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University of Central Florida

FL · Public · South · National university · 59,608 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate42.8%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%25%50%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2544.4%45.2%36.4%41.0%43.4%44.7%42.8%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action, non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
RequiredSAT, ACT or CLT requiredSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Required for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Official scores required when you apply

Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.

School’s words: “All freshmen must submit an official SAT [code: 5233], ACT [code: 0735] or CLT score — they must be reported directly to the university electronically or via U.S. mail.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡99.7%SAT 73.9% + ACT 25.8%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT73.9%
5,788 students
Submitted ACT25.8%
2,024 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1220–1350 median 1280
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
620–690 median 650
500800
SAT Math
590–680 median 630
500800
ACT composite
25–30 median 28
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%100%100%100%99.8%99.7%79.0%77.0%72.9%71.4%72.6%71.4%73.9%21.0%23.0%27.1%28.6%27.4%28.4%25.8%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'25no datano datano datano data1200–1340134012001210–1340134012101220–135013501220

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'24'2525–27272525–27272525–27272525–29292525–29292525–29292525–303025

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2025: 16%
  • 2024: 4%
  • 2022: 0.5%
  • 2021: 1%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Required2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS

Sources