Enrollment Trends at UCF

The student population at University of Central Florida is 69,713 (59,552 undergraduate and 10,161 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,760 (10.74%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UCF is 85.42% which is increased by 4,890 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,870 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 85 male students for every 100 female students, up from 82 in 2015.
12,508 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 35.90% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 68,046 where 69,713 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 71,881 students in 2021 and was lowest at 62,953 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 62,953 to 69,713 students, a net gain of 6,760 (10.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Central Florida since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	62,953	54,662	24,778	29,884	8,291	3,504	4,787
2016-17	64,088 1,135	55,723 1,061	25,340 562	30,383 499	8,365 74	3,591 87	4,774 -13
2017-18	66,059 1,971	56,853 1,130	25,979 639	30,874 491	9,206 841	3,814 223	5,392 618
2018-19	68,475 2,416	58,821 1,968	26,800 821	32,021 1,147	9,654 448	4,034 220	5,620 228
2019-20	69,402 927	59,371 550	26,976 176	32,395 374	10,031 377	4,146 112	5,885 265
2020-21	71,881 2,479	61,401 2,030	27,573 597	33,828 1,433	10,480 449	4,168 22	6,312 427
2021-22	70,310 -1,571	59,996 -1,405	26,997 -576	32,999 -829	10,314 -166	4,153 -15	6,161 -151
2022-23	68,346 -1,964	58,662 -1,334	26,508 -489	32,154 -845	9,684 -630	4,023 -130	5,661 -500
2023-24	69,233 887	59,470 808	27,216 708	32,254 100	9,763 79	4,108 85	5,655 -6
2024-25	69,713 480	59,552 82	27,774 558	31,778 -476	10,161 398	4,282 174	5,879 224
Average	68,046	58,451	26,594	31,857	9,595	3,982	5,613

University of Central Florida Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 58,451 where 59,552 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Central Florida since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	54,662	37,661	17,102	20,559	17,001	7,676	9,325
2016-17	55,723	38,508	17,529	20,979	17,215	7,811	9,404
2017-18	56,853	39,962	18,222	21,740	16,891	7,757	9,134
2018-19	58,821	41,852	19,161	22,691	16,969	7,639	9,330
2019-20	59,371	42,468	19,373	23,095	16,903	7,603	9,300
2020-21	61,401	43,513	19,440	24,073	17,888	8,133	9,755
2021-22	59,996	41,846	18,806	23,040	18,150	8,191	9,959
2022-23	58,662	41,098	18,526	22,572	17,564	7,982	9,582
2023-24	59,470	41,654	19,070	22,584	17,816	8,146	9,670
2024-25	59,552	42,360	19,581	22,779	17,192	8,193	8,999
Average	58,451	58,451	18,681	22,411	58,451	7,913	9,446

University of Central Florida Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 9,595 where 10,161 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Central Florida since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,291	3,844	1,734	2,110	4,447	1,770	2,677
2016-17	8,365	3,959	1,819	2,140	4,406	1,772	2,634
2017-18	9,206	4,601	2,145	2,456	4,605	1,669	2,936
2018-19	9,654	4,723	2,186	2,537	4,931	1,848	3,083
2019-20	10,031	4,787	2,214	2,573	5,244	1,932	3,312
2020-21	10,480	4,955	2,182	2,773	5,525	1,986	3,539
2021-22	10,314	4,889	2,174	2,715	5,425	1,979	3,446
2022-23	9,684	4,759	2,120	2,639	4,925	1,903	3,022
2023-24	9,763	4,916	2,270	2,646	4,847	1,838	3,009
2024-25	10,161	5,038	2,360	2,678	5,123	1,922	3,201
Average	9,595	9,595	2,120	2,527	9,595	1,862	3,086

University of Central Florida Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.55% and the percentage of black students is 8.83% at University of Central Florida. 7.65% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 30.22% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 52.79% to 42.55%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.81% to 7.65%. Black student enrollment decreased from 10.90% to 8.83%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 22.50% to 30.22%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7118 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6544 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Central Florida over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	121	3,659	6,865	14,163	130	33,230	2,066
2016-17	112	3,781	7,113	15,278	119	32,577	2,303
2017-18	114	4,007	7,316	16,469	119	32,470	2,409
2018-19	111	4,306	7,531	17,818	104	32,699	2,510
2019-20	102	4,428	7,442	18,570	104	32,460	2,558
2020-21	92	4,618	7,411	19,804	107	33,280	2,815
2021-22	84	4,736	7,192	19,566	93	31,942	2,881
2022-23	81	4,879	6,669	19,295	79	30,544	3,000
2023-24	71	5,199	6,390	20,246	77	30,088	3,151
2024-25	76	5,334	6,153	21,070	60	29,662	3,228
Average	96	4,495	7,008	18,228	99	31,895	2,692

University of Central Florida Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

12,508 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 35.90% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Central Florida from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	62,953	9,204	23,830	29,919
2016-17	64,088	10,035	26,072	27,981
2017-18	66,059	10,660	27,413	27,986
2018-19	68,475	10,269	29,001	29,205
2019-20	69,402	11,073	30,024	28,305
2020-21	71,881	53,815	15,244	2,822
2021-22	70,310	14,407	28,807	27,096
2022-23	68,346	13,565	30,028	24,753
2023-24	69,233	13,856	31,435	23,942
2024-25	69,713	12,508	31,060	26,145
Average	68,046	15,939	27,291	24,815

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Enrollment Trends at UCF

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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