Basic Information

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,872 (82%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Honors College

Name Burnett Honors College
Students 2,245 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 45,152
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 93%
From Region 1%
Athletes 1.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 31%
Asian 8%
Black 8%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Humanities 1,851 38% / 62% 1% $50,256 47 88%
Emerging Media 506 48% / 52% 2% $66,803 79 82%
English 335 +3 23% / 77% 1% $43,395 27 88%
French 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,530 45
History 124 +6 56% / 44% 0% $49,606 46 92%
International and Global Studies 53 36% / 64% 8% $62,074 73 96%
Latin American Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy 27 +1 74% / 26% 4% $49,665 46 100%
Religion and Cultural Studies 14 36% / 64% 0% $48,435 42
Spanish 8 38% / 62% 0% $48,799 43
Writing and Rhetoric 28 +1 21% / 79% 0% $37,104 12 89%
Film 270 +1 52% / 48% 1% $35,369 10 86%
Music - Entertainment and Media Industries 151 23% / 77% 3% $56,914 64 100%
Music Education 14 36% / 64% 7% $49,628 46 94%
Music Performance 41 61% / 39% 2% $50,386 48 84%
Photography 4 25% / 75% 0% $35,369 10 86%
Studio Art 29 17% / 83% 0% $41,202 21 90%
Theatre 89 29% / 71% 1% $33,718 8 95%
Visual Arts 153 16% / 84% 0% $41,202 21 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 1,692 61% / 39% 4% $69,520 82 94%
Accounting 215 +11 50% / 50% 1% $74,426 86 94%
Business Economics 39 85% / 15% 18% $75,595 87 92%
Finance 401 +9 77% / 23% 4% $74,896 87 94%
Integrated Business 592 66% / 34% 4% $64,973 77 94%
Management 165 +2 53% / 47% 3% $64,103 76 91%
Marketing 202 +3 37% / 63% 4% $70,100 83 97%
Nonprofit Management 21 29% / 71% 19% $64,103 76 91%
Real Estate 40 +3 62% / 38% 2% $68,759 82 100%
Risk Management and Insurance 17 53% / 47% 0% $79,331 90
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Community Innovation and Education 1,357 24% / 76% 2% $51,670 51 96%
Integrative General Studies 32 22% / 78% 3% $44,261 29 96%
Public Administration 33 +1 55% / 45% 0% $52,430 53 96%
Social Work 91 16% / 84% 0% $46,707 37 96%
Career and Technical Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $49,628 46 94%
Early Childhood Development and Education 68 0% / 100% 0% $49,133 44 96%
Elementary Education 291 7% / 93% 2% $49,133 44 96%
English Language Arts Education 22 18% / 82% 5% $49,133 44 96%
Exceptional Student Education 44 7% / 93% 2% $67,972 81 100%
Physical Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,628 46 94%
Science Teacher Education $49,628 46
Secondary Education 68 40% / 60% 1% $49,133 44 96%
Criminal Justice 423 +1 31% / 69% 1% $50,407 48 92%
Emergency Management 38 +2 66% / 34% 0% $60,977 71
Legal Studies 241 +2 29% / 71% 2% $56,977 64 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 2,182 79% / 21% 5% $87,543 94 97%
Aerospace Engineering 217 81% / 19% 6% $82,553 92 100%
Civil Engineering 125 73% / 27% 6% $84,172 93 97%
Computer Engineering 138 83% / 17% 4% $96,425 97 88%
Construction Engineering 8 100% / 0% 0% $84,172 93 97%
Electrical Engineering 138 82% / 18% 3% $96,871 97 97%
Environmental Engineering 33 55% / 45% 15% $79,683 90 100%
Industrial Engineering 76 64% / 36% 13% $81,317 91 100%
Materials Engineering 18 56% / 44% 6% $83,980 93
Mechanical Engineering 407 81% / 19% 4% $90,044 95 96%
Computer Science 597 82% / 18% 5% $87,392 94 97%
Information Technology 384 80% / 20% 4% $87,392 94 97%
Architecture 41 41% / 59% 5% $61,853 73 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions and Sciences 1,708 27% / 73% 2% $59,763 69 94%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 202 6% / 94% 0% $48,898 43 92%
Health Sciences 816 25% / 75% 3% $57,400 65 94%
Kinesiology 401 46% / 54% 2% $71,099 84 94%
Medical Laboratory Sciences 30 23% / 77% 3% $74,114 86 95%
Aging Services Administration 4 50% / 50% 0% $56,469 63 97%
Health Informatics and Information Management 45 20% / 80% 2% $56,469 63 97%
Health Services Administration 210 22% / 78% 1% $56,469 63 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Medicine 409 37% / 63% 5% $53,974 57 96%
Biomedical Sciences 379 36% / 64% 5% $54,113 58 96%
Biotechnology 30 50% / 50% 7% $52,223 53 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 777 18% / 82% 1% $80,686 91 96%
Nursing 777 18% / 82% 1% $80,686 91 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Optics and Photonics 32 62% / 38% 6% $96,871 97 97%
Photonic Science and Engineering 32 62% / 38% 6% $96,871 97 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences 3,078 28% / 72% 2% $50,025 47 93%
Data Science 26 62% / 38% 0% $82,396 92
Chemistry 45 49% / 51% 7% $54,686 59 100%
Mathematics 48 79% / 21% 2% $65,841 78 100%
Physics 48 71% / 29% 4% $78,813 89 94%
Statistics 32 +1 47% / 53% 3% $72,871 85 100%
Biology 503 26% / 74% 3% $54,113 58 96%
Cell Biology 12 42% / 58% 8% $55,675 61
Microbiology and Molecular Biology 6 67% / 33% 33% $56,353 63
Environmental Studies 118 +1 28% / 72% 2% $47,576 40 97%
Economics 42 76% / 24% 10% $72,859 85 89%
Anthropology 107 +1 28% / 72% 0% $37,517 13 89%
Political Science 371 +2 45% / 55% 4% $54,980 60 92%
Psychology 1,570 +1 20% / 80% 2% $45,295 33 91%
Sociology 86 12% / 88% 0% $45,489 33 90%
Forensic Science 64 16% / 84% 3% $58,807 67 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Undergraduate Studies 850 47% / 53% 2% $49,175 44 92%
Humanities 12 8% / 92% 0% $53,596 56 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 838 47% / 53% 2% $49,112 44 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Nicholson School of Communication and Media 672 30% / 70% 2% $49,928 46 94%
Advertising-Public Relations 114 +1 16% / 84% 2% $56,979 64 94%
Communication 419 +1 30% / 70% 2% $47,009 38 94%
Journalism 64 30% / 70% 5% $58,095 66 91%
Radio-Television 75 52% / 48% 1% $48,553 42 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rosen College of Hospitality Management 519 30% / 70% 5% $48,369 42 93%
Event Management 124 +1 12% / 88% 7% $48,369 42 93%
Hospitality Management 372 +2 36% / 64% 5% $48,369 42 93%
Lodging and Restaurant Management 13 +1 23% / 77% 0% $48,369 42 93%
Restaurant and Foodservice Management 10 50% / 50% 0% $48,369 42 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,690
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,902
Est. In-State Cost $8,654
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,920
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.2% 4,723 33% / 67% 2% $49,444 45 91%
Business & Economics 17.4% 2,626 50% / 50% 4% $63,562 75 94%
Health Sciences 14.7% 2,226 24% / 76% 2% $67,450 80 95%
Engineering 7.9% 1,192 78% / 22% 5% $88,803 95 97%
Computer Science 6.7% 1,007 81% / 19% 4% $87,263 94 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 930 31% / 69% 4% $54,087 58 96%
Arts 5.7% 867 37% / 63% 1% $43,510 27 92%
Professional 5.1% 766 31% / 69% 2% $53,700 57 95%
Education 3.3% 499 11% / 89% 2% $50,800 49 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 173 63% / 37% 4% $67,839 81 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 118 28% / 72% 2% $47,576 40 97%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $72.5M #68 54% $3.4M 82 #46 596 151
Physical Sciences & Math $67.1M #53 62% $3.1M 36 #83 282 52
Computer Science $31.0M #28 59% $1.6M 25 #33 164 20
Humanities & Social Sciences $28.0M #82 34% $0.1M 64 #80 208 22
Health Sciences $27.4M #96 34% $0.9M 5 #183 61 14
Life & Natural Sciences $23.3M #120 47% $0.2M 16 #122 110 34
Business & Economics $17.3M #35 1% $0.5M 12 #110 2
Education $7.4M #70 52% $0 50 #60
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 2
Total $274M #97 48% $9.7M 290 #80 1,421 297

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 43%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 43% 43% 43%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1200 – 1350
SAT Math Range 590 – 670
SAT RW Range 610 – 680

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

Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Computer Science

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Solid Programs

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
The Photonics Pioneers
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Petal Pushers
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives

Agriculture & Food Science

Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad

Health Sciences

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

Nosy for a Living Journalism
Live at 11 with the Local Affiliate
I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Generalist Geniuses
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Hot Takes from the Local Market
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Uncommitted Generalists
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