's across 80 programs, and 553 doctorate degrees across 35 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Central Florida.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 1,509 | 1 | 16 | |
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 854 | 173 | ||
| Business & Commerce, General | 642 | 213 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 734 | 83 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 772 | 17 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 778 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 513 | 122 | 29 | |
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 462 | 95 | 5 | |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 402 | 144 | 4 | |
| Digital Arts | 423 | 84 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 424 | 51 | 18 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 441 | 32 | 14 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 376 | 7 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 366 | 14 | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 321 | 39 | 1 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 336 | 24 | ||
| Finance, General | 350 | |||
| Social Work | 130 | 193 | ||
| Information Technology | 299 | |||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 279 | 20 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 213 | 83 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 211 | 75 | 3 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 261 | 26 | ||
| Accounting | 219 | 57 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 276 | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 205 | 63 | 7 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 257 | |||
| Legal Studies | 255 | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 159 | 31 | 20 | |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 186 | 3 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 152 | 26 | 9 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 158 | 16 | 4 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 120 | 39 | 13 | |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General | 168 | |||
| History, General | 150 | 5 | ||
| Public Administration | 46 | 106 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 129 | 15 | ||
| Meeting and Event Planning | 140 | |||
| Medicine | 122 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 102 | 14 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 110 | |||
| Sociology, General | 85 | 15 | 9 | |
| Environmental Studies | 108 | |||
| Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator | 53 | 52 | ||
| Advertising | 104 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 82 | 15 | ||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 87 | 9 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 55 | 8 | 14 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 35 | 39 | ||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 69 | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 62 | 7 | ||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 69 | |||
| Nursing Practice | 69 | |||
| Crisis & Emergency & Disaster Management | 35 | 33 | ||
| Physics, General | 37 | 16 | 15 | |
| Radio and Television | 65 | |||
| Statistics, General | 44 | 18 | 3 | |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 63 | |||
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 17 | 46 | ||
| Real Estate | 62 | |||
| Mathematics, General | 60 | |||
| Laser and Optical Engineering | 21 | 19 | 19 | |
| Journalism | 55 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 53 | |||
| Economics, General | 52 | |||
| Education, General | 15 | 37 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 39 | 7 | 4 | |
| International & Globalization Studies | 50 | |||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 47 | |||
| Architecture | 43 | |||
| Biotechnology | 27 | 11 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 38 | |||
| Materials Engineering | 11 | 14 | 11 | |
| Music Performance, General | 35 | |||
| Forensic Science and Technology | 32 | 2 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 29 | |||
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 28 | |||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 28 | |||
| Computational Science | 27 | |||
| Philosophy | 27 | |||
| Social Sciences, General | 26 | |||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 24 | |||
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 15 | 9 | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 23 | |||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 23 | |||
| Clinical Psychology | 22 | |||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | 22 | |||
| Rhetoric and Composition | 21 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 20 | |||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | 13 | 7 | ||
| Restaurant & Food Services Management | 20 | |||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 20 | |||
| Systems Science and Theory | 9 | 10 | ||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 18 | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 12 | 5 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 15 | |||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 15 | |||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 15 | |||
| Actuarial Science | 14 | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 11 | 3 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 13 | |||
| Music, General | 13 | |||
| Systems Engineering | 13 | |||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 12 | |||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 10 | 2 | ||
| Creative Writing | 11 | |||
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 11 | |||
| School Psychology | 10 | |||
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 9 | |||
| Latin American Studies | 8 | |||
| Nanotechnology | 8 | |||
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 7 | |||
| Conservation Biology | 6 | |||
| Structural Engineering | 6 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 5 | |||
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | 5 | |||
| French Language and Literature | 5 | |||
| International Relations and National Security Studies, Other | 5 | |||
| Nursing Science | 5 | |||
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |||
| Long Term Care Administration & Management | 4 | |||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 4 | |||
| Reading Teacher Education | 4 | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 3 | |||
| Anthropology, Other | 2 | |||
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | |||
| Data Science, General | 1 | |||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 1 | |||
| Photography | 1 | |||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 778 | 14,770 | 2,887 | 553 |
University of Central Florida has a graduation rate of 75%, which is among the 15% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Central Florida is a world-class research university with 74,206 scientific papers published and 1,777,825 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Environmental Science, Medicine, and Materials Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 439 | 1053 |
| 1993 | 494 | 1514 |
| 1994 | 545 | 1870 |
| 1995 | 526 | 2347 |
| 1996 | 514 | 2657 |
| 1997 | 589 | 3226 |
| 1998 | 621 | 3485 |
| 1999 | 621 | 3928 |
| 2000 | 785 | 4496 |
| 2001 | 731 | 5399 |
| 2002 | 1519 | 8673 |
| 2003 | 1419 | 9476 |
| 2004 | 1539 | 12213 |
| 2005 | 1865 | 15699 |
| 2006 | 1951 | 20217 |
| 2007 | 1923 | 23854 |
| 2008 | 2117 | 29457 |
| 2009 | 2218 | 35572 |
| 2010 | 2238 | 42765 |
| 2011 | 2399 | 50027 |
| 2012 | 2474 | 58436 |
| 2013 | 2613 | 65543 |
| 2014 | 2705 | 72711 |
| 2015 | 2825 | 77196 |
| 2016 | 3275 | 81688 |
| 2017 | 3512 | 89350 |
| 2018 | 3919 | 101359 |
| 2019 | 4440 | 119164 |
| 2020 | 5467 | 143913 |
| 2021 | 4361 | 164116 |
| 2022 | 4047 | 162557 |
| 2023 | 4098 | 172404 |
| 2024 | 3394 | 169547 |
University of Central Florida alumni
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Cheryl Hines
- Occupations
- directoractor
- Biography
-
Cheryl Ruth Hines is an American actress. She is best known for playing Cheryl in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), for which she received two Emmy Award nominations. She has also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014), and made her directorial debut with the 2009 film Serious Moonlight. Hines is married to lawyer, and former 2024 United States presidential candidate and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Tacko Fall
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
-
El Hadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He has previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Daniel Tosh
- Occupations
- film actorsingerexecutive producertelevision presenterdancer
- Biography
-
Daniel Dwight Tosh is an American comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in marketing, Tosh moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. His career accelerated in 2001 after a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman. He would go on to appear in other national shows, leading to his own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents two years later. From 2009 to 2020, Tosh was the host of Comedy Central series Tosh.0, a showcase of popular Internet video clips with the addition of Tosh's narrative comedic dialogue. Daniel Tosh also went on his own series of comedy tours from 2010 to 2015.
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Scott Porter
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorsingerstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Matthew Scott Porter is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights.
General info
| Alternative names | UCF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| Motto | Reach for the Stars |
| Colors | black, old gold |
| Academic calendar | August to April (August - December; January-April). Also summer sessions (May-June; June-August; May-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 5,562 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 4000 Central Florida Blvd Orlando, Florida, 32816 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 308,000 |
| Phone | 4078232000 |