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University of Central Florida

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Orlando, FL
Population 1,700,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 59,095
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 39%
Hispanic 30%
Black 9%
Asian 8%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 35%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 19%
Engineering, Computing & Math 15%
Arts 5%
Education 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,368
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,467
Est. In-State Cost $8,238
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,063
10-Year ROI $214,000
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 78%
Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,872 (82th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57th pctl)
Muggyness Super Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 25%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $106M #61
Humanities & Social Sciences $21M #76
Life & Natural Sciences $115M #109
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 114 #46
Life & Natural Sciences 269 #112
Humanities & Social Sciences 115 #182

Honors College

Name Burnett Honors College
Students 2,245 (4%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1,200 – 1,350
ACT Range 25 – 29

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Humanities 1,688 41% / 59% 3% $49,409
Emerging Media 452 48% / 52% 3% $65,974
English 311 +5 23% / 77% 1% $42,857
French 4 25% / 75% 0%
History 122 +6 63% / 37% 0% $48,990
International and Global Studies 43 28% / 72% 7% $61,304
Philosophy 26 58% / 42% 4%
Religion and Cultural Studies 12 42% / 58% 0%
Spanish 12 25% / 75% 0%
Writing and Rhetoric 16 +1 19% / 81% 0%
Film 232 +1 57% / 43% 2% $34,930
Music - Entertainment and Media Industries 152 38% / 62% 15%
Music Education 19 42% / 58% 0% $52,082
Music Performance 51 63% / 37% 0% $49,761
Photography 9 33% / 67% 0% $34,930
Studio Art 29 14% / 86% 3% $40,690
Theatre 69 29% / 71% 3% $33,299
Visual Arts 129 24% / 76% 3% $40,690
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 1,704 60% / 40% 5% $76,189
Accounting 196 +10 51% / 49% 4% $85,171
Business Economics 50 +2 78% / 22% 10% $74,657
Finance 374 +5 75% / 25% 5% $73,966
Integrated Business 610 +1 61% / 39% 5% $81,563
Management 180 58% / 42% 4% $63,308
Marketing 214 +3 40% / 60% 3% $69,230
Nonprofit Management 25 +2 20% / 80% 24% $63,308
Real Estate 42 +2 71% / 29% 2%
Risk Management and Insurance 13 54% / 46% 23%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Community Innovation and Education 1,293 27% / 73% 1% $50,428
Physical Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $52,082
Criminal Justice 430 +1 36% / 64% 1% $51,969
Integrative General Studies 31 13% / 87% 0%
Legal Studies 189 +1 35% / 65% 2%
Public Administration 29 52% / 48% 0% $56,646
Social Work 92 +1 16% / 84% 0% $50,152
Career and Technical Education 14 43% / 57% 0% $52,082
Early Childhood Development and Education 68 4% / 96% 1% $48,523
Elementary Education 268 6% / 94% 0% $48,523
English Language Arts Education 21 43% / 57% 0% $48,523
Exceptional Student Education 29 7% / 93% 0%
Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education 86 35% / 65% 2% $48,523
Emergency Management 34 +1 68% / 32% 6%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Computer Science 2,044 79% / 21% 6% $86,921
Aerospace Engineering 226 85% / 15% 1% $81,528
Civil Engineering 132 68% / 32% 8% $83,127
Computer Engineering 120 87% / 13% 5% $95,228
Computer Science 501 82% / 18% 4% $86,307
Construction Engineering 13 69% / 31% 0% $83,127
Electrical Engineering 145 86% / 14% 14% $95,668
Environmental Engineering 32 59% / 41% 6%
Industrial Engineering 110 57% / 43% 10% $80,308
Information Technology 349 81% / 19% 5% $86,307
Materials Engineering 12 50% / 50% 8%
Mechanical Engineering 376 81% / 19% 5% $88,926
Architecture 28 32% / 68% 11%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Professions and Sciences 1,886 27% / 73% 2% $67,841
Communication Sciences and Disorders 227 4% / 96% 1% $58,138
Health Sciences 923 27% / 73% 3% $68,538
Kinesiology 418 43% / 57% 2% $70,216
Medical Laboratory Sciences 26 35% / 65% 0%
Aging Services Administration 1 100% / 0% 0% $69,787
Health Informatics and Information Management 40 15% / 85% 8% $69,787
Health Services Administration 251 19% / 81% 2% $69,787
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Medicine 418 37% / 63% 6% $53,441
Biomedical Sciences 401 +1 37% / 63% 5% $53,441
Biotechnology 17 +5 35% / 65% 12%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 711 15% / 85% 1% $95,698
Nursing 711 15% / 85% 1% $95,698
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Optics and Photonics 37 65% / 35% 3% $95,668
Photonic Science and Engineering 37 65% / 35% 3% $95,668
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Sciences 3,106 28% / 72% 3% $47,702
Data Science 15 93% / 7% 0%
Mathematics 51 67% / 33% 2%
Physics 34 65% / 35% 9%
Statistics 43 +3 65% / 35% 2%
Biology 449 +1 30% / 70% 1% $53,441
Cell Biology 7 14% / 86% 0%
Chemistry 47 51% / 49% 6%
Environmental Studies 106 23% / 77% 3%
Microbiology and Molecular Biology 8 25% / 75% 12%
Economics 61 69% / 31% 10%
Anthropology 103 +2 27% / 73% 1%
Forensic Science 38 24% / 76% 0%
Political Science 394 +5 45% / 55% 2% $54,297
Psychology 1,642 +2 18% / 82% 3% $44,733
Sociology 108 +2 21% / 79% 0% $44,924
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Undergraduate Studies 759 42% / 58% 3% $48,572
Humanities 12 8% / 92% 8% $52,931
Interdisciplinary Studies 747 43% / 57% 3% $48,502
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Nicholson School of Communication and Media 625 29% / 71% 1% $48,937
Advertising-Public Relations 134 16% / 84% 1% $56,272
Communication 362 28% / 72% 0% $46,425
Journalism 55 24% / 76% 4%
Radio-Television 74 59% / 41% 0% $47,950
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Rosen College of Hospitality Management 586 29% / 71% 11% $47,768
Event Management 159 +1 16% / 84% 17% $47,768
Hospitality Management 391 +2 34% / 66% 9% $47,768
Lodging and Restaurant Management 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,768
Restaurant and Foodservice Management 32 +1 38% / 62% 3% $47,768

Rankings

Prestige

I Peaked in AP Calc But Now I Get Priority Registration Top 15 Honors Colleges
I Only Came Here For The Better Dorms And Free Printing

My Tribe

Little Meca Most Muslim
Growing Presence

Engineering, Computing & Math

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Sticking to the CS Guns (For Now)
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Dark Matter
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Petal Pushers
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad
Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Care Coordinators
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Lab Coats Required
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Scrub Life
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time Public Health
Population Health

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Spreadsheet Soldiers
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Move Fast, Break Tuition Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Side Hustle Squad
The Spreadsheet Doctors Healthcare Administration
VP of Patient Throughput
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
People Operations
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Aspiring Ari Golds

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
Local News Anchors
I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Generalist Geniuses
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Sampler Platter
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
The Collective

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Story Time Pros
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
Document-Based Question Crew
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Resource Room Heroes
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Coaches and Conductors
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Equation Educators

Arts

Trapped in the Render Queue Digital Arts & Photography
Digital Innovators

Professional

Future Firefighters, Paramedics, and Emergency Managers Public Safety
First Due on Scene