University of Central Florida
What University of Central Florida's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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InternationalUniversity of Central Florida
International applicants face 1.8× tougher odds at University of Central Florida.
24% of international applicants are admitted, against 43% overall.
Overall43%
International24%
Source: University of Central Florida's Common Data Set 2025-26
Where you liveUniversity of Central Florida
Living in FL makes University of Central Florida 1.7× easier.
In-state applicants are admitted at 47%, out-of-state at 28%.
In-state47%
Out-of-state28%
Source: University of Central Florida's Common Data Set 2025-26
5 more things the data says PRO
- The share of women in the first-year class has fallen from 54% to 49% since 2019-20, about 1.1 points a year.
- 32% of admitted students chose to enroll, higher than every similar college.
- In-state applicants are admitted at about 1.7 times the out-of-state rate.
- 2,157 students stayed on the waitlist and 343 were admitted from it (15.9%).
- Applications rose 43% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (41,816 to 59,629), faster than 61% of colleges here.
What students say PRO
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- Most admits led something, such as club president, team captain, student council, section leader or founder of a team or program.
- Many admits started their own project, like a nonprofit, tutoring program, newsletter, business, club or robotics program.
- About two-thirds of admits who named a round (15 of 23) applied Early Action; the other 8 applied Regular Decision.
- Most admits did steady volunteering or tutoring, often 80 to 300 hours, at hospitals, food pantries, shelters or youth programs.
- Many admits had research or technical internships, such as cybersecurity, a lab or software internship, a published paper or a research institute role.
- Students report UCF uses rolling admissions, so applying early helps because seats and scholarship money can run out.
- Students report delayed financial aid and loan disbursements at the start of the year, with a student petition about the problem.
- International students report the cost, around 40k a year, can be too high even after admission.
- Students report portal and transcript confusion, such as transcripts showing as missing and strict electronic transcript rules.
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