University of Central Florida

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida operates as a public institution located in Orlando, Florida (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 59,146 students of which 68,798 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Central Florida is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 40.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,269 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,411, with published in-state tuition of $6,368 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,190, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 76.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.3%. Graduates earn a median of $58,308 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,137 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1809200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.