University of Central Florida
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Central Florida is a public research university in Orlando, FL (suburb setting), with 59,470 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 40% of 60,627 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1190–1350 on the SAT and 25–29 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $40,767 a year for out-of-state students and $24,668 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,110 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 75% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.44 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Central Florida ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,368 in-state · $22,467 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Central Florida
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Central Florida teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $1.9M | $63,357 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $3.6M | $89,510 | 963 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $7.8M | $488,251 | 965 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $4.2M | $279,711 | 981 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 988 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 120 | 15 over | 1 | $39M | $322,459 | 981 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $804k | $80,360 | 991 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $984k | $140,613 | 986 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big 12 Conference | 62 | room 6 | 5 | $2.4M | $38,226 | 994 | |
| Men's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 27 | room 1 | 4 | $1.9M | $68,966 | 972 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 22 | room 3 | 5 | $2.9M | $132,544 | 994 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 11 | 1 over | 1 | $1M | $93,981 | 969 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $1.3M | $130,458 | 984 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 94 | 49 over | 1 | $2.2M | $23,877 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 14 | room 4 | 5 | $1.7M | $123,001 | 994 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.