University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
- Public
- Suburb
- 59,146 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 40%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $11,516per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 78%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,48310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 40%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1200–1350Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Central Florida's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
88% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.18. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 43%25,522 admitted of 59,629 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1220–1350First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 25–30First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 33%68% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Test scores
Important
- Essay
Considered
- Class rank
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Central Florida Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,516full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,965sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,368Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $24,076Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 78%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,48310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,065federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 59,146Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 37%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX — admits 57%
- Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ — admits 90%
- Michigan State University East Lansing, MI — admits 85%
- Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL — admits 66%
Also worth a look
- University of South Florida Tampa, FL — admits 43%
- Florida International University Miami, FL — admits 55%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL — admits 42%
- San Diego State University San Diego, CA — admits 36%
- Florida State University Tallahassee, FL — admits 24%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA — admits 39%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Central Florida, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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