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University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

36.4%

UCF requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 7090 first-time undergrad students enrolled at UCF. Among these students, 5,169 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 1,922 (0%), submitted ACT scores.

The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1260

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 17797 admitted students 5169 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

73%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1170-1350. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 600 and 680, while 25% scored below 600 and another 25% scored above 680.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 570 and 670, while 25% scored below 570 and 25% achieved a score of 670. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1260 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UCF.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 31% nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    600-680

  • Math

    570-670

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

28

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 17797 admitted students 1922 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

27%

Similar to the SAT, UCF requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 27% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 25 and 30, with 25% scoring above 30 and another 25% scoring below 25.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    24-31

  • Math

    23-28

  • Composite

    25-30

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$30

Undergraduate

$30

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UCF during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 48,929 20,360 28,569
Admitted students 17,797 7,561 10,236
Enrolled students 7,090 3,240 3,850
Acceptance rate 36% 37% 36%
Yield rate 40% 43% 38%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UCF received a total of 48,929 applications. These applications included 20,360 male applicants and 28,569 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 48,929 applicants, UCF admitted 17,797 students. Among the admitted students, there were 7,561 males and 10,236 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 7,090 students chose to enroll at UCF. This means that 7,090 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 3,240 were male and 3,850 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UCF had an overall acceptance rate of 36% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 37% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 36%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UCF had an overall yield rate of 40% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 43%, and for female admitted students, it was 38%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UCF over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 35,572 14,984 20,588 17,279 7,421 9,858 49% 50% 48% 6,553 3,042 3,511 38% 41% 36%
2016 34,886 14,590 20,296 17,441 7,448 9,993 50% 51% 49% 6,416 2,959 3,457 37% 40% 35%
2017 37,693 16,159 21,534 18,810 8,155 10,655 50% 50% 50% 6,879 3,253 3,626 37% 40% 34%
2018 41,816 17,677 24,139 17,786 7,392 10,394 42% 42% 43% 7,233 3,336 3,897 41% 45% 38%
2019 45,118 19,099 26,019 20,016 8,448 11,568 44% 44% 44% 7,323 3,341 3,982 37% 40% 34%
2020 47,957 19,997 27,960 21,661 9,213 12,448 45% 46% 44% 8,043 3,604 4,439 37% 39% 36%
2021 48,929 20,360 28,569 17,797 7,561 10,236 36% 37% 36% 7,090 3,240 3,850 40% 43% 38%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Central Florida uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Central Florida.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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