	University of Central Florida 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Central Florida (UCF) is an American public research university in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest university in the United States by undergraduate enrollment, and the second largest by total enrollment. Founded in 1963, UCF opened to provide personnel to support the U.S. space program at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida's Space Coast. As its academic scope broadened, it was renamed from Florida Technological University to the University of Central Florida in 1978. While initial enrollment was only 1,948 students, enrollment today amounts to some 60,821 students from 140 countries and all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The majority of the student population is located on the university's main campus just 13 miles (21 km) east-northeast of downtown Orlando, and 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Daytona Beach. The university offers over 200 degrees through thirteen colleges and twelve satellite campuses in Central Florida. Since its founding, UCF has awarded almost 280,000 degrees, including 50,000 graduate and professional degrees, to over 240,000 alumni worldwide. UCF is a space-grant university, and has made significant research contributions to engineering, optics, simulation, digital media, business administration, education, hospitality management, and the arts. Its official colors are black and gold, and the university logo is a Pegasus, which "symbolizes the university's vision of limitless possibilities." The university's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known as the "UCF Knights" and represented by mascot Knightro, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the American Athletic Conference. History \| Founding Following President John F. Kennedy's September 1962 speech, in which he described his goal of accomplishing a manned space flight to the moon by the end of the decade, the space program grew in importance and scope in Central Florida because of its proximity to Cape Canaveral. Prominent residents and local leaders began lobbying the Florida State Legislature to increase access to higher education on the Space Coast. With the help of former State Senate President William A. Shands and Senator Beth Johnson, the legislature passed and Governor Farris Bryant signed into law Senate Bill No. 125 on June 10, 1963, which authorized the Florida Board of Regents to create a new state university in East Central Florida. The university was founded as a non-segregated and coeducational university, with the mission of educating students for promising space-age careers in engineering and other technological professions. On January 24, 1964, the Board of Regents purchased 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of remote forest and pasture land along Alafaya Trail (SR 434) in northeast Orlando at the cost of $500,000 as the site of the new university. Local residents donated another 227 acres (0.92 km2), and raised more than $1 million in funds to secure the land acquisition. In December 1965, the Board of Regents appointed Charles Millican the first president of the new university. Millican with the consultation of a citizen advisory group, chose the name Florida Technological University, as well as co-designed the school's distinctive "Pegasus" seal. Millican is also responsible for the university's slogan - "Reach for the Stars" - and for the two key principles of the school, "accent on excellence" and "accent on the individual." Millican was also responsible for the university's unique pedestrian oriented concentric circle campus layout, which was based on plans by Walt Disney and has become a model for other universities. Millican and then-Governor Claude Kirk presided over FTU's groundbreaking in March 1967. Eighteen months after the groundbreaking, the inaugural classes ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Central Florida Details

University of Central Florida Details
detail	value
state	Florida
conference	American Athletic Conference
public	Public
scores	1740/1160/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[103
overall ROI rank	[141
size	enormous
undergrads	52671
grads	8096
price	36989
drop	34
stem	28
research	116
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Central Florida?

1. number 103 for Academics.

2. number 141 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Central Florida?

1. Florida International University

2. Pennsylvania State University

3. Arizona State University-Tempe

4. Drexel University

5. Texas A & M University-College Station

6. The University of Texas at Austin

7. Michigan State University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Central Florida National Academic Rankings

University of Central Florida National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	103	182	183	54	48	136	115	164	141
All	95	96	94	54	48	80	70	76	95
All Nonivy	87	95	92	46	40	77	66	73	91
Div1	58	69	64	35	33	84	80	84	83
Div1 Nonivy	50	63	58	27	25	78	72	82	77
Div1 Public	35	37	33	17	16	66	71	77	60
Public	44	60	59	20	17	79	80	71	65
Stem Low	66	85	85	38	34	74	66	83	87
American Athletic Conference	4	4	6	1	1	6	5	8	7
South East Region	19	39	38	10	8	29	31	62	36
State of Florida	5	6	9	3	2	7	5	15	9
Top Ten Top250	103	182	183	54	48	136	115	164	141
Top Ten American Athletic Conference	4	4	6	1	1	6	5	8	7
Top Ten State of Florida	5	6	8	3	2	7	5	7	6

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University of Central Florida Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Central Florida
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
91.86	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
91.80	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
91.72	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
88.81	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
85.96	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
85.00	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
84.91	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
83.83	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
83.66	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
83.62	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
83.36	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
83.24	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
83.21	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
83.10	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
83.08	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
83.03	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
82.99	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
82.99	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
82.83	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
82.82	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
82.81	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
82.74	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
82.66	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
82.52	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
82.45	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
81.81	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
81.48	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
81.31	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
79.00	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
77.94	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
77.71	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
77.51	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
76.93	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
76.77	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
76.71	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
76.56	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
76.40	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
76.19	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
76.18	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
76.09	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
75.94	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
75.88	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
75.86	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
75.71	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
75.66	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
75.52	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
75.49	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
75.43	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
75.37	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
75.35	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Central Florida Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Central Florida
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.00	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
97.42	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
96.71	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
96.58	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
95.71	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
95.71	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
94.04	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
93.95	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
93.95	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
93.94	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
93.10	American Athletic Conference (Average)	-	American Athletic Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	98
92.74	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
91.90	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
90.34	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
90.08	American University	Washington DC	Patriot League	Private	Good	113	180
89.96	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
89.31	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
89.12	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
88.08	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
87.70	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Average)	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
84.60	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
84.49	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
84.26	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
83.84	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
83.81	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
81.84	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
81.69	New England Small College Ath Conf (Low)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Excellent	-	165
81.27	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
81.07	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
80.48	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
79.35	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135

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