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 2007 through Spring 2008. 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: 48,699

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 10/2007))
95 
  Baccalaureate Programs
97 
  Master's Programs
3 
  Specialist Programs
28 
  Doctoral Programs
Degrees Awarded to Date: (thru Fall 2007 semester)
Baccalaureate Degrees:
143,475
Master's Degrees:
29,231
Doctoral Degrees:
1,844
Specialist Degrees:
454
 CAMPUS SIZE: (as of October 1, 2007)
Location Net Assignable Footage Gross Footage Acreage Number of Permanent Buildings
Main Campus (permanent buildings) 4,541,473 6,537,203 1,415 147
Central Florida Research Park (UCF owned buildings) 117,011 184,458 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 0.3 1
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) 57,592 89,828 20 5
Rosen College of Hospitality Management 201,824 305,770 20 3
  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
 FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT: (as of 6/30/07) $115,330,641
FOUNDATION ASSETS: (as of 6/30/07) $270,133,629
 2006-2007 EOY EXPENDITURES**   2007-2008 INITIAL OPERATING BUDGETS**
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$379,982,242
Auxiliary Enterprises 91,074,388
Contracts & Grants 
95,430,139
Local Funds 
229,443,665
Total $795,930,434
**Source: 2007-2008 UCF Operating Budget Exhibit B.
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$417,029,028
Edu & General-Med. Center
4,707,531
Auxiliary Enterprises 111,610,000
Contracts & Grants 
133,100,000
Local Funds 
284,416,805
Total $950,863,364
**Source: 2007-2008 UCF Operating Budget Exhibit B.
  EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY: (AY 2007-2008)
 
# of Employees
FTE
Teaching Faculty & Adjuncts:  Full-Time
1,258
1,258.0
  Part-Time
498
176.2
Total Teaching Faculty & Adjuncts
1,756
1,434.2
Executive, Administrative & Managerial:  Full-Time
258
258.0
  Part-Time
4
2.3
Total Executive, Administrative & Managerial:
262
260.3
Other Professional: Full-Time
1,082
1,083.0
  Part-Time
131
49.5
Total Other Professional:
1,213
1,132.5
Support Personnel: Full-Time
1,584
1,584.0
  Part-Time
9
4.7
Total Support Personnel:
1,593
1,588.7
Graduate Assistants: (GA's, GRA's, GTA's) Full-Time
18
18.0
  Part-Time
1,549
713.0
Total Graduate Assistants:
1,567
731.0
Post-Doctoral & Research Associates: Full-Time
168
168.0
  Part-Time
26
12.2
Total Post-Doctoral & Research Associates:
194
180.2
OPS Hourly: Full-Time
531
531.1
  Part-Time
3,082
1,482.9
Total OPS Hourly:
3,613
2,014.0
University Total
  
10,198
7,341.0
Source: 'Fall Staff - Fall 2007'.
  FACULTY DATA: (Fall 2007)  AVERAGE FACULTY SALARY (AY 2007-2008)
Fall Student/Faculty Ratio:
[Fall Student FTE/Faculty FTE] 		22.4:1
% of Faculty with Doctorate Degrees: 69%
# of Full-time Faculty with Doctoral Degrees: 858
% of Faculty Tenured: 40%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured on Track: 24%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured Track: 36%
Source: Fall Staff - Fall 2007
Rank 9-Month 12-Month
Professor
$109,941
$154,291
Associate Professor
$76,700
$118,706
Assistant Professor
$63,029
$75,221
Instructor
$44,756
$61,280
All Ranks
$73,269
$110,229
Source: Avg. salaries "excluding" visiting lines as reported to CUPA.
 LIBRARY HOLDINGS: (as of June 30, 2007)
Volumes held 1,863,165
Periodical subscriptions including electronic: 17,038
Electronic periodical subscriptions (a subset of above):
10,515
Electronic Databases: 377
Microform units 2,998,433
Media volumes (audio/video/cd's etc.): 45,338
 ON CAMPUS AND AFFILIATED HOUSING
 Main Campus:
5,669 
Lake Claire Apartments
 Rosen Campus:
367 
 Greek Housing:
392 
 Affiliated Housing:
3,756 
ACTUAL TUITION & FEES FOR 2007-2008
(All programs EXCEPT Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT).
   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
$77.39 $217.95   $77.39 $217.95
Non-Resident Fee
0.00 0.00   450.84 692.63
Building Fee
2.32 2.32   2.32 2.32
Capital Improvement Fee
 2.44 2.44   2.44 2.44
Financial Aid Fee
 3.86 10.89   3.86 10.89
Non-Resident Financial Aid Fee
 0.00 0.00   22.54 34.63
UCF Activity & Service Fee
 9.65 9.65   9.65 9.65
UCF Athletic Fee
 11.72 11.72   11.72 11.72
Health Fee*
 8.11 8.11   8.11 8.11
Transportation Access Fee*
 7.09 7.09   7.09 7.09
     Total Per Hour Fees
 $122.58 $270.17   $595.96 $997.43
*Fee charged to main campus and Rosen College courses only.
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) ONLY. (Effective Fall Term 2007)
Fees per Credit Hour:
Florida Resident
(5000-7999)
Non-Florida Resident
(5000-7999)
 Tuition
$374.00 
$374.00 
 Out-of-State Fee
0.00 
692.63 
 Building Fee
2.32 
2.32 
 Capital Improvement Fee
2.44 
2.44 
 Financial Aid Fee
10.89 
10.89 
 Non-Resident Financial Aid Fee
0.00 
34.63 
 Activity & Service Fee
9.65 
9.65 
 Athletic Fee
11.72 
11.72 
 Transportation Access Fee*
7.09 
7.09 
 Health Fee*
8.11 
8.11 
 Total/Credit Hour 
$426.22 
$1,153.48 
*Fee charged to main campus and Rosen College courses only.
Other Fees:
Repeat Course Fee (per hour)
 $179.88 $0.00   $179.88 $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 $90.00 Up to $90.00   Up to $90.00 Up to $90.00
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)
2007-2008 FULL-TIME CHARGES PER YEAR+
Tuition@
Undergraduate Level: Florida Resident
$3,619.50
  Non-Florida Resident
$17,820.90
Graduate Level: Florida Resident
$6,484.08
  Non-Florida Resident
$23,938.32
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT):
 Florida Resident $10,229.28
  Non-Florida Resident $27,683.52
*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.
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 2007
FRESHMEN CLASS PROFILE
UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY PROFILE
FTIC Applicants:
20,128
FTIC Acceptances:
9,184
FTIC's Enrolled:
4,032
Average SAT Critical Reading:
601
Average SAT Math:
616
Average SAT Total:
1217
Average SAT Writing:
570
Average ACT Total:
26
Average H.S. GPA:
3.73
Classification
Enrolled
Percent
Indian-Alaskan
200
0.42%
Black, Non-Hispanic
4,119
8.72%