University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · UCF
Public institution in Orlando, FL · 59,095 undergraduates · 40% acceptance rate · $58,308 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Undergraduates
- Top 10%Full-time retention
- Top 11%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 11%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $10,650357th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,368232nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,467991st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,819549th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,190475th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,308627th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,137716th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 75.1%291st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 92.2%191st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 39.5%169th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1277234th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 59,0957th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 29.0:12,122nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.4%1,024th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (MCO)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EAOct 15
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $30
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 68 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,841 | $63,749 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,609 | $63,817 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,954 | $61,516 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,446 | $55,964 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,814 | $59,485 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,165 | $58,092 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,068 | $57,507 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $59,002 | $56,867 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $56,157 | $53,358 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,609 | $55,286 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,677 | $45,361 |
| StatisticsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $49,644 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Knights"source
- Mascot: Knightrosource
- Acrisure Bounce House seats about 45,323source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Black and Goldsource
- Motto: ""Reach for the Stars""source
- Campus size: about 1,415 acressource
- Formerly known as "Florida Technological University" (1966–1978)source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Charge On""source
- Notable alum: Michelle Akerssource
- Notable alum: Cheryl Hinessource
- Notable alum: Diplosource
- Notable alum: Daniel Toshsource
- Notable alum: Nicole Stottsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,043,176 (M $6,901,925 · W $5,141,251)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteucf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 132903)
- Compare colleges in FLRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in FloridaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Central Florida vs Florida International UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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