Originally founded as Florida Technological University to support the US space program, UCF in Orlando is a massive engine of aerospace engineering, optics, and cybersecurity.
- Admit rate
- 41%
- Moderately selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1220–1370
- Scores required to apply
- Avg. net price
- $12,500
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 4.15
- weighted (~3.85 unweighted)
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Half of admitted students scored between 1220 and 1370.
Popular majors
- Optics & Photonics (CREOL)Engineering & Tech
- Video Game Design (FIEA)Computer Science & AI
- Computer Science & CybersecurityComputer Science & AI
- Aerospace & Mechanical EngineeringEngineering & Tech
- Hospitality Management (Rosen)Business, Finance & Econ
Highlights
- #1 supplier of engineering talent to NASA Kennedy Space Center and aerospace contractors
- Home to CREOL, the premier optics and laser research institute in the world
- One of the largest university undergraduate enrollments in the United States
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