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Prepared
by: Institutional Research
A.
GENERAL INFORMATION
A1.
Address Information
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Name of College or University: University of Central
Florida
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Mailing Address, City/State/Zip: Orlando, FL 32816
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Street Address (if different), City/State/Zip ........
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Main Phone: (407) 823-2000
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WWW Home Page Address: http://www.ucf.edu
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Admissions Phone Number: (407) 823-3000
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Admissions Office Mailing Address: P.O. Box 160111, Orlando,
FL 32816-0111
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Admissions Fax Number: (407) 823-3419
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Admissions E-mail Address: admission@mail.ucf.edu
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Admissions WWW Home Page Address:
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~admissio/
A2. Source
of institutional control (check one only)
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Public |
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Private (nonprofit) |
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Proprietary |
A3. Classify
your undergraduate institution:
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Coeducational college |
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Men's college |
 |
Women's college |
A4. Academic
year calendar
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Semester |
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Quarter |
 |
Trimester |
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Other |
 |
4-1-4 |
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Continuous |
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Differs by program |
A5. Degrees offered by your institution
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Certificate |
 |
Diploma |
 |
Associate |
 |
Transfer |
 |
Terminal |
 |
Bachelor's |
 |
Postbachelor's certificate |
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Master's |
 |
Post-Master's Certificate |
 |
Specialist |
 |
Doctoral |
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First professional |
 |
First professional certificate |
B.
ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE
B1. Institutional Enrollment - Men
and Women
Provide
numbers of students for each of the following categories as
of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of
October 15, 2002.
|
FULL-TIME |
PART-TIME |
|
Men
|
Women
|
Men
|
Women
|
| Undergraduates |
|
|
|
|
| Degree-seeking,
first-time freshmen |
2,476 |
2,847 |
101 |
197 |
| Other first-year,
degree-seeking |
785 |
707 |
153 |
113 |
| All other
degree-seeking |
7,328 |
9,570 |
3,506 |
4,026 |
| Total
degree-seeking |
10,589 |
13,124 |
3,760 |
4,336 |
| All other
undergraduates enrolled in credit courses |
14 |
13 |
94 |
114 |
| Total
undergraduates |
10,603 |
13,137 |
3,854 |
4,450 |
| First-professional |
|
|
|
|
| First-time,
first-professional students |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| All other
first-professionals |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Total
first-professional |
|
|
|
|
| Graduate |
|
|
|
|
| Degree-seeking,
first-time |
446 |
485 |
297 |
432
|
| All
degree-seeking |
639 |
884 |
1022 |
1216 |
| All other
graduates enrolled in credit courses (Postbac) |
11 |
28 |
423 |
671 |
| Total
graduate |
1,096 |
1,397 |
1,742 |
2,319 |
Total all undergraduates: 32,044
Total all graduate and professional students: 6,554
Grand total all students: 38,598
B2. Enrollment
by Racial/Ethnic Category
Provide numbers
of undergraduate students for each of the following categories
as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as
of October 15, 2002. Complete the "Total Undergraduates"
column only if you cannot provide data for the first twocolumns.
|
DEGREE-SEEKING
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR |
DEGREE-SEEKING
UNDER-GRADUATES |
TOTAL
UNDER-GRADUATES |
Non-Resident Aliens
|
24 |
379 |
|
Black, non-Hispanic
|
487 |
2,604 |
|
American Indian or
Alaskan Native
|
22 |
203 |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander
|
293 |
1,600 |
|
Hispanic
|
676 |
3,553 |
|
White, non-Hispanic
|
3,944 |
22,441 |
|
Race/ethnicity unknown
|
175 |
1,029 |
|
Total
|
5,621 |
31,809 |
|
Persistence
B3. Number of degrees awarded by
your institution from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002
| Certificate/diploma |
Degrees
|
| Associate degrees |
232
|
| Bachelor's degrees |
6,142
|
| Postbachelor's certificate |
185
|
| * Master's |
1,552
|
| Post-master's certificate |
|
| Doctoral |
123
|
| First professional |
|
| First professional certificate |
|
* Master's Degree Detail
- 1,536
Master's
- 16 Specialist's
Graduation
Rates
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected
by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation
Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions
of data elements, see IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary
on the 2002 Web-based survey.
For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or
equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students who entered in fall 1996. Include
in the cohort those who entered
your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1996.
B4. Initial 1996 cohort
of first time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students; total all students: 2536
B5.
Of the initial 1996 cohort, how many did not persist and did
not graduate for the
following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed
forces, foreign aid service
of the federal government, or official church missions;
total allowable exclusions: 0
B6.
Final 1996 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions: 2536
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)
B7. Of the initial 1996
initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years
or less (by August 31,2000): 666
B8. Of the initial 1996
cohort, how many completed the program in more than four
years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2000 and
by August 31, 2001): 459
B9. Of the initial 1996
cohort, how many completed the program in more than five
years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2001 and
by August 31, 2002): 154
B10. Total graduating
within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 1279
B11. Six-year graduation
rate for 1996 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):
50%
For Two-Year
Institutions:
Sections B12 - B21 do not apply to University of Central Florida
(a four year institution).
Retention
Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's
(or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students who entered in fall 2001 (or the preceding
summer term). The
initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for
the following reasons: deceased,
permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of
the federal government or official
church missions. No other adjustments to the initial
cohort should be made.
B22. For the cohort of
all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate
students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall
2001 (or the preceding summer term),
what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the
date your institution calculates its
official enrollment in fall 2002?
81%
C.
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION
C1. First-time, first-year (freshman)
students: : Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time,
first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled
(full- or part-time) in fall 2002. Include early decision,
early action, and students who began studies during summer
in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students
who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission
(i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have
been notified of one of the following actions: admission,
nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn
(by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should
include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered
admission.
| Total
first-time, first-year (freshman) men applied |
8,161 |
| Total first-time,
first-year (freshman) women applied |
11,146 |
| Total
first-time, first-year (freshman) men and women applied |
19,307 |
| Total first-time,
first-year (freshman) men admitted |
5,203 |
| Total
first-time, first-year (freshman) women admitted |
6,720 |
| Total first-time,
first-year (freshman) men and women admitted |
11,923 |
| |
|
| Total full-time, first-time,
first-year (freshman) men enrolled |
2,476 |
| Total
part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled |
101 |
| Total
full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled |
2,847 |
| Total
part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled |
197 |
| |
|
| Total
(full-time & part-time), first-time, first-year (freshman)
men and women enrolled |
5,621 |
C2. Freshman
wait-listed students
(students who met admission requirements but whose final admission
was contingent on space availability)
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
yes:
no:
If yes, please answer the questions
below for fall 2002 admissions:
| Number of qualified
applicants placed on waiting list |
376 |
| Number accepting a
place on the waiting list |
193 |
| Number of wait-listed
students admitted |
0 |
Admission
Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement
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High school diploma is required
and GED is accepted |
 |
High school diploma is requried
and GED is not accepted |
 |
High school diploma or equivalent
is not required |
440
C4. Does your institution require
or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking
students?
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Require |
 |
Recommend |
 |
Neither require nor recommend |
C5. Distribution
of high school units required and/or recommended.
Specify the distribution of academic high school course units
required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking
students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of
study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for
calculating units, please convert.
|
Units required |
Units recommended |
| Total academic units |
19 |
|
| English |
4 |
|
| Mathematics |
3 |
|
| Science |
3 |
|
| Of these, units that must be lab |
(2) |
|
| Foreign language |
2 |
|
| Social studies |
3 |
|
| History |
|
|
| Academic electives |
4 |
|
| Other (specify) |
|
|
Basis for Selection
C6. Do you have an open
admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school
graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted
without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications).
If so, check which applies:
| Open admission policy as described
above for all students |
 |
Open admission policy as described
above for most students, but
| selective admission for out-of
state students |
 |
| selective admission to some programs |
 |
| other (explain) |
|
C7. Relative
importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic
factors in your first-time, first- year, degree-seeking (freshman)
admission decisions.
|
Very Important |
Important |
Considered |
Not Considered |
| Academic |
|
|
|
| Secondary school record |
 |
 |
 |
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| Class rank |
 |
 |
 |
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| Recommendation(s) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Standardized test
scores |
 |
 |
 |
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| Essay |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Nonacademic |
|
|
|
|
| Interview |
 |
 |
 |
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| Extracurricular activities |
 |
 |
 |
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| Talent/ability |
 |
 |
 |
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| Character/personal
qualities |
 |
 |
 |
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| Alumni/ae relation |
 |
 |
 |
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| Geographical residence |
 |
 |
 |
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| State residency |
 |
 |
 |
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| Religious affiliation/commitment |
 |
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 |
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| Minority status |
 |
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 |
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| Volunteer work |
 |
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| Work experience |
 |
 |
 |
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SAT
and ACT Policies
C8. Entrance exams
a) Does your institution make
use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions
for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?
yes
no
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate
boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use
in admission.
|
Required |
Recommended |
Require
for some |
Considered if submitted |
Not used |
| SAT I |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| ACT |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| SAT I or ACT (no preference) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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| SAT I or ACT, SAT
I preferred |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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| SAT I or ACT, ACT
preferred |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| SAT I and SAT II |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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| SAT I and SAT II or
ACT |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| SAT II |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
In addition, does your institution
use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Placement |
 |
 |
| Counseling |
 |
 |
B. Does your institution use
the SAT I or II or the ACT for placement only? If so,
please mark the appropriate boxes below:
|
Require |
Recommend |
Require for Some |
| SAT I |
 |
 |
 |
| SAT II |
 |
 |
 |
| ACT |
 |
 |
 |
| SAT I or
ACT |
 |
 |
 |
| Other (specify) |
 |
 |
 |
Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores
must be received for fall-term admission March 1
Latest date by which SAT II scores
must be received for fall-term admission N/A
If necessary, use this space to clarify
your test policies (e.g., if tests recommended for some students,
or if tests not required of some students):__TOEFL may be
required of applicants who are not native speakers of English.____
Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled
degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year
(freshman) students enrolled in fall 2002, including students
who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident
aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.
C9. Percent and number of
first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall
2002 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores.
Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year
(freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test
scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics
scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine
other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item.
SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile
is the score that 25% scored at or below; the 75th percentile
score is the one that 25% scored at or above.
| % submitting SAT scores |
78%
|
|
|
Number submitting
SAT scores |
4,395
|
| % submitting ACT scores |
22%
|
|
|
Number submitting
ACT scores |
1,244
|
|
25th percentile
|
75th percentile
|
| SAT I Verbal |
510
|
610
|
| SAT I Math |
520
|
620
|
| ACT composite |
22
|
26
|
| ACT English |
|
|
| ACT Math |
|
|
Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman)
students with scores in each range
|
SAT I Verbal
|
SAT I Math
|
| 700-800 |
3.6%
|
5.3%
|
| 600-699 |
26.4%
|
31.1%
|
| 500-599 |
51.9%
|
51.0%
|
| 400-499 |
17.5%
|
12.3%
|
| 300-399 |
0.6%
|
0.3%
|
| 200-299 |
0%
|
0%
|
|
ACT Comp
|
ACT English
|
ACT Math
|
| 30-36 |
3.9%
|
|
|
| 24-29 |
51.0%
|
|
|
| 18-23 |
44.3%
|
|
|
| 12-17 |
0.8%
|
|
|
| 6 - 11 |
0%
|
|
|
| below 6 |
0%
|
|
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C10.
Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman)
students who had high school class rank within each of the
following ranges (report information for those students from
whom you collected high school rank information).
| Percent in top tenth
of high school graduating class |
33%
|
| Percent in top quarter
of high school graduating class |
85%
|
| Percent in top half
of high school graduating class |
90%
|
| Percent in bottom
half of high school graduating class |
10%
|
| Percent in bottom
quarter of high school graduating class |
na
|
|
|
| Percent of total first-time,
first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school
class rank |
86% |
C11. Percentage
of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman)
students who had high school grade-point averages within each
of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information
only for those students from whom you collected high school
GPA
| Percent who had GPA
of 3.0 and higher |
91% |
| Percent who had GPA
between 2.0 and 2.9 |
9% |
| Percent who had GPA
between 1.0 and 1.99 |
____
|
| Percent
who had GPA below 1.0 |
____ |
C12.
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time,
first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:
3.7
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman)
students who submitted high school GPA: 100%
Admission Policies
C13. Application
fee
|
Yes
|
No |
| Does your institution have an
application fee? |
|
 |
| Amount of application fee |
__$20__ |
|
| Can it be waived for applicants
with financial need? |
|
 |
C14. Application
closing date Does your institution
have an application closing date?
yes
no
Application closing date (fall): May 1
Priority date: March 1
C15. Are first-time, first-year
students accepted for terms other than the fall?
yes
no
C16. Notification to applicants
of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
On a rolling basis beginning (date) _September 1_
By (date) __________
Other __________
C17.
Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill
in one only)
| Must reply
by (date): |
 |
| No Set date: |
 |
| Must reply by May
1 or within specified weeks if notified thereafter |
 |
Other __________
C18. Deferred
admission: Does your institution
allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
yes
no
If yes, maximum period of postponement: __________
C19. Early admission of high
school students: Does your institution allow high school
students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman)
students one year or more before high school graduation?
yes
no
C20. Common Application: Will
you accept the Common Application distributed by the National
Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?
yes no
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?
yes no
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?
yes
no
Early Decision and
Early Action Plans
C21. Early
decision: Does your institution
offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits
students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well
in advance of the regular notification date and which asks students
to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year
(freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?
yes
no
If "yes," please complete the following
:
| First or only early decision plan
closing date |
__________ |
| First or only early decision plan
notification date |
__________ |
| Other early decision plan closing
date |
__________ |
| Other early decision plan notification
date |
__________ |
| Number of early decision applications
received by your institution |
__________ |
| Number of applicants admitted
under early decision plan |
__________ |
| Please provide significant details
about your early decision plan: |
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
C22. Early action: Do
you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are
notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular
notification date but do not have to commit to attending your
college?
yes
no
If yes please complete the following :
| Early action closing date |
__________ |
| Early action notification date |
__________ |
D.
TRANSFER ADMISSION
Fall Applicants
D1. Does your institution
enroll transfer students?
yes no
(If no, please
skip to Section E)
If yes, may transfer students earn
advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from
course work completed at other colleges/universities?
yes no
D2.
Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted,
and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2002.
|
Applicants
|
Admitted
Applicants
|
Enrolled
Applicants
|
| Men |
3,236 |
1,787 |
1,307 |
| Women |
4,655 |
2,899 |
1,966 |
| Total |
7,891 |
4,686 |
3,276 |
Application
for Admission
D3. Indicate terms for
which transfers may enroll:
Fall Winter Spring Summer
D4.
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits
completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?
yes no
If yes, what is
the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?
12 semester hours
D5. Indicate all items
required of transfer students to apply for admission:
|
Required of All |
Recommended for All |
Recommended for Some |
Required for Some |
Not Required |
| High School Transcript |
|
|
|
 |
|
| College Transcript(s) |
 |
|
|
|
|
| Essay or Personal Statement |
|
|
|
|
 |
| Interview |
|
|
|
|
 |
| Standardized Test Scores |
|