Prepared by: Institutional Research and Planning Support

A.  GENERAL INFORMATION

•         Name of College or University: University of Central Florida
•         Mailing Address, City/State/Zip: Orlando, FL 32816
•         Street Address (if different), City/State/Zip ........
•         Main Phone: (407) 823-2000
•         WWW Home Page Address: http://www.ucf.edu
•         Admissions Phone Number: (407) 823-3000
•         Admissions Office Mailing Address: P.O. Box 160111, Orlando, FL 32816-0111
•         Admissions Fax Number: (407) 823-5625
•         Admissions E-mail Address: admission@mail.ucf.edu
•         Admissions WWW Home Page Address: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~admissio/

	Public
	Private (nonprofit)
	Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:
 

	Coeducational college
	Men's college
	Women's college

A4. Academic year calendar

	Semester
	Quarter
	Trimester
	Other
	4-1-4
	Continuous
	Differs by program

A5. Degrees offered by your institution
 

	Certificate
	Diploma
	Associate
	Transfer
	Terminal
	Bachelor's
	Postbachelor's certificate
	Master's
	Specialist
	Doctoral
	First professional
	First professional certificate

B.  ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

B1. Institutional Enrollment - Men and Women
        Provide numbers of students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 1999 as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 1999. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A (undergraduates only) survey.
 

	FULL-TIME			PART-TIME
	Men (IPEDS col. 15)	Women (IPEDS col. 16)	IPEDS line	Men (IPEDS col. 15)	Women (IPEDS col. 16)	IPEDS line
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	1,954	2,173	line 1	86	84	line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking	692	617	line 2	116	100	line 16
All other degree-seeking	5,578	7,445	lines 3-6	3,133	3,771	lines 17-20
Total degree-seeking	8,224	10,235		3,335	3,955
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	34	47	line 7	282	373	line 21
Total undergraduates	8,258	10,282	line 8	3,617	4,328	line 22
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students	na	na	line 9	na	na	line 23
All other first-professionals	na	na	line 10	na	na	line 24
Total first-professional
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time	102	247	line 11	292	362	line 25
All other degree-seeking	328	507	line 12	1,177	1,300	line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	22	35	line 13	299	517	line 27
Total graduate	452	789		1,768	2,179

Total all undergraduates (IPEDS sum of lines 8 and 22, cols. 15 and 16): 26,485
Total all graduate and professional students (IPEDS sum of lines 14 and 28, cols. 15 and 16): 5,188

Grand total all students (IPEDS line 29, sum of cols. 15 and 16):  31,673

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
        Provide numbers of degree-seeking undergraduate students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 1999
        as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 1999.  Refer to IPEDS EF-1
        Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A surveys based on column and line numbers in grid for totals.
 

	DEGREE-SEEKING FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR	DEGREE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES
	IPEDS sum of lines 1 and 15	IPEDS sum of lines 1-6 and  lines 15-20
Non-Resident Aliens IPEDS cols. 3-4	33	528
Black, non-Hispanic IPEDS cols. 3-4	362	1,964
American Indian or Alaskan Native  IPEDS cols. 5-6	25	146
Asian or Pacific Islander  IPEDS cols. 7-8	180	1,234
Hispanic  IPEDS cols. 9-10	450	2,756
White, non-Hispanic IPEDS cols. 11-12	3,141	18,884
Race/ethnicity unknown  IPEDS cols. 13-14	106	237
Total IPEDS cols. 15-16	4,297	25,749

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999
 

Certificate/diploma	Degrees
Associate degrees	199
Bachelor's degrees	5,457
Postbachelor's certificate	n/a
* Master's	1,294
Post-master's certificate
Doctoral	89
First professional
First professional certificate

* Master's Degree Detail

• 1,278   Master's
• 16      Specialist's

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 1993.  Include in the cohort those who entered
your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1993.

B4.  Initial 1993 cohort of first time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking
undergraduate students; total all students:  1883
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of colums 15 and 16)

B5.  Of the initial 1993 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
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B6.  Final 1993 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions:  1883
(Subtract question B5 from question B4)

B7.  Of the initial 1993 initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years
or less (by August 31,1997): 432
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B8.  Of the initial 1993 cohort, how many completed the program in more than four
years but in five years or less (after August 31,1997 and by August 31, 1998): 367
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B9.  Of the initial 1993 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five
years but in six years or less (after August 31, 1998 and by August 31, 1999):   102
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B10.  Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9): 901
(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B11.  Six-year graduation rate for 1993 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6): 47.8%

For Two-Year Institutions:
Sections B12 - B22 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 1998 (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 1998 (or the preceding summer term),
what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its
official enrollment in fall 1999?  76.4%

C.  FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 1999. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) 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 men applied *	______
Total women applied*	______
Total men and women applied	16,606

Total men admitted*	______
Total women admitted*	______
Total men and women admitted	10,241

Total (full-time & part-time)*, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled*	_____
Total (full-time & part-time)*, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled*	_____
Total (full-time & part-time)*, first-time, first-year (freshman) men and women enrolled	4,449

*First-year students are not reported as full-time/part-time and men/women separately

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 1999 admissions:

Number of qualified applicants placed on waiting list	142
Number accepting a place on the waiting list	142
Number of wait-listed students admitted	3

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

	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

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

	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
Class rank
Recommendation(s)
Standardized test scores
Essay
Nonacademic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Minority status
Volunteer work
Work experience

SAT and ACT Policies

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)
SAT I or ACT, SAT I preferred
SAT I or ACT, ACT preferred
SAT I and SAT II
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 May 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):________________________________________________

Freshman Profile

C9.  Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1999 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	74%			Number submitting SAT scores	2,585
% submitting ACT scores	26%			Number submitting ACT scores	905

	25th percentile	75th percentile
SAT I Verbal	520	610
SAT I Math	530	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	4.6%	5.3%
600-699	27%	33%
500-599	55.7%	49.8%
400-499	12.3%	11.7%
300-399	0.4%	0.2%
200-299	0%	0%

 
 

	ACT Comp	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	6.5%
24-29	55.9%
18-23	37.1%
12-17	0.5%
6 - 11	0%
below 6	0%

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	23%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	62%
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	72%

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	83%
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9	17%
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:    3.5
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:  100%

Admission Policies

	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 15
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) _December 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

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 1999.
 

	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled Applicants
Men
Women
Total	7,446	5,049	3,358

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
Statement of Good Standing from Prior Institution

D6.  If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
        (on a 4.0 scale): ____________________

D7.  If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
        (on a 4.0 scale):      2.0

D8.  List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
        Only transfers with less than 60 semester hours of college credit are required to submit high school transcripts or SAT/ACT scores.

D9.  List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students.  If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling Admission" column.
 
 

1999	Priority Date	Closing Date	Notification Date	Reply Date	Rolling Admission
Fall		May 15
Winter
Spring		November 15
Summer		May 15

D10.  Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students? yes no

D11.  Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:  Applicants with fewer than 60 semester hours of transferable credit must meet freshman requirements and submit high school transcript and ACT or SAT-I scores.  Some majors are limited access and GPA will vary.  Education majors are required to submit satisfactory ACT or SAT-I scores. 
Applicants with AA degrees from Florida public institutions applying to non-limited access programs will be admitted.

Transfer Credit Policies

D12.  Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:      D  

D13.  Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: ___  unit type: no limit

D14.  Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:   ___  unit type: no limit

D15.  Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate's degree:  20 of the last 30

D16.  Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree:  last 30

D17.  Describe other transfer credit policies: Open admissions policy for transfer applicants with an associate degree from in-state public community colleges.

 

E.  ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1.  Special study options:  Identify those programs available at your institution.  Refer to definitions.

	Accelerated program
	Cooperative (work-study) program
	Cross-registration
	Distance learning
	Double major
	Dual enrollment
	English as a Second Language
	Exchange student program (domestic)
	External degree program
	Honors program
	Independent study
	Internships
	Liberal arts/career combination
	Student-designed major
	Study abroad
	Teacher certification program
	Weekend college
	Other (specify):

E2.  Has been removed from the CDS

E3.  Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.

	Arts/fine arts
	Computer literacy
	English (including composition)
	Foreign languages
	History
	Humanities
	Mathematics
	Philosophy
	Science (biological or physical)
	Social science
	Other (describe):

Library Collections

Report the number of holdings.  Refer to most recent IPEDS Library Survey, Part D, for corresponding equivalents.

E4.  Books, serial backfiles, and government documents (paper and electronic titles) that are accessible through the library's catalog - include bound periodicals and newspapers and exclude microforms: 828,501  (sum of lines 27 [paper titles] and 29 [electronic titles], column 2)

E5.  Current serial subscriptions (paper, microform, and electronic) - include periodicals, newspapers, and government documents: 8,092  (sum of lines 30 [paper and microform subscriptions] and 31 [electronic subscriptions], column 2)

E6.  Microforms (units):  2,118,032  (line 28, column2)

E7.  Audiovisual materials (units):  30,889  (line 32, column 2)

F.  STUDENT LIFE

F1.  Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 1999 who fit the following categories

	1st-time, 1st-year (freshman) students	Degree-seeking Undergraduates
Percent who are from out-of-state (exclude international/nonresident aliens)	6.8%	3.1%
Percent of men who join fraternities	17%	13.3%
Percent of women who join sororities	24%	10.7%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	41%	10%
Percent who live off campus or commute	59%	90%
Percent students age 25 and older	<1%	26.4