University of Central Florida

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,700,000

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 423 (1.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Humanities 1,851 38% 50% 5% 8% 30% 1% $49,902 1 -0.44 38 92% 6.9%
English 335 +3 23% 52% 4% 5% 30% 1% $48,023 30 -0.54 32 91% 7.0% — — —
French 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,500 27 -0.58 42 — — — — —
History 124 +6 56% 69% 2% 2% 20% 0% $49,176 17 -0.76 36 95% 7.0% — — —
Latin American Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $52,618 33 -0.53 45 — — — — —
Philosophy 27 +1 74% 48% 0% 11% 30% 4% $62,090 59 +0.05 67 100% — — — —
Religion and Cultural Studies 14 — 36% 57% 21% 14% 0% 0% $51,400 49 +0.07 42 — — — — —
Spanish 8 — 38% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $51,452 26 -0.59 42 — — — — —
Writing and Rhetoric 28 +1 21% 71% 4% 7% 14% 0% $37,104 1 -1.87 9 89% 8.8% — — —
Emerging Media 506 — 48% 46% 6% 10% 31% 2% $55,871 29 -0.56 53 87% — — — —
International and Global Studies 53 — 36% 28% 8% 9% 34% 8% $61,939 23 -0.56 66 94% 4.7% — — —
Film 270 +1 52% 47% 4% 10% 32% 1% $42,464 11 -0.96 18 92% — — — —
Music - Entertainment and Media Industries 151 — 23% 47% 5% 6% 32% 3% $56,914 93 +1.09 56 100% — — — —
Music Education 14 — 36% 71% 0% 0% 21% 7% $50,940 67 +0.45 40 95% — — — —
Music Performance 41 — 61% 63% 2% 5% 17% 2% $37,464 11 -1.00 10 100% — — — —
Photography 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $42,464 9 -0.89 18 92% — — — —
Studio Art 29 — 17% 38% 3% 10% 41% 0% $44,692 40 -0.23 24 92% — — — —
Theatre 89 — 29% 61% 2% 7% 27% 1% $43,932 55 +0.12 22 98% — — — —
Visual Arts 153 — 16% 48% 4% 12% 29% 0% $44,692 40 -0.23 24 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 1,692 61% 46% 7% 7% 30% 4% $75,675 59 -0.44 84 96%
Accounting 215 +11 50% 47% 10% 5% 31% 1% $82,421 41 -0.30 89 96% — — — —
Business Economics 39 — 85% 23% 10% 3% 33% 18% $79,056 25 -0.71 86 97% — — — —
Finance 401 +9 77% 44% 8% 7% 29% 4% $83,138 29 -0.55 89 94% — — — —
Integrated Business 592 — 66% 47% 5% 8% 31% 4% $71,303 46 -0.33 80 96% — — — —
Management 165 +2 53% 48% 7% 5% 32% 3% $69,824 39 -0.41 78 99% — — — —
Marketing 202 +3 37% 47% 8% 5% 31% 4% $70,299 28 -0.57 79 96% — — — —
Nonprofit Management 21 — 29% 33% 0% 5% 38% 19% $69,824 46 -0.26 78 99% — — — —
Real Estate 40 +3 62% 57% 5% 8% 25% 2% $73,730 15 -0.93 82 96% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 17 — 53% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $91,379 33 -0.46 94 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Community Innovation and Education 1,357 24% 46% 3% 13% 32% 2% $53,483 2 -0.51 47 95% 6.2%
Integrative General Studies 32 — 22% 34% 6% 19% 34% 3% $44,261 3 -1.25 23 96% 8.1% — — —
Public Administration 33 +1 55% 33% 0% 30% 30% 0% $59,022 14 -0.97 61 96% — — — —
Social Work 91 — 16% 36% 5% 15% 37% 0% $50,801 32 -0.29 40 89% — — — —
Career and Technical Education 5 — 0% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $50,940 29 -0.48 40 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Development and Education 68 — 0% 60% 3% 6% 25% 0% $51,133 44 -0.17 41 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 291 — 7% 56% 1% 9% 29% 2% $51,133 44 -0.17 41 93% — — — —
English Language Arts Education 22 — 18% 68% 0% 0% 27% 5% $51,133 30 -0.61 41 93% — — — —
Exceptional Student Education 44 — 7% 48% 5% 5% 34% 2% $67,972 95 +1.51 76 100% — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,940 18 -0.84 40 95% — — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $50,940 21 -0.65 40 95% — — — —
Secondary Education 68 — 40% 60% 6% 7% 25% 1% $51,133 30 -0.46 41 93% — — — —
Criminal Justice 423 +1 31% 41% 3% 15% 35% 1% $52,971 12 -0.95 46 96% 5.8% — — —
Emergency Management 38 +2 66% 61% 3% 16% 16% 0% $57,810 6 -1.28 58 — — — — —
Legal Studies 241 +2 29% 37% 5% 16% 34% 2% $56,977 33 -0.40 56 100% 6.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computer Science 2,182 79% 41% 13% 7% 28% 5% $96,091 93 -0.60 95 98%
Aerospace Engineering 217 — 81% 46% 9% 4% 32% 6% $99,103 26 -0.46 96 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 125 — 73% 43% 10% 6% 30% 6% $87,495 20 -0.69 92 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 138 — 83% 36% 18% 13% 25% 4% $112,503 49 -0.21 99 95% — — — —
Construction Engineering 8 — 100% 25% 12% 0% 62% 0% $87,495 20 -0.69 92 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 138 — 82% 46% 8% 7% 30% 3% $99,354 10 -0.84 96 97% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 33 — 55% 48% 15% 0% 18% 15% $79,172 19 -0.86 87 91% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 76 — 64% 26% 5% 3% 49% 13% $97,369 13 -1.05 96 100% — — — —
Materials Engineering 18 — 56% 50% 11% 6% 17% 6% $89,035 18 -0.61 92 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 407 — 81% 44% 9% 6% 31% 4% $92,910 18 -0.79 94 96% — — — —
Computer Science 597 — 82% 43% 15% 6% 25% 5% $97,082 19 -0.82 96 98% — — — —
Information Technology 384 — 80% 36% 16% 12% 26% 4% $97,082 56 -0.06 96 98% — — — —
Architecture 41 — 41% 41% 12% 0% 37% 5% $64,053 28 -0.46 70 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions and Sciences 1,708 27% 35% 10% 14% 33% 2% $63,001 19 -0.16 68 94% 5.7%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 202 — 6% 42% 4% 10% 39% 0% $51,034 6 -1.44 41 90% — — — —
Health Sciences 816 — 25% 32% 14% 13% 32% 3% $63,157 36 -0.36 69 94% — — — —
Kinesiology 401 — 46% 45% 5% 14% 28% 2% $71,099 84 +1.09 79 94% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Sciences 30 — 23% 40% 17% 3% 37% 3% $72,452 27 -0.47 81 100% — — — —
Aging Services Administration 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $58,212 31 -0.42 59 97% 5.7% — — —
Health Informatics and Information Management 45 — 20% 27% 9% 24% 33% 2% $58,212 31 -0.42 59 97% 5.7% — — —
Health Services Administration 210 — 22% 27% 10% 20% 37% 1% $58,212 31 -0.42 59 97% 5.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Medicine 409 37% 32% 18% 8% 32% 5% $56,876 4 -1.15 56 93%
Biomedical Sciences 379 — 36% 32% 19% 8% 30% 5% $57,245 8 -1.11 57 94% — — — —
Biotechnology 30 — 50% 20% 10% 3% 53% 7% $52,223 3 -1.72 44 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 777 18% 40% 10% 15% 29% 1% $86,641 83 -0.56 91 95% 2.3%
Nursing 777 — 18% 40% 10% 15% 29% 1% $86,641 29 -0.56 91 95% 2.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Optics and Photonics 32 62% 41% 6% 0% 38% 6% $99,354 94 -0.36 96 97%
Photonic Science and Engineering 32 — 62% 41% 6% 0% 38% 6% $99,354 37 -0.36 96 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences 3,078 28% 44% 5% 9% 34% 2% $53,586 2 -1.00 47 92% 6.7%
Data Science 26 — 62% 35% 35% 4% 15% 0% $80,009 9 -1.41 87 — — — — —
Chemistry 45 — 49% 53% 7% 2% 27% 7% $60,041 8 -1.11 63 94% — — — —
Mathematics 48 — 79% 50% 6% 2% 40% 2% $73,648 40 -0.44 82 100% — — — —
Physics 48 — 71% 62% 2% 6% 21% 4% $78,813 36 -0.34 86 94% — — — —
Statistics 32 +1 47% 53% 16% 9% 12% 3% $88,773 29 -0.63 92 100% — — — —
Biology 503 — 26% 44% 7% 8% 32% 3% $57,245 12 -1.07 57 94% — — — —
Cell Biology 12 — 42% 33% 8% 17% 25% 8% $57,014 6 -1.29 56 — — — — —
Microbiology and Molecular Biology 6 — 67% 0% 17% 0% 50% 33% $57,442 6 -1.25 57 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 118 +1 28% 58% 5% 2% 28% 2% $47,576 7 -1.39 31 97% — — — —
Economics 42 — 76% 31% 10% 5% 38% 10% $72,049 12 -0.98 80 91% — — — —
Anthropology 107 +1 28% 58% 4% 9% 23% 0% $45,455 4 -1.04 26 89% 8.9% — — —
Political Science 371 +2 45% 44% 4% 11% 30% 4% $64,146 30 -0.59 70 94% 6.3% — — —
Psychology 1,570 +1 20% 41% 4% 10% 38% 2% $47,430 8 -1.16 31 90% 6.6% — — —
Sociology 86 — 12% 35% 0% 22% 36% 0% $50,004 22 -0.62 38 94% 8.2% — — —
Forensic Science 64 — 16% 58% 3% 9% 25% 3% $64,186 77 +0.59 70 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Undergraduate Studies 850 47% 40% 5% 20% 28% 2% $55,739 3 -0.15 53 91% 6.6%
Interdisciplinary Studies 838 — 47% 39% 5% 20% 28% 2% $55,702 48 -0.15 53 91% 6.6% — — —
Humanities 12 — 8% 50% 0% 8% 33% 0% $58,393 66 +0.14 59 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Nicholson School of Communication and Media 672 30% 43% 4% 11% 34% 2% $58,216 6 -0.39 59 94% 5.9%
Advertising-Public Relations 114 +1 16% 45% 4% 7% 35% 2% $67,560 19 -0.78 75 97% — — — —
Communication 419 +1 30% 42% 3% 13% 34% 2% $55,907 32 -0.56 54 92% 5.9% — — —
Journalism 64 — 30% 34% 6% 14% 34% 5% $58,095 32 -0.47 59 91% — — — —
Radio-Television 75 — 52% 51% 4% 7% 31% 1% $57,016 87 +1.16 56 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rosen College of Hospitality Management 519 30% 56% 4% 6% 23% 5% $57,154 4 -0.31 57 95% 6.9%
Event Management 124 +1 12% 53% 2% 7% 24% 7% $57,154 37 -0.31 57 95% 6.9% — — —
Hospitality Management 372 +2 36% 58% 4% 5% 23% 5% $57,154 37 -0.31 57 95% 6.9% — — —
Lodging and Restaurant Management 13 +1 23% 62% 0% 15% 23% 0% $57,154 37 -0.31 57 95% 6.9% — — —
Restaurant and Foodservice Management 10 — 50% 50% 0% 20% 30% 0% $57,154 37 -0.31 57 95% 6.9% — — —

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 72th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 21.9% 3,312 29% 42% 4% 11% 35% 2% $52,354 20 -0.86 44 91% 6.6%
Business & Economics 17.4% 2,626 50% 46% 7% 8% 30% 4% $69,883 25 -0.43 78 96% 6.5%
Health Sciences 14.7% 2,226 24% 38% 10% 13% 31% 2% $71,810 26 -0.27 80 94% 2.3%
Humanities 9.3% 1,411 41% 46% 5% 15% 27% 2% $52,720 37 -0.35 45 92% 6.8%
Engineering 7.9% 1,192 78% 42% 10% 6% 31% 5% $96,466 24 -0.66 95 97% —
Computer Science 6.7% 1,007 81% 40% 16% 8% 25% 4% $96,641 25 -0.54 96 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 930 31% 38% 12% 8% 32% 4% $57,081 10 -1.11 56 94% —
Arts 5.7% 867 37% 49% 4% 8% 31% 1% $47,779 31 -0.11 32 95% —
Professional 5.1% 766 31% 42% 4% 15% 33% 2% $55,408 11 -0.67 52 98% 6.1%
Education 3.3% 499 11% 57% 2% 8% 28% 2% $52,615 43 -0.09 45 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 173 63% 55% 7% 5% 26% 4% $74,339 38 -0.62 83 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 118 28% 58% 5% 2% 28% 2% $47,576 5 -1.39 31 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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $30.1M $38.7M -$8.6M
Baseball 40 $5.6M $3.6M $2.1M
Soccer 27 $3.3M $1.9M $1.4M
Basketball 16 $7.8M $7.8M $0
Tennis 11 $1.3M $1.0M $313K
Golf 10 $1.2M $803K $411K
Total 224 $49.4M $53.8M -$4.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 94 $4.8M $2.2M $2.6M
Rowing 62 $7.6M $2.4M $5.2M
Soccer 30 $3.7M $1.9M $1.8M
Softball 22 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Basketball 15 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Volleyball 14 $1.8M $1.7M $125K
Tennis 10 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 7 $984K $984K $0
Total 199 $27.3M $17.6M $9.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $30.1M $38.7M -$8.6M
Track & Field (combined) 94 $4.8M $2.2M $2.6M
Rowing 62 $7.6M $2.4M $5.2M
Soccer 57 $7.0M $3.8M $3.2M
Baseball 40 $5.6M $3.6M $2.1M
Basketball 31 $12.0M $12.0M $0
Softball 22 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Tennis 21 $2.7M $2.3M $313K
Golf 17 $2.2M $1.8M $411K
Volleyball 14 $1.8M $1.7M $125K
Total 423 $108.9M $103.6M $5.3M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 43%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 47% 28% 24%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1220 – 1350
SAT Math Range 590 – 680
SAT RW Range 620 – 690