About
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university with its main campus in unincorporated Orange County, Florida, United States, near Orlando. It is part of the State University System of Florida. With 70,674 students as of the fall 2025 semester, UCF has the second largest on-campus student body of any public university in the United States. UCF is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production" and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 236 Title IV programs, 79 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 157 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing79 · 33.5%
- No Data157 · 66.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 15
Action history · 17
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Jul 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 25,564 students received $149.1M in Pell grants, alongside $168.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 12,607 borrowers who entered repayment, 174 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at University of Central Florida
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus105
- Non-campus15
- Public property2
Includes 15 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion1
- National origin1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Lake Claire 571 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Nike Building 1031 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Nike Building 1041 fireCookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
Data quality: 17 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of Central Florida vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Central Florida selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Central Florida | 78% | — | 69,713 | $10,411 | R1 Research |
| 68% | 89.9% | 79,818 | $14,967 | R1 Research | |
| 74% | 54.7% | 54,723 | $9,288 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 24.2% | 43,889 | $11,297 | R1 Research | |
| 68% | 87.5% | 39,766 | $17,915 | R1 Research | |
| 53% | 55.4% | 34,944 | $15,931 | R1 Research | |
| 66% | 73.3% | 41,705 | $19,151 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 41.7% | 38,464 | $17,303 | R1 Research | |
| 53% | 90.9% | 19,951 | $9,552 | R2 Research | |
| 75% | 85.3% | 45,026 | $25,648 | R1 Research | |
| 65% | 73.9% | 47,980 | $14,276 | R1 Research | |
| 69% | 93.5% | 29,792 | $18,059 | R1 Research | |
| 75% | 78.5% | 31,543 | $20,268 | R1 Research | |
| 69% | 79.6% | 31,091 | $15,435 | R2 Research | |
| 79% | 60.2% | 38,532 | $22,811 | R1 Research | |
| 77% | 43.2% | 49,622 | $9,812 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 72% | 73.9% | 40,736 | $15,683 |
Institutions like University of Central Florida
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Central Florida's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchArizona
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Grad rate68%Admit rate89.9%Enrollment79,818Net price$14,967View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
Florida International University
Grad rate74%Admit rate54.7%Enrollment54,723Net price$9,288View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
Florida State University
Grad rate86%Admit rate24.2%Enrollment43,889Net price$11,297View data - R1 ResearchVirginia
George Mason University
Grad rate68%Admit rate87.5%Enrollment39,766Net price$17,915View data - R1 ResearchGeorgia
Georgia State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate55.4%Enrollment34,944Net price$15,931View data - R1 ResearchLouisiana
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Grad rate66%Admit rate73.3%Enrollment41,705Net price$19,151View data - R1 ResearchNorth Carolina
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Grad rate85%Admit rate41.7%Enrollment38,464Net price$17,303View data - R2 ResearchOregon
Portland State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate90.9%Enrollment19,951Net price$9,552View data - R1 ResearchOhio
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Grad rate75%Admit rate85.3%Enrollment45,026Net price$25,648View data - R1 ResearchTexas
University of Houston
Grad rate65%Admit rate73.9%Enrollment47,980Net price$14,276View data - R1 ResearchKansas
University of Kansas
Grad rate69%Admit rate93.5%Enrollment29,792Net price$18,059View data - R1 ResearchMissouri
University of Missouri-Columbia
Grad rate75%Admit rate78.5%Enrollment31,543Net price$20,268View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Grad rate69%Admit rate79.6%Enrollment31,091Net price$15,435View data - R1 ResearchSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Grad rate79%Admit rate60.2%Enrollment38,532Net price$22,811View data - R1 ResearchFlorida
University of South Florida
Grad rate77%Admit rate43.2%Enrollment49,622Net price$9,812View data
University of Central Florida Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Institutional Research at the University of Central Florida, under the division of Analytics and Integrated Planning. It includes contact information, links to dashboards, and a form to submit data requests.
Visit IR office page- Christine McKeelInstitutional Research Analyst II
- Amanda MillerAssociate Director, Institutional Research
- Grant MohiData Analyst I
- Anthony PiazzaInstitutional Research Analyst I
Common Data Set
University of Central Florida's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $22,204 (2026-2027).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $22,204 → about $12,969 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($9,235); 72% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H530% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $21,003 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 78%; first-year retention 93%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 3 pts below the overall rate (75% vs 78%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I327% of classes have under 20 students; 26% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~22% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B23% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B160,083 undergraduates and 10,591 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D112,709 transfer applicants → 8,826 admitted (69.4%) → 5,870 enrolled
Reports & documents (7)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardanalytics.ucf.edu
- Data definitionCommon Data SetThe Common Data Set (CDS) at the University of Central Florida is part of a nationwide initiative to standardize higher education data for easier reporting and to minimize discrepancies across multiple publications. Topics covered in the CDS include general information, student life, enrollment, admissions, academic offerings, faculty statistics, and degrees conferred. Historical data from the 1999-2000 academic year to the 2024-2025 academic year is available.analytics.ucf.edu
- Data dictionaryData dictionaryThe University of Central Florida Data Dictionary page provides a comprehensive collection of links related to UCF's academic and administrative resources, including analytics and integrated planning services. It covers various aspects such as academic program quality review, accreditation, faculty surveys, data dashboards, and institutional research, to support development and improvement based on data insights.analytics.ucf.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookUniversity of Central Florida Factbook 2016-20172017The page provides access to historical Fact Books and Enrollment data for the University of Central Florida. It includes a chronological list of available Fact Books from 1969 to 2017, allowing users to view or download reports from specified academic years. The series is published by the University's Institutional Knowledge Management.stars.library.ucf.edu
- GlossaryResearch Glossary & AcronymsThe University of Central Florida provides a comprehensive glossary covering research terms and acronyms related to institutional research and administration. This glossary includes terms from federal regulations, processes, and components that are essential for effective research project management and funding.crastudy.research.ucf.edu
- Strategic planUnleashing Potential: University of Central Florida 2022-2027 Strategic Plan2022The University of Central Florida's 5-year strategic plan, titled 'Unleashing Potential', aims to amplify the power of knowledge and discovery to shape the future and solve global challenges. Signed by President Alexander N. Cartwright, the plan focuses on student success, research, innovation, community engagement, and sustainability. Key metrics include increasing graduation rates, expanding research expenditures, and fostering an inclusive and supportive community for students and staff.ucf.edu
Notable alumni of University of Central Florida (20)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Gene FrantzEngineering and Technology
- Cheryl HinesArts and Entertainment
- Daniel ToshArts and Entertainment
- Alan EustaceScience and Technology
- Nicole StottSpace Exploration
- Imbarek ShamekhGovernment
- Anna EskamaniPolitics
- R. Glenn HubbardEconomics
- Julia PiersonLaw Enforcement
- Brandon MarshallSports
- Blake BortlesSports
- Daunte CulpepperSports
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