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University of Central Florida Overview

University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. Orlando is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is University of Central Florida Known For?

15,637 Undergraduate Awards
$29,033 Avg Cost After Aid
41% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UCF.
  • In a recent academic period98% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UCF with a bachelor's degree make about $58,308 a year. That's 43% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Central Florida?

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Contact details for UCF are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816
Phone: 407-823-2000
Website: www.ucf.edu

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How Do I Get Into UCF?

You can apply to UCF online at: https://ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/

Admission Requirements for UCF

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 1
TOEFL 3

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCF?

41% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
72% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of University of Central Florida is 41%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 41%.

Average Test Scores

About 72% of students accepted to UCF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Central Florida  ( 610 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Central Florida  ( 590 to 680 )
200
800
UCF received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 30. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of Central Florida  ( 24 to 30 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Central Florida  ( 25 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Central Florida?

$29,033 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UCF is $29,033. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCF, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $6,526 a year. That adds up to $26,104 over four years for those students.

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University of Central Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

43,513 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 61,401 undergraduate students at UCF, with 43,513 being full-time and 17,888 being part-time.

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There are also 10,480 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 43,513 full-time undergraduates at UCF, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Central Florida students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,922
Black or African American 4,222
Hispanic or Latino 12,300
White 20,228
International Students 1,599
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,242

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at University of Central Florida. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 131 countries are represented at UCF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

University of Central Florida Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Psychology 0 1,510 5 1 16 1,532
Health Sciences & Services 0 854 4 173 0 1,031
Computer Information Systems 0 812 10 177 29 1,028
Nursing 0 734 20 83 74 911
General Biology 0 820 0 39 14 873
General Business/Commerce 0 642 0 213 0 855
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 772 11 17 0 800
Liberal Arts General Studies 778 15 0 0 0 793
Hospitality Management 0 568 40 144 4 756
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 462 17 95 5 579
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 423 0 84 0 507
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 434 0 64 0 498
Mechanical Engineering 0 424 0 51 18 493
Political Science & Government 0 378 4 14 0 396
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 333 0 52 0 385
Health & Physical Education 0 321 0 59 1 381
Finance & Financial Management 0 370 0 0 0 370
General English Literature 0 338 6 24 0 368
Business Administration & Management 0 230 1 121 3 355
Social Work 0 131 12 193 0 336
Communication & Media Studies 0 282 8 20 0 310
Communication Sciences 0 213 0 83 0 296
Accounting 0 233 0 57 0 290
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 205 0 63 7 275
Electrical Engineering 0 180 0 50 39 269
Marketing 0 258 0 0 0 258
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 257 0 0 0 257
Civil Engineering 0 158 0 26 9 193
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 187 0 3 0 190
Public Administration 0 47 32 106 0 185
Industrial Engineering 0 120 12 39 13 184
Computer Engineering 0 158 0 16 4 178
Arts & Media Management 0 168 0 0 0 168
History 0 152 0 5 0 157
Educational Administration 0 0 0 129 15 144
Fine & Studio Arts 0 140 0 0 0 140
Medicine 0 0 0 0 122 122
Anthropology 0 102 0 14 2 118
Sociology 0 85 1 15 9 110
Public Relations & Advertising 0 105 0 0 4 109
Natural Resources Conservation 0 108 0 0 0 108
Special Education 0 35 29 39 0 103
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 64 2 36 0 102
Drama & Theater Arts 0 82 0 15 0 97
General Education 0 0 43 15 37 95
Student Counseling 0 0 18 69 0 87
Chemistry 0 55 0 9 14 78
Statistics 0 47 2 18 3 70
Homeland Security 0 37 0 33 0 70
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 69 0 69
Physics 0 37 0 16 15 68
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 65 0 1 0 66
Instructional Media Design 0 0 19 47 0 66
Business/Managerial Economics 0 64 0 0 0 64
Real Estate 0 63 0 0 0 63
Mathematics 0 60 0 0 0 60
Journalism 0 56 0 0 0 56
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 56 0 56
Economics 0 52 0 0 0 52
Environmental Engineering 0 39 0 7 4 50
International Studies 0 50 0 0 0 50
Music 0 35 0 13 0 48
Biotechnology 0 34 0 11 0 45
General Architecture 0 43 0 0 0 43
Teaching English or French 0 0 28 15 0 43
Writing Studies 0 21 0 11 7 39
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 38 38
Materials Engineering 0 11 0 14 11 36
Security Science and Technology 0 32 0 2 0 34
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 28 0 0 0 28
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 22 5 0 27
Computational Science 0 0 0 27 0 27
Philosophy 0 27 0 0 0 27
General Social Sciences 0 26 0 0 0 26
Systems Theory 0 0 4 9 10 23
Other Public Administration 0 0 3 13 7 23
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 18 0 18
Romance Languages 0 15 0 2 0 17
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 12 5 17
Systems Engineering 0 0 2 13 0 15
Religious Studies 0 15 0 0 0 15
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 14 0 0 0 14
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 11 3 14
Information Technology 0 0 0 13 0 13
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 12 0 12
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 11 0 11
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 9 0 0 0 9
Area Studies 0 9 0 0 0 9
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 8 0 8
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 6 6
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0 5 5
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 4 0 0 0 4
Public Policy 0 0 1 3 0 4
Data Science 0 1 0 0 0 1
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 778 14,859 356 2,888 553 19,434

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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