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About the College of Sciences and
the University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida is a growing metropolitan university established in 1963 as Florida Technological University. Located in Orlando, Florida - the state's most rapidly growing technology area - UCF offers an array of research and educational opportunities to students interested in pursuing a graduate education in the arts and sciences. Additionally, as an industry, the university has shown itself to be a proven leader in promoting and developing high-tech growth in Central Florida.

UCF's graduate programs enroll more than 7000 graduate students and rank in the top 25% for number of Masters degrees awarded in the U.S., while awarding over 250 Doctoral degrees annually. Currently, the College of Sciences offers 23 Masters and Doctoral degrees. From the different tracks available, the colleges offer a total of 32 degree options in a diverse array of disciplines (for a listing of these programs, click HERE). An increase in the number of graduate programs is expected over the next ten years to potentially include doctoral programs Political Science, Statistical Computing & Data Mining.  The College of Sciences also currently offers six Graduate Certificate programs, including SAS Data Mining from our Statistics department and Sociology's Domestic Violence certificate. 

The University of Central Florida is a charter member of the Central Florida Higher Education Alliance which serves as an education resource to the community.  Additionally, UCF is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UCF's Carnegie classification is Comprehensive Doctoral without a Medical School (previously Doctoral/Research University-Intensive) and is ranked 38th in the nation for the strength of it's research and patents  (MIT Technology Review). Through research and grants, almost $200 million is awarded annually, generated locally along Florida's High-Tech corridor and at the state and federal levels.  The colleges are affiliated with over 30 research facilities in the area, including the Central Florida Research Park and centers such as the Florida Eastern Europe Linkage Institute and Walt Disney World’s partnership with Theatre UCF exemplify these relationships. (for a listing of these institutes and facilities, click HERE). 

Publications from the colleges include: The Political Chronicle (Political Science), Homicide Studies and Social Science Research (Sociology and Anthropology). Various departments offer membership in local, regional, and national organizations, including  the American Psychological Association (Psychology) and American Mathematical Society (Mathematics) and the university has a Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Reach For the Stars...

A graduate education at the University of Central Florida is not only beneficial for educational advancement and exposure to experiential and research opportunities, holding a graduate degree also has the potential to increase one's salary by 25% as compared to having only a baccalaureate degree (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). Therefore, whether you have just finished a bachelor’s of have several years of experience beyond it, a graduate degree is the next logical step in today’s fast-paced and high technology world.

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University of Central Florida
College of Sciences Academic Services    Office of Graduate Services    CSB250
P.O. Box 163161     Orlando, FL  32816-3161     (407) 823-6131     cosgrad@mail.ucf.edu