University of Central Florida acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Central Florida admitted 25,522 of 59,629 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 42.8%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Central Florida counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Central Florida acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59,629 | 25,522 | 42.8% | 8,103 | 31.7% |
| 2024-25 | 55,135 | 24,651 | 44.7% | 8,256 | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55,210 | 23,958 | 43.4% | 8,196 | 34.2% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Central Florida
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Central Florida’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Central Florida waitlist
University of Central Florida SAT and ACT scores
What University of Central Florida says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Central Florida rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores
- Important: Application essay
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores
- Important: Application essay
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores
- Important: Application essay
University of Central Florida testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test required. First-year applicants for Summer/Fall 2027 must submit official SAT, ACT or CLT scores. SAT and ACT must be from the last five years; CLT must be from July 1, 2023 or later. The ACT Science section is not required. The Early Action material deadline is November 15.
From University of Central Florida’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
UCF has no early decision plan. C1 totals are the residency table totals.
University of Central Florida acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Central Florida acceptance rate?
- University of Central Florida's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 59,629 first-year applicants and 25,522 admitted, an acceptance rate of 42.8%. It was 44.7% in 2024-25 and 43.4% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Central Florida students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1220 to 1350, and ACT submitters scored 25 to 30. 73.9% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Central Florida waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Central Florida offered 2,966 applicants a place on the waitlist; 2,157 accepted one, and 343 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Central Florida require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test required. First-year applicants for Summer/Fall 2027 must submit official SAT, ACT or CLT scores. SAT and ACT must be from the last five years; CLT must be from July 1, 2023 or later. The ACT Science section is not required. The Early Action material deadline is November 15.
Applying to University of Central Florida?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Central Florida says it weighs.
Source: University of Central Florida Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Central Florida. All official acceptance rates