DATE ESTABLISHED:  June, 1963
Florida Tech officially began on June 10,1963, when the State Legislature passed Bill No. 125 and Governor Farris Bryant signed it into law: 'An ACT authorizing the state board of education to establish a state university or a branch of an existing state university in the east central part of Florida; defining the area; authorizing the board of control and the state board of education to determine the exact location; providing an effective date.' The act, which took effect July 1, 1963, defined east central Florida as including the counties of Flagler, Orange, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, Volusia, Osceola, Indian River and St. Lucie.*
*Source:Accent on the Individual: The First Twelve Years of Florida Technological University, by Kenneth G. Sheinkopf, 1996, Florida Technological University Foundation, Inc., Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 76-27230.
The University of Central Florida, a member institution of the State University System, formerly was named Florida Technological University. The name was changed by action of the Florida Legislature on December 6, 1978.
 LOCATION: 13 miles east of downtown Orlando
 CONSTRUCTION BEGAN: January, 1967
 DATE OF FIRST CLASSES: October, 1968
 ORIGINAL ENROLLMENT: 1,948 students
 FALL 2004 ENROLLMENT: 42,837
 INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS:
Programs in Intercollegiate Athletics are coordinated by athletic department coaches and staff under the general supervision of the Director of Athletics. The University of Central Florida is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division I.
 STATUS: One of Florida's 11 public universities
 SACS: Level 6 Institution
 SREB
 CLASSIFICATION:		 Four-Year II Institution
 CARNEGIE
 CLASSIFICATION:		 Doctoral/Research Universities-Intensive
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
(as of June 30, 2004)
86    
 Baccalaureate Programs
68    
 Master's Programs
3    
 Specialist Programs
24    
 Doctoral Programs
DEGREES AWARDED TO DATE
(thru Spring 2005 - updated 7/25/05)
Baccalaureate Degrees:
121,997
  
Master's Degrees:
24,413
  
Specialist Degrees:
392
  
Doctoral Degrees:
1,321
  
 FACILITIES:
 
UCF (Main Campus), 4000 Central Florida Blvd., P.O. Box 25000, Orlando, FL 32816-0111
 
UCF Professional Development Center, 7300 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, FL 32809
 
Central Florida Research Park, 12424 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826
 
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), 1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922-5703
Regional Campuses:
Eastern Region: UCF at Daytona, UCF at Deland, UCF at Sanford/Lake Mary
Central Region: UCF Downtown
Southern Region: UCF at Cocoa, UCF at Melbourne, UCF at Palm Bay
Western Region: UCF at South Lake, UCF at MetroWest, UCF at Ocala, UCF at Osceola, UCF at South Orlando
 CAMPUS SIZE: (as of June 30, 2004)
Location Net Assignable Footage Gross Footage Acreage Number of Permanent Buildings
Main Campus (Permanent Buildings) 3,950,809 5,518,957 1,415 117
Central Florida Research Park 107,627 229,843 n/a 2
UCF Professional Development Center 8,113 11,857 20 2
UCF Higher Education Center at Daytona Beach 41,379 90,103 n/a 2
Clark Maxwell, Jr., Lifelong Learning Center at Cocoa 39,343 71,940 n/a 1
UCF Downtown 11,900 19,837 .3 1
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) 57,592 89,828 20 5
  Source: UCF Facilities Planning
 FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT:
(as of 6/30/04)
$70,528,212
FOUNDATION ASSETS:
 (as of 6/3004)
$146,145,713
  2003-2004 EOY EXPENDITURES**   2004-2005 INITIAL OPERATING BUDGETS**
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$284,299,654
Auxiliary Enterprises $73,495,090
Contracts & Grants 
$88,382,406
Local Funds 
$183,374,885
Total $629,552,035
**Source: UCF Budget Office Reports
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$341,664,504
Auxiliary Enterprises $90,900,000
Contracts & Grants 
$112,500,000
Local Funds 
$225,518,364
Total $770,582,868
**Source: UCF Budget Office Reports
  EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY: (AY 2004-2005)
Full-time Faculty 1,186
Part-Time Faculty (FTE's) 330
Graduate Teaching Assistants (FTE's) 183
Other Graduate Assistants (FTE's) 504
Executive & Administrative & Managerial (with academic rank) 126
Executive & Administrative & Managerial (other) 250
Other Professionals 1,122
Support 1,063
University Total 4,764
Source: IPED's Fall Staff - Fall 2004.
  FACULTY DATA: (AY 2004-2005)  AVERAGE FACULTY SALARY (AY 2004-2005)
Fall Student/Faculty Ratio: [Fall Student FTE/Faculty FTE] 18.7:1
% of Faculty with Doctorate Degrees: 70%
# of Full-time Faculty with Doctoral Degrees: 836
% of Faculty Tenured: 42%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured on Track: 24%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured Track: 34%
Rank 9-Month 12-Month
Professor
$92,548
$132,893
Associate Professor
$65,326
$107,495
Assistant Professor
$55,686
$58,100
Instructor
$37,945
$55,801
All Ranks
$63,566
$103,586
Source: Avg. salaries "excluding" visiting lines as reported to CUPA.
 LIBRARY HOLDINGS: (as of June 30, 2004)
Volumes held 1,577,587
Periodical subscriptions 12,810
Electronic journals
5,650
Microform units 2,879,241
Media materials 39,094
 ON CAMPUS AND AFFILIATED HOUSING (Fall 2004 available beds)
On Campus
     
3,759  
 Lake Claire Apartments
Greeks
 
418  
Affiliated Housing
 
3,756  
Actual Tuition and Fees for 2004-2005
   Florida Resident   Non-Florida Resident
   U-Grad Grad   U-Grad Grad
Fees per Credit Hour:
(0000-4999)
(5000-7999)
 
(0000-4999)
(5000-7999)
Matriculation Fee
$68.16 $191.95   $68.16 $191.95
Non-Resident Fee
0.00 0.00   397.03 609.95
Building Fee
2.32 2.32   2.32 2.32
Capital Improvement Fee
 2.44 2.44   2.44 2.44
Financial Aid Fee
 3.40 9.59   3.40 9.59
Non-Resident Financial Aid Fee
 0.00 0.00   19.85 30.50
UCF Activity & Service Fee
 8.09 8.09   8.09 8.09
UCF Athletic Fee
 11.09 11.09   11.09 11.09
Transportation Access Fee*
 3.90 3.90   3.90 3.90
     Total Per Hour Fees
 $99.40 $229.38   $516.28 $869.83
Other Fees:
Repeat Course Fee (per hour)
 $169.12 $0.00   $169.12 $0.00
ID Service & Access Fee (Annual)
 $10.00 $10.00   $10.00 $10.00
UCF Health Fee (per hour)*
 $6.60 $6.60   $6.60 $6.60
UCF Health Fee (per term) min/max
 $39.60 to $99.00 $39.60 to $99.00   $39.60 to $99.00 $39.60 to $99.00
UCF Material & Supply Fee
 $5.00 to $45.00 $5.00 to $45.00   $5.00 to $45.00 $5.00 to $45.00
Late Registration Fee
 $100.00 $100.00   $100.00 $100.00
Late Payment Fee
 $100.00 $100.00   $100.00 $100.00
Returned Check Fee
$25
(Face Value of
check $50 or less)
$30
(Face Value of
check $51-$300)
$40 or 5%
(Face Value of
check $301 or more)
*Fee charged to main campus and Rosen College courses only.
2004-2005 FULL-TIME CHARGES PER YEAR+
 
Tuition@
Health Fees
Total
Undergraduate Level: Florida Resident
$2,982.00
$198.00
$3,180.00
  Non-Florida Resident
$15,488.40
$198.00
$15,686.40
Graduate Level: Florida Resident
$5,505.12
$158.40
$5,663.52
  Non-Florida Resident
$20,875.92
$158.40
$21,034.32
+Based on 15 hours per semester/Fall and Spring Terms (Undergraduate)
+Based on 12 hours per semester/Fall and Spring Terms (Graduate)
@Includes all per-credit-hour fees.
Room Charges (Fall 2004 - Spring 2005)
Per
Semester
Year*
Single Rooms
Single Room (Apollo Community) Lake, Osceola, Polk and Volusia Halls
$2,150
$4,300
Apartment (4 bed/2 bath Lake Claire Apartments) Buildings 55-70
$2,300
$4,600
Apartment (4 bed/2 bath Nike Community, Hercules Community Bldgs. 104-107, 111-114
$2,450
$4,900
Double Rooms
Double Room (Apollo Community) Lake, Osceola, Polk, Volusia Halls
$1,900
$3,800
Double Room (Libra Community) Brevard, Orange, Seminole Halls
$1,950
$3,900
Double Room (Libra Community) Citrus, Flagler, Sumter Halls
$2,150
$4,300
Double Room (Nike Community, Hercules Community) Bldgs. 101-103, 108-110
$2,200
$4,400
*Fall and Spring semesters combined.
Contact Housing if you need additional information.
Meal Plans
(Fall 2004 - Spring 2005)
 Price per Semester Price per Year*
Campus Resident Plans
Knights Unlimited $1,599.91
$3,199.82  
23 Membership + $100 FlexBucks $1,466.10
$2,932.20  
15 Membership + $100 FlexBucks $1,427.25
$2,854.50  
12 Membership + $100 FlexBucks $1,306.27
$2,612.54  
Non-Campus Resident Plans
Commuter 100 + $100 FlexBucks $675.00
$1,350.00  
Commuter 100 $575.00
$1,150.00  
Commuter 50 $295.00
$590.00  
All meal plans listed above include tax.
*Fall and Spring semester combined. (Subject to change by Dining Services.)
Classes were first held Fall term, 1968. Enrollment counts were based on 'FUNDED' students only through the academic year 2002-2003. Effective academic year 2003-2004 enrollment counts include all students enrolled, both 'FUNDED' and 'NON-FUNDED' combined.
UNIVERSITY HEADCOUNT- FINAL FALL 2004
FRESHMEN CLASS PROFILE
UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY PROFILE
FTIC Applicants:
17,645
FTIC Acceptances:
9,132
FTIC's Enrolled:
4,092
Average SAT Verbal:
589
Average SAT Math:
597
Average SAT Total:
1186
Average ACT Total:
26
Average H.S. GPA:
3.84
Classification
Enrolled
Percent
Indian-Alaskan
196
.47%
Black, Non-Hispanic
3,536
8.53%
White, Non-Hispanic
29,232
70.49%
Asian-Pacific Islander
2,095
5.05%
Hispanic
5,061
12.20%
Non-Resident Alien
1,352
3.26%
Not Reported
1,365
 
Total
42,837
 
FLORIDA RESIDENCY STATUS
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER
40,026
93.4%
 In-State

 2,811
  6.6% 
 Out-of-State
42,837 
100.0%  
 Total
18,978
44.3%
 Male
23,859
55.7%
 Female
42,837
100.0%
 Total
AGE DISTRIBUTION
Freshmen 19
Sophomore 20
Junior 23
Senior 26
Percent over age 25: 24%
Master's 30
Doctoral 34
Undergraduate 23
Graduate 32
Percent over age 25: 24%
FINAL FALL 2004 HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT
Classification
Full-Time
Part-Time
University Total
Female
Male
Total
Female
Male
Total
Female
Male
Total
Undergraduate
Freshmen
3,546
3,455
7,001
204
217
421
3,750
3,672
7,422
Sophomores
2,717
2,256
4,973
283
267
550
3,000
2,523
5,523
Juniors
3,962
3,021
6,983
1,331
974
2,305
5,293
3,995
9,288
Seniors
4,670
3,388
8,058
2,636
2,171
4,807
7,306
5,559
12,865
Non-Degree
13
15
28
128
131
259
141
146
287
Total
14,908
12,135
27,043
4,582
3,760
8,342
19,490
15,895
35,385
Graduate
Non-Degree
10
6
16
556
336
892
566
342
908
Prof. Cert.
10
4
14
331
94
425
341
98
439
Master's
1,288
734
2,022
1,537
1,048
2,585
2,825
1,782
4,607
Specialist
47
2
49
16
1
17
63
3
66
Doctoral
312
524
836
262
334
596
574
858
1,432
Total
1,667
1,270
2,937
2,702
1,813
4,515
4,369
3,083
7,452
Total University
16,575
13,405
29,980
7,284
5,573
12,857
23,859
18,978
42,837
FALL ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE & LEVEL
College
Undergrad.
Grad.
Total
Arts & Sciences
11,633
1,098
12,731
Burnett College of Biomedical Science
1,201
27
1,228
Business Administration
7,333
1,029
8,362
Education
3,053
1,947
5,000
Engineering & Computer Science
4,375
1,134
5,509
Graduate Studies - Interdisciplinary
 
106
106
Health & Public Affairs
4,686
1,333
6,019
Optics and Photonics
 
123
123
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
1,308
64
1,372
Undeclared College
1,796
591
2,387
University Total
35,385
7,452
42,837
ALL SCH/FTE ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL AND TERM
  Final Summer 2004 Final Fall 2004 Final Spring 2005
Level
SCH
FTE
SCH
FTE
SCH
FTE
Lower
48,363.0
 4,836.3 187,839.0 12,522.6
161,151.0
 10,743.4
Upper
90,916.5
9,091.7
231,856.0
15,457.1
240,387.0
16,025.8
Graduate
26,097.0
3,262.1
45,326.5
3,777.2
41,730.5
3,477.5
Thesis/Diss.
1,938.0
242.3
2,970.0
247.5
3,095.5
258.0
Total
167,314.5
17,432.3
467,991.5
32,004.4
446,364.0
30,504.7
Note: Student Credit Hours and Full-Time Equivalents totals have been rounded.
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