[129] The retention rate of the 2010 freshman class was 87%.[130]. The library is five stories tall, and was the first academic building on campus. [179][180] In addition, UCF's Challenge Course is one of only five in the country to contain a high elements course.[181]. [116] In 2010, Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranked the UCF College of Business Administration as the number one public business school for return on investment in the nation,[117] and as a Top Undergraduate Business Program. [8][15] The university offers more than 230 degrees through 13 colleges at 10 regional campuses in Central Florida, including the Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona Medical City, the Rosen College of Hospitality Management [176] Along with the thousands of students who attend, there are members of the community, local dignitaries, alumni, children and even dogs who come to join in on the festivities. Expected costs for graduate students are $22,072 for in-state students, and $38,878 for out-of-state students. Undergraduates enrolled in the Honors College participate in smaller classes with faculty, including individual research programs or assigned research in the area of a sponsoring faculty member. [136][137], The University Honors Program, administered by the Burnett Honors College is designed for 500 accomplished incoming undergraduates annually. Many of the University of Central Florida's graduate programs have received top-100 rankings from U.S. News & World Report.
[223][224] The Knights only other national championship was in 2017, when they were named national champions in football by the Colley Matrix. Hitt's efforts resulted in not only an increase in the university's academic profile, but also an on-campus football stadium, new arena, more on-campus housing, and the development of the UCF College of Medicine at Lake Nona. Spirit Splash was made possible in part by weight testing performed on the Reflecting Pond in preparation for President Richard Nixon's visit to the university to speak at its 1973 commencement. [238] In the 2016-17 season, newly hired head coach Johnny Dawkins took the Knights to a semi-final berth in the NIT for the first time in school history. As the region's sole PBS affiliate, the station broadcasts to an estimated population of 4.6 million people in its aerial viewing area. [125] Due to the decrease in the rate of admission, UCF is rated as a "selective" university by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 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[26] The nickname later evolved to the Golden Knights and eventually to the Knights. [147] Regular Shuttle service is offered Monday through Thursday to and from the UCF Main Campus. [55][58], In 2019, a 15-acre campus was opened in downtown Orlando in collaboration with Valencia College. Research Park is the 7th largest research park in the nation, with 2,700 Department of Defense personnel and direct support contractors. [232] Celebrating their inaugural year in their new on-campus stadium, the 2007 UCF Football team won the C-USA Championship for the first time in the school's history and the eastern division for the second time in three seasons, securing a berth to the school's second bowl game, the 49th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl. 3 'Up-and-Comer' University", "Best Colleges: Top Public Schools: National Universities 2016", "Kiplinger Ranks UCF on Best College Value List", "The Princeton Review: UCF One of Nation's "Best Values", "University of Central Florida Overall Rankings Best College US News", "U.S. News: UCF Still a Top National University to Watch", "Rankings Best Engineering Schools Graduate Schools Education US News and World Report", "Rankings Best Education Schools Graduate Schools Education US News and World Report", "Rankings Physics Graduate Schools Education US News and World Report", "GamePro Media and The Princeton Review Name Top 10 Undergraduate and Top 10 Graduate Schools For Video Game Design Study", "University of Central Florida ARMU Profile", "BusinessWeek: UCF Gives You the Most for Your Money", "Gates Foundation Launches $20M Grant for Online Ed", "College Rankings 2011: Cheapest Schools", "Economic Diversity: National Universities", "Forbes Lists UCF as a Top 50 College Buy", "UCF a Top School in Awarding Degrees to Diverse Students", "University of Central Florida Admissions Information CollegeData College Profile", "UCF Today Most Accomplished Incoming Class", "UCF Undergraduate Admissions Cost & Aid", "How high school seniors really pick the colleges they attend new report", "College of Graduate Studies University of Central Florida", "UCF dental school wins trustees' approval", "College of Medicine News Release: UCF Trustees Approve Dental College", "College of Medicine:: About the College", "Med students receive white coats, begin class", "UCF's First Class of Med Students Greeted with Ceremony, Surprise", "Rosen College of Hospitality Management:: Donors", "Rosen College Shuttle: UCF Parking Services", "UCF's Hospitality College Named Top 5 in the World", "University of Central Florida 20102011 Undergraduate Catalog Limited Access Programs", "Nicholson School of Communication (NSOC)", "Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences Bachelor of Science", "New Library Name a 'Hitt' with UCF Board of Trustees", "2010-2011 UCF Libraries Annual Report - Regional Campus Libraries", "UCF seeks higher fee to fund $64.4M library upgrade", "UCF / Lockheed Martin Work Experience Program", "Boeing Announces Educational Partnership with U.S. Air Force, UCF and FIT", "UCF, Siemens expanding energy, turbine research", "Table 20. The Burnham Institute for Medical Research, a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nemours Children's Hospital, M.D. Christal Hayes covers the US Congress for USA Today. Millican selected the university's official colors, and had a role in selecting its first mascot, the Citronaut, a mix of an orange and an astronaut. A $64.4 million expansion of the Hitt Library, which would add 212,400 square feet (19,730m2) of space, as well as an Automated Retrieval System was recently approved by the university's Board of Trustees but may be delayed due to budget cuts. [216] Approximately 11% of current undergraduate males and 9% of undergraduate females are members of either a sorority or fraternity. [66] The student body president and student body vice president are elected in annual elections held in the spring and both receive a paid salary that ranges from $18,000 to $21,000 per year. [193] KnightNews.com won the College Press Freedom Award in 2016 for its work fighting for open government. Among these are U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama, then senator and vice president Joe Biden, senators Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio, Mel Martinez, and John Edwards, Florida governors Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist, and First Lady Michelle Obama. The Colley Matrix was the only NCAA recognized selectors to name UCF the national champions. Lake Claire is an on-campus lake with canoes, kayaks, and pedal boats available for rent (free to UCF students), and a small beachfront. [246] Ryan Bass is the main anchor at WTSP in Tampa. Their development culminated in the mid-2000s, when the Knights joined C-USA in 2005 and debuted a new athletic village in 2007. All of the residence hall suites have bathrooms shared between 2 or 3 rooms as opposed to communal bathrooms. [note 1][220][221], UCF fields 15 varsity teams, 6 men, and 9 women. After retiring as president in 1978, Millican identified his proudest moment leading the school as when President Richard Nixon delivered the university's spring 1973 commencement address. The university itself publishes two magazines, Centric and Pegasus. Student housing is provided along the perimeter of the campus. [53], Located near the Orange County Convention Center on Universal Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, the college's 20-acre (0.081km2) campus is designed to imitate a resort-style feel, with various areas of the college named for major donors to the college (e.g. From its establishment the university was known as Florida Technological University, nicknamed Florida Tech, until December 1978 when Governor Reubin Askew signed legislation changing the school's name to the University of Central Florida.[8]. Every member of the inaugural class received a full scholarship, including tuition and basic living expenses, for their entire four years at the university, valued at over $160,000. Collectively, those defense organizations manage $5.2 billion in contracts every year. Following President John F. Kennedy's September 1962 speech "We choose to go to the moon", in which he described his goal of accomplishing a crewed 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. [76] The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies UCF as a "large four-year, primarily nonresidential" university with a "comprehensive doctoral" graduate instructional program and "highest research activity. The university also conducts research through numerous institutions and centers, including the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers, Florida Solar Energy Center, Institute for Simulation and Training and Institute for Economic Competitiveness. [61] UCF has pledged to become climate-neutral under the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment by 2050 at the latest, and to increase its recycling rate to 75% by 2020, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 42% by 2030. [77] According to the National Science Foundation, UCF spent $215.3 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 107th in the nation. A print newspaper, the Central Florida Future, was shutdown in August 2016. [167] When UCF's economic impact is combined with that of the Central Florida Research Park, the university and park influenced 46,000 jobs and $3.84 billion in economic activity in 2009. The 50-acre (0.20km2) UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona includes the UCF College of Medicine and the Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building. [229] The debut of the athletic village made UCF the first university to ever open a new stadium and arena during the same year. [114] UCF's engineering and business schools were rated as among the top-150, and the university's social sciences, computer science, and mathematics programs were ranked among the top-200 globally. From their first day on campus for orientation, new students are told to never walk on the Pegasus. Knightro, the Marching Knights, cheerleaders, student athletes, and dancers all participate in the pep rally, usually followed by a concert. [249] As a result of the work of professors and the Florida Space Institute, UCF will become the first Florida university to lead a NASA mission. [218] UCF's Greek Life won the inaugural Mid-American Conference Grade Point Average Award, which is given to the university with the highest Greek GPA above their campus' non-Greek GPA. UCF also has 400 beds at the Rosen College Apartments Community, located on the Rosen College of Hospitality Management campus. Most of the print and media collection is housed in the John C. Hitt Library, which is located on UCF's main campus and is open to students, faculty and the public seven days a week. [160], The student newspaper, the Central Florida Future, at one time was housed on the upper floor of the library before moving to the Central Florida Research Park. [208], Greek housing is also available on the main campus in the Greek Park community, which consists of close to 500 beds. [8] Of the more than 60,000 students, 11 percent are graduate and professional students, while women make up 55% of the student body. [134], The stated goal of the University of Central Florida libraries is to "support the research, teaching, learning and service commitments of students and faculty through widely-available access to collections of library resources, and to services to assist resource use."[156]. The University of Central Florida campus is one of only two in the nation with a concentric circle design, the other being the University of California, Irvine. [8] UCF's financial endowment, administered by the University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc., was valued at $162 million in 2020. 25 in final BCS standings", "UCF defeats SMU for Conference USA 2010 Title", "UCF caps best season in school history with bowl win", "Player Bio: Jermaine Taylor UCF Official Athletic Site", "UCF Knights have potential to become elite", "Student Veterans Embraced by 'Military Friendly' UCF", "J. 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[8] The ten largest undergraduate disciplines at UCF are respectively: business management and administration, health professions and related, psychology, education, engineering, biology, multi/interdisciplinary studies, communications, visual and performing arts, and social sciences. [141], With more than 4,300 applications for 41 available positions, UCF broke the state university record for most applications, and for 2009 it was the most selective medical school in the country. 125, which authorized the Florida Board of Regents to create a new state university in East Central Florida. [43] Pegasus Circle contains the student union, with the John C. Hitt Library located directly to the south of it. [71] To help counter the budget decreases, the university received $18 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As the school's academic scope expanded beyond engineering and technology, Florida Tech was renamed the University of Central Florida in 1978. [81] Estimated annual cost for undergraduate students is $22,2849 for Florida residents, and $38,949 for non-Florida residents. [158] In 2012, the main campus library was dedicated to honor John C. Hitt, UCF's fourth president, who at the time was celebrating his twentieth anniversary as university president. He was responsible for establishing the school's football program in 1979, which began an era of growth for the university. [191] The judicial branch consists of a paid Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices who preside over student conduct hearings and parking appeals.[192]. [186] It also often places in the top ten SGAs nationally for the services and outreach it provides for the students it serves. [182] The Wellness Centers offer programs to boost students' understanding of their health, provides discounted blood and STD testing, staffs certified personal trainers, and teaches methods to maintain good health. When Hitt took office, UCF's enrollment was 20,302. Spirit Splash began in 1995 when then-Student Body President Miguel Torregrossa was pushed into the Reflecting Pond by one of his cabinet members and fellow students followed suit. [124], UCF's admission rate for first-time-in-college freshmen has declined from 61% of prospective students admitted in the Fall of 2005, to 42% for Fall 2020. [217], The average GPA of Greek Life is higher than the overall university average. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. In UCF's first year in C-USA, the team experienced the fourth-best turnaround in NCAA history by winning the conference's eastern division and earning its first bowl berth in the 4th Annual Hawai'i Bowl. [213][214][215], Greek life at the University of Central Florida involves more than 3,000 students in over 45 chapters. Due to cutbacks in federal, state and local budgets, UCF has had over $140 million in funds cut from its operating budget since 2008. [106] UCF is listed among "The Best 376 Colleges: 2012 Edition," and was ranked as a "Best Southeastern College" by The Princeton Review. [101][102] In addition, U.S. News & World Report ranked The University of Central Florida as the 10th most innovative school, 91st among public universities, and 168th overall on the list of Tier I National Universities. Combined populations of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, Marion, Sumter, Flagler, Volusia, Putnam, Polk, Highlands, Okeechobee and Indian River counties according to the 2010 United States Census. According to the May 2009 edition of Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine, UCF is one of the best 100 colleges in the United States for Hispanic students seeking bachelor's degrees. Until 1999, the Knights were represented by a jouster from the Medieval Times dinner show in nearby Kissimmee, Florida. [47] Located directly south of the main campus is the Central Florida Research Park, which is one of the largest research parks in the nation, providing more than 10,000 jobs. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. The student body president, by mandate of Florida law, serves on the university's board of trustees for a period of one year. In April 1979, UCF awarded its 15,000th degree. [139] Honors students have the option to reside in a specifically designed living-learning community, composed entirely of honors students, in Tower III at Knights Plaza. [174][175], Spirit Splash occurs the Friday before the Homecoming game, and serves as a pep rally where students descend into the pond to demonstrate school spirit. Colbourn established the university's honors program, and started the university's first satellite branch campus. [157] Leonardo Nierman's sculpture Flame of Hope is displayed outside the entrance to the building, and Nierman's stained glass Genesis window is exhibited on the third floor of the library building.
[70] So far UCF has been able to endure the budget cuts by implementing a hiring freeze, putting an end to some faculty perks, such as free seminars, cutting executive pay, and through wise management of funds.
Derek Lowe covers South Florida for WPTV NewsChannel5. The SGA operates within a multimillion-dollar budget. The university consists of 13 colleges and employs more than 10,150 faculty and staff.
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