University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida · Public · 59,146 undergraduates · ucf.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
43%
of 59,629 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1220 to 1350
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$24,900Est.Estimate
$45,990 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Central Florida
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
43% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
70% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 4.18).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$45,990
a year in 2027-28, from a $45,990 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1280
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- CLT accepted in place of SAT/ACT (Florida BOG policy)
Source: Freshman & First-Time-In-College | UCF Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Action · October 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- May1Regular Decision · May 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
43%
of applicants were admitted: 25,522 of 59,629 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 10/15, hear by 12/4.
Wait list
2,966 students were offered a spot; 343 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 74% of them sent SAT scores and 26% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1220 to 1350
Reading and Writing 620 to 690
Math 590 to 680
ACT composite 25 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160014%
- 1200 to 139969%
- 1000 to 119916%
- 800 to 9990.3%
- 600 to 7990.1%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 4.18
- 4.070%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7410%
- 3.25 to 3.491.5%
- 3.00 to 3.240.2%
- 2.50 to 2.990.1%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$24,900
a year, in state
$45,990
a year, out of state (tuition $27,640)
- Tuition (in state)$6,550
- Food and housing$12,800
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$4,320
University of Central Florida published $24,202 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,870
- $30,001 to $48,000$7,841
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,881
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,858
- Over $110,000$19,416
Financial aid
72%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$9,235
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
11%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,892 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 12/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 6/30
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Florida programs for residents
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of tuition and applicable fees at public institutions; private: $212/semester credit hour at 4-year (2026-27 Private Award chart)
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Florida Academic Scholars (FAS); 16 college-prep credits (4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 Soc Sci, 2 World Lang); 100 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
- 3.00+ GPA, 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS); 16 college-prep credits; 75 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $660Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 2201C | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 2203C | |
| Art History | 3 | ARH 1000 | |
| Art History | 4 | ARH 1000 & 2050 | |
| Biology | 3 | BSC 1005/1005L | |
| Biology | 4 | BSC 2010C | |
| Biology | 5 | BSC 2010C & 2011C | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MAC 2311C | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MAC 2311C | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MAC 2311C & 2312 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHM 1020 & 1020L | |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHM 2045C | |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHM 2045C & 2046 & 2046L | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | CHI 2200 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | CHI 2200 & 2201 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | CPO 1002 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CGS 1075 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | COP 2000 | |
| Drawing | 3 | ART 2300C | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | ENC 1101 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | ENC 1101 & 1102 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | ENC 1101 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | ENC 1101 & LIT 1102 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | EVR 1001 | |
| European History | 3 | EUH 1009 | |
| European History | 4 | EUH 2000 & 2001 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FRE 2200 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | FRE 2200 & 2201 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | GER 2200 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | GER 2200 & 2201 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEO 2400 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | ITA 2200 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | ITA 2200 & 2201 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | JPN 2200 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | JPN 2200 & 2201 | |
| Latin | 3 | LNW 2321 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECO 2013 | |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECO 2023 | |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | MUT 1111 & 1241 if both aural and non-aural subscores are 3 or higher | |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | MUT 1111 & 1241 if both aural and non-aural subscores are 3 or higher | |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUT 1001 | |
| Physics 1 | 3 | PHY 2053C | |
| Physics 2 | 3 | PHY 2054C | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | PHY 2054C | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHY 2049C | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHY 2053C | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHY 2048C | |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MAC 1140C | |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | MAC 1140C and MAC 1114C | |
| Psychology | 3 | PSY 2012 | |
| Research | 3 | IDS 1911 | |
| Seminar | 3 | IDS 1350 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | SPN 2200 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | SPN 2200 & 2201 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | SPW 3100 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | SPW 3100 & 3201 | |
| Statistics | 3 | STA 2023 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | POS 2041 | |
| United States History | 3 | AMH 2000 | |
| United States History | 4 | AMH 2010 & 2020 | |
| World History: Modern | 3 | WOH 2022 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
78%
Come back for a second year
92%
Typical earnings
$63,483
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Central Florida$48,715
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 51 majors here have earnings data.
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