Founded in June 10, 1963,The University of Central Florida and its 13 colleges provide opportunities to more than 63,000 students from all 50 states and more than 150 countries. It is located in Orlando, Florida, UCF is the largest university in the United States by undergraduate enrollment and the second largest by total enrollment. The University is ranked one of the “Most Innovative” universities by U.S. News & World Report, a best-value university by The Princeton Review and Kiplinger’s, and one of the nation’s most affordable colleges by Forbes.
Main campus
The central Florida has very unique and good design .The campus was designed to be a pedestrian oriented campus, with a series of concentric circles.
The outermost circle is Gemini Blvd, which is also the main road for vehicular traffic on campus. Inside of Gemini, there is Apollo Circle, Mercury Circle, and finally Pegasus Circle as the innermost circle. Pegasus Circle contains the student union, which is the center of the campus, with the John C. Hitt Library located directly to the south of it. All academic buildings are located inside of Gemini, with the circle divided up into pie-shaped sections for each college. As there are very few roads inside of Gemini, many buildings' loading docks are accessible only by sidewalks and thus receive most deliveries at night. 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.
UCF Colleges
90% of students receive scholarships through the Florida Bright Futures program. Forty percent of incoming freshman received Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or an equivalent college credit upon entrance, while 30% of the freshman class received merit based scholarships. The retention rate of the 2010 freshman class was 87%.
Main campus
The central Florida has very unique and good design .The campus was designed to be a pedestrian oriented campus, with a series of concentric circles.
The outermost circle is Gemini Blvd, which is also the main road for vehicular traffic on campus. Inside of Gemini, there is Apollo Circle, Mercury Circle, and finally Pegasus Circle as the innermost circle. Pegasus Circle contains the student union, which is the center of the campus, with the John C. Hitt Library located directly to the south of it. All academic buildings are located inside of Gemini, with the circle divided up into pie-shaped sections for each college. As there are very few roads inside of Gemini, many buildings' loading docks are accessible only by sidewalks and thus receive most deliveries at night. 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.
UCF Colleges
- College of Arts and Humanities
- Undergraduate Studies
- College of Sciences
- Rosen College of Hospitality Management
- College of Optics and Photonics
- College of Nursing
- College of Medicine
- College of Health and Public Affairs
- College of Graduate Studies
- College of Engineering and Computer Science
- College of Education and Human Performance
- College of Business Administration
- The Burnett Honors College
90% of students receive scholarships through the Florida Bright Futures program. Forty percent of incoming freshman received Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or an equivalent college credit upon entrance, while 30% of the freshman class received merit based scholarships. The retention rate of the 2010 freshman class was 87%.
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