Office of Institutional Research
University of Central Florida
DATE ESTABLISHED: 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.*
The current service area for UCF encompasses 11 counties including Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Lake, Levy, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties.
 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
*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
 Preliminary FALL 2008 ENROLLMENT: 50,254
 STATUS: One of Florida's 11 public universities
 SACS: Level 6 Institution
 SREB CLASSIFICATION: Four-Year 1 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
 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.
 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & DEGREES AWARDED:
Academic Programs
(as of October 2008)
97
 Baccalaureate Programs
95
 Master's Programs
3
 Specialist Programs
29
 Doctoral Programs
1
 Professional Program (Medicine)
Degrees Awarded to Date
(through Summer 2008 - updated October 24, 2008)
Baccalaureate Degrees:
150,077
  
Master's Degrees:
30,462
  
Specialist Degrees:
484
  
Doctoral Degrees:
   1,992
Total Degrees:
183,015
  
UCF Alumni Association
  166,542 total alumni
  71% live in Florida
  57% live in Central Florida
....through Spring 2008
 CAMPUS SIZE: (as of October 2008)
Location Net Assignable Footage Gross Footage Acreage Number of Buildings
Main Campus (owned buildings) 6,142,966 8,500,679 1,415 157
Central Florida Research Park (owned buildings) 117,011 184,458 n/a 2
UCF Professional Development Center 8,009 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 10,997 19,837 0.3 1
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) 57,602 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 6/30/08
$114,184,067 
  FOUNDATION ASSETS: (as of 6/30/08)
$255,273,791 
 2007-2008 EOY EXPENDITURES**   2008-2009 INITIAL OPERATING BUDGETS**
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$369,078,631
Edu & General-Med Center 4,312,882
Auxiliary Enterprises 100,487,232
Contracts & Grants 
108,897,931
Local Funds 
282,364,032
Total $865,140,708
**Source: 2008-2009 UCF Operating Budget Exhibit B.
Budget Entity 
Education & General 
$411,168,633
Edu & General-Med. Center
9,173,004
Auxiliary Enterprises 123,805,000
Contracts & Grants 
139,423,250
Local Funds 
327,239,619
Faculty Practice (Med Center)         977,290
Total $1,011,786,796
**Source: 2008-2009 UCF Operating Budget Exhibit B.
   Note: 2008-09 Excludes $183,000 budgeted for College of Medicine Self-insurance Program (Not on OB Exhibit B)
  EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY*: (AY 2007-2008) - Includes ALL permanent & temporary employees.
 
# 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, 2008)
Volumes held 1,897,389
Periodical subscriptions including electronic: 18,012
Electronic periodical subscriptions (a subset of above):
11,576
Electronic Databases: 358
Microform units 3,027,411
Media volumes (audio/video/cd's etc): 46,784
 ON CAMPUS AND AFFILIATED HOUSING (as of Fall 2008)
 Housing Managed:
5,677 
 Greek Housing:
293 
 Rosen Campus:
392 
 Affiliated Housing:
3,736 
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 - FALL 2008 (Preliminary)
FRESHMEN CLASS PROFILE
UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY PROFILE
FTIC Applicants:
22,030
FTIC Acceptances:
9,689
FTIC's Enrolled:
3,932
Average SAT Critical Reading:
601
Average SAT Math:
618
Average SAT Total:
1219
Average SAT Writing:
572
Average ACT Total:
26
Average H.S. GPA:
3.76
Classification
Enrolled
Percent
Indian-Alaskan
197
0.40%
Black, Non-Hispanic
4,424
9.07%
White, Non-Hispanic
33,278
68.19%
Asian-Pacific Islander
2,609
5.35%
Hispanic
6,881
14.10%
Non-Resident Alien
1,413
2.90%
Not Reported
1,452
 
Total
50,254
 
 
FLORIDA RESIDENCY STATUS
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

47,882
95.28%
 In-State

2,372
4.72%
 Out-of-State
50,254
   Total
22,493
45.04%
 Male
27,761
54.96%
 Female
50,254
   Total
AGE DISTRIBUTION
Freshmen 19
Sophomore 20
Junior 23
Senior 26
Percent over age 25: 22%
Master's 30
Doctoral 33
Undergraduate 23
Graduate 31
FALL 2008 HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT