The University of Central Florida is a metropolitan research university located in Orlando, one of the most visited cities in the world. UCF benefits from a diverse faculty and staff who create a welcoming environment, a high quality of life, and opportunities to grow, learn and succeed.

UCF’s main campus is 13 miles east of downtown Orlando and adjacent to one of the top research parks in the nation. The university also has an accredited College of Medicine in the Medical City at Lake Nona, Rosen College of Hospitality Management located off International Drive, a campus in downtown Orlando and UCF Connect locations throughout Central Florida.

With almost 72,000 students, UCF is the largest university by enrollment in Florida and one of the largest universities in the nation. It has more than 12,000 employees and an operating budget of $1.9 billion. UCF researchers received $204.5 million in fiscal year 2020 for funded research. In Fall 2020, the freshman class had an average SAT combined score of 1320, the Burnett Honors College enrolled 519 new students, and the number of incoming National Merit Scholars ranked UCF among the top 25 colleges and universities.

The university offers 103 bachelor’s, 91 master’s, 31 research doctorates, 3 professional doctorates and 3 specialist degree programs, and it leads all universities in Florida in conferring more than 17,000 degrees a year. UCF is committed to innovative community partnerships, world-class research with local impact, and the integration of technology and learning.

Campus Information

General UCF campus information
Location	Orlando, Florida
Construction Began	January 1967
First Classes Began	October 1968
Original Enrollment	1,948 students
SERB Classification	Four-Year 1 Institution
Status	One of Florida’s 12 public universities
SACSCOC	Level 6 Institution
Fall 2020 Enrollment	71,948

UCF’s Promise

Harness the power of scale to transform lives and livelihoods.
Attract and cultivate exceptional and diverse faculty, students and staff whose collective contributions strengthen us.
Deploy our distinctive assets to solve society’s greatest challenges.
Create partnerships at every level that amplify our academic, economic, social and cultural impact and reputation.
Innovate academic, operational and financial models to transform higher education.

Learn more about our strategic plan.

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Carnegie Classification

Basic Classification

RU/VH (Research Universities/Very High Research Activity)

Standard Classification

Undergraduate Instructional Program: Prof + A&S/HGC (Professions + Arts and Sciences/High Graduate Coexistence)
Graduate Instructional Program: CompDoc/NMedVet (Comprehensive Doctoral/No Medical, Veterinary)
Enrollment Profile: HU (High Undergraduate)
Undergraduate Profile: MFT4/S/HTI (Medium Full-Time Four-Year/Selective/Higher Transfer-In)
Size and Setting: L4/NR (Large Four-Year/Primarily Nonresidential)

Elective Classification

Community Engagement: Curricular Engagement and Outreach & Partnerships

Note: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifications underwent extensive revisions in 2005. The new classifications were released in March 2006 and are based on data from 2003 and 2004. The elective classification was awarded to UCF in December 2008.

Degrees

Degrees Offered

Total number of degree programs at UCF by program type.
Total	231
Bachelor’s	103
Master’s	91
Research Doctorates	31
Professional Doctorates	3
Specialist	3

Degrees Conferred (as of Aug. 2020)

Total degrees awarded by type.
Total	364,194
Bachelor’s	299,350
Master’s	57,848
Doctoral	5,564
Specialist	706
Professional (Medicine)	726

Degrees Awarded Per Academic Year

Housing

On Campus and Affiliated Housing

Number of students living in on campus and affiliated housing, by housing type.
Total	12,277
Housing — Orlando Campus	6,436
Sorority/Fraternity Housing	467
Rosen Campus	384
Affiliated Housing	3,756
Managed Housing	594
UCF Downtown	640

Growth with Quality and Diversity

Fall 2020 freshman class had an average SAT score of 1320 and an average high school GPA of 4.18.
UCF set records for diversity in Fall 2020: 48.5 percent of students are minorities and 27.5 percent are Hispanic.
UCF is the largest university by enrollment in Florida with 71,948 students, including 61,456 undergraduates, 10,002 graduate students and 490 M.D. students.
UCF ranks second among Florida’s state universities with 335 National Merit Scholars enrolled.
UCF’s six-year graduation rate is 74 percent.

Top 15 Degrees Programs (degrees conferred)

Top Bachelors

Top Masters

Top Undergraduate Disciplines (CIP)

Health Professions and Related (51.xxxx)
Business Management and Administration (52.xxxx)
Psychology (42.xxxx)
Engineering (14.xxxx)
Education (13.xxxx)
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (30.xxxx)
Visual and Performing Arts (50.xxxx)
Life Sciences (26.xxxx)
Communications (09.xxxx)
Social Sciences (45.xxxx)
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement (43.xxxx)
Computer and Information Science (11.xxxx)
Letters (23.xxxx)
Law and Legal Studies (22.xxxx)
Public Administration and Service (44.xxxx)

UCF is in “the vanguard of an insurgency that aims to demolish the popular belief that exclusivity is a virtue in higher education.”

The Washington Post

Cost of Attendance [1]

In-State

Cost of attendance for in-state students, by fee
Total	$22,849
Tuition and fees	$6,379
Books	$1,200
Room and Board	$10,300
Transportation	$1,866
Personal Expense	$3,104

Out-Of-State

Cost of attendance for out-of-state students, by fee
Total	$38,949
Nonresident tuition and fees	$22,479
Books	$1,200
Room and Board	$10,300
Transportation	$1,866
Personal Expense	$3,104

[1] Based on 30 undergraduate credit hours, standard room and dining membership for 2020-21 academic year.

An Affordable, Best-Value Education

50 percent of first-time-in-college students at UCF graduate without any educational debt. Nationally, only 32 percent of students graduate debt-free.
Kiplinger’s magazine and Forbes rank UCF among the nation’s best education values.

Student Profile

Enrollment

Number of enrolled students by student type
Total	71,948
Undergraduate	61,456
Freshman (New Admit \| Summer-Fall 2020)	8,125
Transfer (New Admit \| Summer-Fall 2020)	7,942
Graduate	10,002
Medical Professional	490

UCF Online Enrollment

Number of enrolled students by student type
Total	6,646
Undergraduate	3,668
Graduate	3,978

Enrollment by Gender

Student enrollment totals by gender and student type.
Student Type	Male	Female	Not Specified
University Total	31,764	40,174	10
Undergraduate	27,595	33,856	5
Graduate	3,917	6,085	–
Medical	252	233	5

Freshman Class Profile

Average standardized testing scores and GPA for Fall 2017 freshmen.
FTIC Applicants	38,073
FTIC Acceptances	15,997
FTIC Enrolled	4,659
Average SAT Score	1320
Average ACT Score	28.7
Average High School GPA (weighted)	4.18

Burnett Honors College, Freshman Class Profile

Average standardized testing scores and GPA for Fall 2020 freshmen in the Burnett Honors College.
Total	519
Average SAT Score	1464
Average ACT Score	32.5
Average High School GPA (weighted)	4.49

A Diverse Student Population

Diverse Student Population
Student Type	Number of Students	Percentage of Student Population
White	33,307	46.3%
Hispanic/Latino	19,818	27.5%
Black	7,418	10.3%
Asian	4,622	6.4%
International	3,069	3.9%
Multiracial	2,817	4.3%
Not Specified	698	1%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	107	0.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native	92	0.1%

Florida Residency Status

Number and percentage of in-state vs out-of-state students.
Student Type	Number of Students	Percentage of Student Population
Total	71,948	100%
In-State	65,616	91%
Out-of-State	6,332	9%

Age Distribution

Average ages of students by student type.
Freshman	18.5
Sophomore	19.4
Junior	21.9
Senior	24.4
Over Age 25	22%
Average Age	23.7
Master’s	30.0
Specialist	32.9
Doctoral	32.4
Professional	25.8
Undergraduate	22.5
Graduate	30.9

Financial Aid Opportunities

$103.7 million

Awarded to Bright Futures students (third-largest amount in Florida)

71%

Undergraduate students received financial aid

$598.7 million

In financial aid awarded

335

National Merit Scholars enrolled

Fall Enrollment by College

Number of students enrolled by college
College and Interdisciplinary School	Undergraduate	Graduate	Medical	Total
University Total	61,456	10,002	490	71,948
Arts and Humanities	4,238	428	–	4,666
Business	8,242	865	–	9,107
Community Innovation and Education	5,679	3,291	–	8,970
Engineering and Computer Science	11,307	1,859	–	13,166
Graduate Studies	–	134	–	134
Health Professions and Sciences	6,354	971	–	7,325
Medicine	3,086	133	490	3,709
Nursing	2,644	506	–	3,150
Optics and Photonics	151	127	–	278
Rosen College of Hospitality Management	2,882	447	–	3,329
Sciences	14,787	987	–	15,774
Undergraduate Studies	1,480	–	–	1,480
Undeclared	606	254	–	860

A Leader in Economic Impact

UCF employs more than 12,000 faculty and staff members. The university impacts more than 112,000 additional jobs and adds $7.73 billion of value to the economy, according to a 2009–10 study by the Florida Board of Governors.
More than 150,000 of our 322,000-plus alumni live in Orlando and the Central Florida region — each of them serving as a brand ambassador, boosting UCF’s national and global reputation.

Employees

Includes all permanent and temporary employees [2]

Number of UCF employees.
Category	No. of Employees	Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
University Total	12,354	8,829
Faculty	1,906	1,890
A & P Executive Service	2,174	2,168
Post-Doctoral	648	648
USPS	1,284	1,283
Adjunct	612	261
Graduate Assistants	1,648	831
OPS Student	3,145	1,168
OPS Non-Student	937	582

Faculty Doctoral Data [3]

Percentage of faculty with and without doctoral degrees.
Faculty with Doctoral Degrees	82% (1,391)
Faculty without Doctoral Degrees	18% (312)

Faculty Tenure Data [3]

Percentage of tenured and non-tenured faculty.
Faculty Tenured	44%
Faculty Non-Tenured on Track	18%
Faculty Non-Tenured Track	38%

Source: EEO Fall Staff File

[2] Totals may differ slightly due to rounding

[3] Includes all faculty in academic departments

Research and Endowment

Research Funding

Research funding in 2019-2020.
2019-2020	$204.5 million

UCF researchers have earned more than $1 billion in external grants and contracts during the past decade.

Endowment Assets

Endowment assets as of 2020
June 30, 2020	$162.8 million

Student Credit Hours

All Student Credit Hours by Level and Term

All Student Credit Hours by Level and Term
Level	2019-20 AY	Fall 2019	Spring 2019	Fall 2020
University Total	1,759,980.5	751,593.5	712,166.0	779,254.0
Lower Undergraduate	571,861.0	258,868.0	220,095.0	262,653.0
Upper Undergraduate	1,028,630.5	427,490.0	429,763.5	447,909.0
Graduate I	150,646.0	62,082.5	58,904.5	65,306.0
Graduate II	8,843.0	3,153.0	3,403.0	3,386.0

Note: Student credit hours have been rounded.

Preparing Students for the Workforce

Students completed 18,786 co-op, internship and service-learning experiences annually.
UCF awarded 3,035 baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields in 2019–20.
Career Services helped 41,945 students search and compete for jobs in 2019–20.

Campuses and Locations

UCF Connect Locations

Specialized Locations

Campus Size

Campus sizes by location
Location	Net Square Feet	Footage	Acreage	No. of
Main Campus (owned buildings)	8,128,706	10,602,061	1,415	222
Central Florida Research Park (owned buildings)	399,018	562,194	39	8
UCF Professional Development Center	12,018	11,857	24	2
UCF Higher Education Center at Daytona Beach	44,776	133,339	1	2
Clark Maxwell, Jr. Lifelong Learning Center at Cocoa	55,471	71,940	1	1
UCF Downtown	384,165	1,314,194	22	8
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)	89,907	98,686	20	13
Rosen College of Hospitality Management	261,975	354,666	20	4
Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona	548,477	704,392	87	6

Budget

2019–20 End-of-Year Expenditures

2019–20 End-of-Year Expenditures
Total	$2,125,630,083
Education and General — Main [4]	$808,737,284
Education and General — Medical School [4]	$55,520,683
Auxiliary Enterprises [5]	$302,385,900
Contracts and Grants	$188,528,000
Local Funds	$760,854,854
Faculty Practice (Medical School)	$9,603,362

Source: F&A budget office

[4] Includes expenditure from carryforward funds

[5] Includes nonoperating expenditures per Schedule I

2020–21 Initial Operating Budgets

2019–20 Initial Operating Budgets
Total	$1,953,393,217
Education and General — Main [6]	$653,086,383
Education and General — Medical School [6]	$46,782,551
Auxiliary Enterprises	$288,227,216
Contracts and Grants	$194,333,783
Local Funds	$761,359,922
Faculty Practice (Medical School)	$9,603,362

Source: F&A budget office

[6] Excludes technical transfers between main campus and College of Medicine, planned use of carryforward funds, and mid-year allocations from the state

Unless otherwise indicated, figures are for Fall 2020.