Orlando, FL · Public
40.1%
Acceptance rate
1,277
SAT Average
$10,650
Avg net price
59,095
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 536Bachelor’s 15,127Master’s 2,857Doctoral 518 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2,211Master’s 494Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2,084Master’s 390Doctoral 210 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,570Master’s 60Doctoral 13 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,243Master’s 44Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,192Master’s 294Doctoral 90 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 981Master’s 285Doctoral 24 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 930Master’s 37Doctoral 19 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 917Master’s 125Doctoral 17 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 672Master’s 113Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 638Master’s 27Doctoral 11 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 525Master’s 117Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 513Master’s 342Doctoral 74 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 401Master’s 34Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 363Master’s 40Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 241Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 124Master’s 335Doctoral 10 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 124Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 118Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 93Master’s 16Doctoral 22 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 80Master’s 25Doctoral 9 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s 536Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 55Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big 12 Conference
Projected sponsored sports16
Athletic participation
423 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Freshman Early Action
UCF offers a non-binding Early Action application process for freshmen students applying to the summer and fall terms.
Passed · Decision released by Dec 4
Freshman Regular Decision
FAFSA due Dec 1
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $4,478
- Required fees
- $1,890
- Food and housing
- $12,452
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $5,230
- Total
- $25,250
- $22,5482019–2019–20
- $22,8382020–2120–21
- $24,0362021–2221–22
- $24,0362022–2322–23
- $24,6682023–2423–24
- $25,2502024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $10,650 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 45%
- Average share of need met
- 72%
- Average need-based grant
- $9,235
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Central Florida’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Central Florida admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Central Florida runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Central Florida admits in-state applicants at 47.4%, out-of-state applicants at 27.9%, and international applicants at 24.3%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
8,103 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by May 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
73.9% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
25.8% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 76% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
High-school class rank
Among the 76% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Central Florida rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
University of Central Florida's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $10,650 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,147 of 6,965 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Central Florida offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University of Central Florida admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
92.2% of University of Central Florida’s first-years return for a second year and 75.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03