How UCF's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 45.67%, and this year's acceptance rate is 41.04% at University of Central Florida. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 46.44% and women students' rate is 45.17%. For 2023 admission, it was easier to get into University of Central Florida than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Central Florida over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	46.24%	47.24%	45.49%
2013-14	48.94% 2.70%	50.40% 2.40%	47.88% 2.40%
2014-15	49.61% 0.67%	51.59% 0.30%	48.18% 0.30%
2015-16	48.57% -1.03%	49.53% -0.30%	47.88% -0.30%
2016-17	49.99% 1.42%	51.05% 1.35%	49.24% 1.35%
2017-18	49.90% -0.09%	50.47% 0.24%	49.48% 0.24%
2018-19	42.53% -7.37%	41.82% -6.42%	43.06% -6.42%
2019-20	44.36% 1.83%	44.23% 1.40%	44.46% 1.40%
2020-21	45.17% 0.80%	46.07% 0.06%	44.52% 0.06%
2021-22	36.00% -9.17%	37.00% -8.52%	36.00% -8.52%
2022-23	41.04% 5.04%	41.48% 4.72%	40.72% 4.72%
Average	45.67%	46.44%	45.17%

University of Central Florida Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 37.88% where the current academic year yield is 33.31%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Central Florida from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.52%	41.37%	38.09%
2013-14	38.97% -0.56%	40.66% -0.41%	37.68% -0.41%
2014-15	39.25% 0.29%	41.88% -0.46%	37.22% -0.46%
2015-16	37.92% -1.33%	40.99% -1.60%	35.62% -1.60%
2016-17	36.79% -1.14%	39.73% -1.02%	34.59% -1.02%
2017-18	36.57% -0.22%	39.89% -0.56%	34.03% -0.56%
2018-19	40.67% 4.10%	45.13% 3.46%	37.49% 3.46%
2019-20	36.59% -4.08%	39.55% -3.07%	34.42% -3.07%
2020-21	37.13% 0.55%	39.12% 1.24%	35.66% 1.24%
2021-22	40.00% 2.87%	43.00% 2.34%	38.00% 2.34%
2022-23	33.31% -6.69%	37.09% -7.45%	30.55% -7.45%
Average	37.88%	40.76%	35.76%

University of Central Florida Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 40,480, the average number of admitted is 18,237, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,875. The number of UCF applicants increased by 12.36% (6,048 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Central Florida from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	33,281	15,388	6,082
2013-14	31,820 -1,461	15,572 -14	6,068 -14
2014-15	33,226 1,406	16,483 402	6,470 402
2015-16	35,572 2,346	17,279 83	6,553 83
2016-17	34,886 -686	17,441 -137	6,416 -137
2017-18	37,693 2,807	18,810 463	6,879 463
2018-19	41,816 4,123	17,786 354	7,233 354
2019-20	45,118 3,302	20,016 90	7,323 90
2020-21	47,957 2,839	21,661 720	8,043 720
2021-22	48,929 972	17,614 -997	7,046 -997
2022-23	54,977 6,048	22,560 469	7,515 469
Average	40,480	18,237	6,875

University of Central Florida Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UCF

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes