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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 2006 through Spring 2007. 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.
Academic Programs
Average Faculty Salary
Budget & Expenditures
Campus Size
Degrees Awarded
Employees by Category
Enrollment & Diversity
Facilities
Foundation
Freshmen Profile
General Information
Library
Residence Halls
Student Credit Hours
Student/Faculty Ratio
Student Headcount
Tuition & Fees
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 2006 Enrollment: 46,907

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:
 
Basic Classification: RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)
Standard Classifications:
  • Undergraduate Instructional Program: Prof+A&S/HGC - Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
  • Graduate Instructional Program: CompDoc/NMedVet - Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
  • Enrollment Profile: HU - High undergraduate
  • Undergraduate Profile: MFT4/S/HTI - Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Size and Setting: L4/NR - Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Note: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifications underwent extensive revisions in 2005. The new classifications were released in March 2006 and based upon data from 2003 and 2004. For more information on the classifications, see http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: (as of 10/2006))
95 
  Baccalaureate Programs
96 
  Master's Programs
3 
  Specialist Programs
25 
  Doctoral Programs
Degrees Awarded to Date: (thru Fall 2006 semester)
Baccalaureate Degrees:
134,624
Master's Degrees:
27,331
Doctoral Degrees:
1,649
Specialist Degrees:
420
 CAMPUS SIZE: (as of October 1, 2006)
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 (UCF owned buildings) 107,011 184,458 n/a 3
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
Rosen College of Hospitality Management 113,899 183,884    
  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
Rosen College of Hospitality Management, 9907 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819
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 6/30/06) $95,580,670
FOUNDATION ASSETS: (as of 6/30/06) $213,007,388
 2005-2006 EOY EXPENDITURES**   2006-2007 INITIAL OPERATING BUDGETS**
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$346,950,485
Auxiliary Enterprises 82,889,140
Contracts & Grants 
86,438,384
Local Funds 
256,846,823
Total $773,124,832
**Source: UCF Budget Office Reports
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$397,816,231
Auxiliary Enterprises 99,500,000
Contracts & Grants 
128,000,000
Local Funds 
301,550,035
Total $926,866,266
**Source: UCF Budget Office Reports
  EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY: (AY 2006-2007)
 
Men
Women
Total
Full-time Faculty 783 469 1,252
Part-Time Faculty (FTE's) 150.0  156.0 306.0
Graduate Teaching Assistants (FTE's) 125.0 95.0 220.0
Other Graduate Assistants (FTE's) 297.0 256.0 553.0
Executive & Administrative & Managerial 90 52 142
Executive & Administrative & Managerial (other) 148 165 313
Other Professionals 504 850 1,354
Support 486 549 1,035
University Total 2,583 2,592 5,175
Source: IPED's Fall Staff - Fall 2006.
  FACULTY DATA: (Fall 2006)  AVERAGE FACULTY SALARY (AY 2006-2007)
Fall Student/Faculty Ratio:(Fall Student FTE/Faculty FTE) 23:1
% of Faculty with Doctorate Degrees: 65%
# of Full-time Faculty with Doctoral Degrees: 816
% of Faculty Tenured: 40%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured on Track: 25%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured Track: 35%
Source: Fall Staff - Fall 2006
Rank 9-Month 12-Month
Professor
$108,969
$153,384
Associate Professor
$75,971
$120,233
Assistant Professor
$63,574
$76,783
Instructor
$45,298
$62,884
All Ranks
$72,637
$115,653
Source: Avg. salaries "excluding" visiting lines as reported to CUPA.
 LIBRARY HOLDINGS: (as of June 30, 2006)
Volumes held 1,623,277
Periodical subscriptions including electronic: 16,368
Electronic periodical subscriptions (a subset of above):
9,855
Electronic Databases: 371
Microform units 2,959,390
Media volumes (audio/video/cd's etc.): 42,610
 ON CAMPUS AND AFFILIATED HOUSING
 Main Campus:
5,191 
Lake Claire Apartments
 Rosen Campus:
392 
 Greek Housing:
402 
 Affiliated Housing:
3,756 
ACTUAL TUITION & FEES FOR 2006-2007
   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
$73.71 $207.58   73.71 $207.58
Non-Resident Fee
0.00 0.00   429.38 659.65
Building Fee
2.32 2.32   2.32 2.32
Capital Improvement Fee
 2.44 2.44   2.44 2.44
Financial Aid Fee
 3.68 10.37   3.68 10.37
Non-Resident Financial Aid Fee
 0.00 0.00   21.46 32.98
UCF Activity & Service Fee
 9.37 9.37   9.37 9.37
UCF Athletic Fee
 11.09 11.09   11.09 11.09
Health Fee*
 7.95 7.95   7.95 7.95
Transportation Access Fee*
 5.84 5.84   5.84 5.84
     Total Per Hour Fees
 $116.40 $256.96   $567.24 $949.59
*Fee charged to main campus and Rosen College courses only.
Other Fees:
Repeat Course Fee (per hour)
 $161.70 $0.00   $161.70 $0.00
ID Service & Access Fee (Annual)
 $10.00 $10.00   $10.00 $10.00
UCF Material & Supply Fee (per term)
 Up to $45.00 Up to $45.00   Up to $45.00 Up to $45.00
International Student Fee (per term)
 $50.00 $50.00   $50.00 $50.00
Equipment Fee
Up to $70.00 Up to $70.00   Up to $70.00 Up to $70.00
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)
2006-2007 FULL-TIME CHARGES PER YEAR+
Tuition@
Undergraduate Level: Florida Resident
$3,492.00
  Non-Florida Resident
$17,017.20
Graduate Level: Florida Resident
$6,167.04
  Non-Florida Resident
$22,790.16
*Fee charged to main campus and Rosen College courses only.
+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 2006 - Spring 2007)
Per
Semester
Year*
Single Rooms
Apollo Community - Lake, Osceola, Polk and Volusia Halls
$2,300
$4,600
Double Rooms
Apollo Community - Lake, Osceola, Polk, Volusia Halls
$2,025
$4,050
Libra Community - Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Orange, Seminole, Sumter Halls
$2,240
$4,480
Nike or Hercules Community - Buildings 101-103, 108-110
$2,375
$4,750
Apartment Rooms
Lake Claire Apartments (4 bed/2 bath apartment) - Buildings 55-70
$2,475
$4,950
Nike or Hercules Community (4 bed/2 bath apartment) -
Buildings 101-103, 111-114
$2,625
$5,250
Nike or Hercules Community (2 bed/1 bath apartment) -
Buildings 104-107, 111-114
$2,850
$5,700
Towers at Golden Knight Plaza  
4 bed/ 2 bath Apartment
$2,921
$5,842
4 bed/ 4 bath Apartment
$3,115
$6,230
2 bed/ 1 bath Apartment
$3,262
$6,524
1 bed/ 1 bath Apartment
$3,338
$6,676
Rosen College of Hospitality Management   
4 bed/ 2 bath Apartment
$2,675
$5,350
2 bed/ 1 bath Apartment
$2,875
$5,750
*Fall and Spring semesters combined.
Contact Housing if you need additional information.
Meal Plans (Fall 2006 - Spring 2007)
 Price per Semester Price per Year*
Residential Dining Memberships
Knights Plan - Snack all day or eat a full meal + $100 FlexBucks $1,704.99
$3,409.98
Any 15 Membership - 15 meals/week + $200 FlexBucks $1,554.99
$3,109.98
Any 10 Membership - 10 meals/week + $300 FlexBucks $1,404.99
$2,809.98
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 2006
FRESHMEN CLASS PROFILE
UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY PROFILE
FTIC Applicants:
18,887
FTIC Acceptances:
8,729
FTIC's Enrolled:
4,133
Average SAT Critical Reading:
592
Average SAT Math:
609
Average SAT Total:
1201
Average ACT Total:
26
Average H.S. GPA:
3.68
Classification
Enrolled
Percent
Indian-Alaskan
186
.41%
Black, Non-Hispanic
3,842
8.40%
White, Non-Hispanic
31,959
70.16%
Asian-Pacific Islander
2,273
4.98%
Hispanic
5,888
12.85%
Non-Resident Alien
1,368
3.20%
Not Reported
1,391
 
Total
46,907
 
FLORIDA RESIDENCY STATUS
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER
43,617
92.8%
 In-State

 3,290
 7.2%
 Out-of-State
46,907
100%
 Total
21,026
44.76%
 Male
25,881
55.24%
 Female
46,907
100.00%
 Total
AGE DI