Foreword
     This online fact book has been compiled for the purpose of providing a convenient and authoritative source of factual information concerning various aspects of the University of Central Florida from Summer 2004 through Spring 2005. A member institution of the Florida Board of Education, UCF was formerly Florida Technological University. The name was changed by action of the Florida Legislature on December 6, 1978.

     This online fact book is prepared in the office of Institutional Research, reporting to the office of Planning & Evaluation, a Division of Academic Affairs. Those people interested in a further breakdown of information contained in this online fact book can possibly obtain such a breakdown by referring their questions to the office of Institutional Research. All data reported in this online fact book was based on current reports. Any modifications at a later date to any reports used to provide these data might reflect different numbers. If you have a concern as to the accuracy of these data, please contact Institutional Research. 
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.
Status: One of Florida's 11 public universities
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.
SACS: Level 6 Institution
SREB Classification: Four-Year II Institution
Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities-Intensive
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: (as of 06/2004)
86 
  Baccalaureate Programs
68 
  Master's Programs
3 
  Specialist Programs
24 
  Doctoral Programs
Degrees Awarded to Date: (thru Fall 2004 semester)
Baccalaureate Degrees:
118,591
Master's Degrees:
23,605
Doctoral Degrees:
1,256
Specialist Degrees:
374
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
UCF Downtown, 36 W. Pine Street, Orlando, FL 32801
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 June 30, 2004) $70,528,212
FOUNDATION ASSETS: (as of June 30, 2004) $146,145,713
2003-2004 EOY EXPENDITURES**
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
2004-2005 INITIAL OPERATING BUDGETS**
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 INFORMATION: (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%
Average Faculty Salary (AY 2004-2005)
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
Greeks
  
418
Affiliated Housing
  
3,756
ACTUAL TUITION & 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.)
First classes were 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
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
*Source: SDCF
UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY PROFILE
Classification
Enrollment
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
Age Distribution
Freshmen 19 Undergraduate 23
Sophomore 20 Graduate 32
Junior 23 Master's 30
Senior 26 Doctoral 34
  Percent over age 25: 24%
  University average: 24
  
Enrollment by Gender
18,978
44.3%
 Male
23,859
55.7%
 Female
42,837
100.0%
 Total
Florida Residency Status
40,026    
93.4%   
 In-State
2,811    
6.6%   
 Out-of-State
42,837    
100.0%   
 Total
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