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 2005 through Spring 2006. 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: 45,090

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 06/2005)
92 
  Baccalaureate Programs
94 
  Master's Programs
3 
  Specialist Programs
24 
  Doctoral Programs
Degrees Awarded to Date: (thru Fall 2005 semester)
Baccalaureate Degrees:
126,216
Master's Degrees:
25,479
Doctoral Degrees:
1,435
Specialist Degrees:
395
 CAMPUS SIZE: (as of October 1, 2005)
Location Net Assignable Footage Gross Footage Acreage Number of Permanent Buildings
Main Campus (Permanent Buildings) 4,186,445 5,886,072 1,415 123
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
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
FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT: (as of June 30, 2005) $78,836,569
FOUNDATION ASSETS: (as of June 30, 2005) $182,917,679
 2004-2005 EOY EXPENDITURES**   2005-2006 INITIAL OPERATING BUDGETS**
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$327,657,889
Auxiliary Enterprises $76,927,623
Contracts & Grants 
$81,317,668
Local Funds 
$221,959,411
Total $707,862,591
**Source: UCF Budget Office Reports
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$354,397,387
Auxiliary Enterprises $87,145,000
Contracts & Grants 
$116,600,000
Local Funds 
$259,371,297
Total $817,513,684
**Source: UCF Budget Office Reports
  EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY: (AY 2005-2006)
Full-time Faculty 1,210
Part-Time Faculty (FTE's) 305
Graduate Teaching Assistants (FTE's) 169
Other Graduate Assistants (FTE's) 559
Executive & Administrative & Managerial 136
Executive & Administrative & Managerial (other) 280
Other Professionals 1,178
Support 1,077
University Total 4,914
Source: IPED's Fall Staff - Fall 2005.
  FACULTY DATA: (Fall 2005)  AVERAGE FACULTY SALARY (AY 2005-2006)
Fall Student/Faculty Ratio:[Fall Student FTE/Faculty FTE] 20:1
% of Faculty with Doctorate Degrees: 71%
# of Full-time Faculty with Doctoral Degrees: 861
% of Faculty Tenured: 42%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured on Track: 24%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured Track: 34%
Source: Fall Staff - Fall 2005
Rank 9-Month 12-Month
Professor
$101,628
$144,469
Associate Professor
$71,677
$111,807
Assistant Professor
$60,267
$79,303
Instructor
$43,081
$62,129
All Ranks
$69,810
$114,458
Source: Avg. salaries "excluding" visiting lines as reported to CUPA.
 LIBRARY HOLDINGS: (as of June 30, 2005)
Volumes held 1,623,277
Periodical subscriptions including electronic: 16,530
Electronic periodical subscriptions (a subset of above):
9,282
Microform units 2,921,975
Media volumes (audio/video/cd's etc): 40,216
 ON CAMPUS AND AFFILIATED HOUSING
 Main Campus:
4,194 
Lake Claire Apartments
 Rosen Campus:
383 
 Greek Housing:
418 
 Affiliated Housing:
3,756 
ACTUAL TUITION & FEES FOR 2005-2006
   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
$71.57 $201.54   $71.57 $201.54
Non-Resident Fee
0.00 0.00   416.88 640.44
Building Fee
2.32 2.32   2.32 2.32
Capital Improvement Fee
 2.44 2.44   2.44 2.44
Financial Aid Fee
 3.57 10.07   3.57 10.07
Non-Resident Financial Aid Fee
 0.00 0.00   20.84 32.02
UCF Activity & Service Fee
 9.37 9.37   9.37 9.37
UCF Athletic Fee
 11.09 11.09   11.09 11.09
Transportation Access Fee*
 4.34 4.34   4.34 4.34
     Total Per Hour Fees
 $104.70 $241.17   $542.42 $913.63
Other Fees:
Repeat Course Fee (per hour)
 $170.22 $0.00   $170.22 $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 (per term)
 $5.00 to $45.00 $5.00 to $45.00   $5.00 to $45.00 $5.00 to $45.00
International Student Fee (per term)
 $50.00 $50.00   $50.00 $50.00
Late Registration Fee (per term)
 $100.00 $100.00   $100.00 $100.00
Late Payment Fee (per term)
 $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.
2005-2006 FULL-TIME CHARGES PER YEAR+
Tuition@
Health Fees
Total
Undergraduate Level: Florida Resident
$3,141.00
$198.00
$3,339.00
  Non-Florida Resident
$16,272.60
$198.00
$16,470.60
Graduate Level: Florida Resident
$5,788.08
$158.40
$5,946.48
  Non-Florida Resident
$21,927.12
$158.40
$22,085.52
+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 2005 - Spring 2006)
Per
Semester
Year*
Single Rooms
Apollo Community - Lake, Osceola, Polk and Volusia Halls
$2,215
$4,430
Lake Claire Apartments (4 bed/2 bath apartment) - Buildings 55-70
$2,370
$4,740
Hercules Community (4 bed/2 bath apartment) - Buildings 111-114
$2,525
$5,050
Hercules Community (2 bed/1 bath apartment) - Buildings 111-114
$2,755
$5,510
Nike Community (4 bed/2 bath apartment) - Buildings 104-107)
$2,525
$5,050
Nike Community (2 bed/1 bath apartment) - Buildings 104-107)
$2,755
$5,510
Double Rooms
Apollo Community - Lake, Osceola, Polk, Volusia Halls
$1,960
$3,920
Libra Community - Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Orange, Seminole, Sumter Halls
$2,150
$4,300
Hercules Community - Buildings 108-110
$2,270
$4,540
Nike Community - Buildings 101-103
$2,270
$4,540
*Fall and Spring semesters combined.
Contact Housing if you need additional information.
Meal Plans (Fall 2005 - Spring 2006)
 Price per Semester Price per Year*
Campus Resident Plans
Knights Plan - 23 meals/week + $100 FlexBucks $1,549.99
$3,099.98
Any 15 Membership - 15 meals/week + $200 FlexBucks $1,449.99
$2,899.98
Any 10 Membership - 10 meals/week + $300 FlexBucks $1,349.99
$2,699.98
Contact Dining Services for additional plans.
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- FALL 2005
FRESHMEN CLASS PROFILE
UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY PROFILE
FTIC Applicants:
15,728
FTIC Acceptances:
9,101
FTIC's Enrolled:
4,198
Average SAT Verbal:
582
Average SAT Math:
595
Average SAT Total:
1178
Average ACT Total:
25
Average H.S. GPA:
3.62
Classification
Enrolled
Percent
Indian-Alaskan
185
.42%
Black, Non-Hispanic
3,804
8.71%
White, Non-Hispanic
37,607
70.07%
Asian-Pacific Islander
2,256
5.16%
Hispanic
5,584
12.78%
Non-Resident Alien
1,245
2.85%
Not Reported
1,409
 
Total
45,090
 
FLORIDA RESIDENCY STATUS
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER
42,675
94.6%
 In-State

 2,414
 5.4%
 Out-of-State
45,090
100%
 Total
20,040
44.44%
 Male
25,050
55.56%
 Female
45,090
100.00%
 Total
AGE DISTRIBUTION
Freshmen 19
Sophomore 20
Junior 23
Senior 26
Percent over age 25: 23%
Master's 30
Doctoral 33
Undergraduate 23
Graduate 32
   
FINAL FALL 2005 HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT
FALL ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE & LEVEL
College
Undergrad.
Grad.
Total
Arts & Sciences
12,622
1,135
13,757
Burnett College of Biomedical Science
1,410
21
1,431
Business Administration
7,815
992
8,807
Education
3,364
1,814
5,178
Engineering & Computer Science
4,503
1,072
5,575
Graduate Studies - Interdisciplinary
0
111
111
Health & Public Affairs
5,041
1,328
6,369
Optics and Photonics
0
124
124
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
1,567
71
1,638
Undergraduate Studies
20
0
20
Undeclared College
1,585
495
2,080
University Total
37,927
7,163
45,090
ALL SCH/FTE ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL AND TERM