University of Central Florida Teaching Programs

University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. Orlando is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is University of Central Florida?

Contact details for UCF are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816
Phone:	407-823-2000
Website:	www.ucf.edu

How Do I Get Into UCF?

You can apply to UCF online at: https://ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/

Admission Requirements for UCF

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCF?

The acceptance rate of University of Central Florida is 41%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 41%.

Average Test Scores

About 72% of students accepted to UCF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

UCF received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 30. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Central Florida?

The overall average net price of UCF is $29,033. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCF, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $6,180 a year. That adds up to $24,720 over four years for those students.

University of Central Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 59,996 undergraduate students at UCF, with 41,846 being full-time and 18,150 being part-time.

There are also 10,314 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 41,846 full-time undergraduates at UCF, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Central Florida students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,990
Black or African American	3,968
Hispanic or Latino	11,775
White	19,304
International Students	1,588
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,221

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at University of Central Florida. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 131 countries are represented at UCF. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Central Florida

There are 51 bachelor’s degree and 78 master’s degree programs available online at UCF. In 2022-2023, 43,593 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCF has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UCF majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	21%
General Education	6%
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	29%

University of Central Florida Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	299	0	26	0	325
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	165	32	197
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	147	0	0	0	147
General Special Education	30	40	45	0	115
Early Childhood Education	86	0	15	0	101
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	37	53	0	90
General Education	0	32	14	41	87
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	24	56	0	80
Secondary Education	75	0	4	0	79
Curriculum & Instruction	0	34	13	0	47
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	33	9	0	42
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	30	0	30
Music Education	27	0	0	0	27
Teacher Education	18	0	0	0	18
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	1	16	0	17
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	5	2	10	0	17
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	5	0	6
Social Science Teacher Education	4	0	0	0	4
Art Education	1	0	0	0	1
Science Education	1	0	0	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	693	204	461	73	1,431

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Breezy Baldwin under License

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