Facts and Reports: UCF Current Facts (Institutional Knowledge Management)
- History
- Classifications (Carnegie, SACS, SERB)
- Academic Programs
- Budget & Expenditures
- Campus Size
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- Degrees Awarded
- Employees by Category
- Enrollment & Diversity
- Freshmen Profile
- General Information
- Student Credit Hours
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Brief Early History
- Established June 10, 1963; Laws of Florida, Chapter 63-347 (Senate bill 125)
- Original Name: Florida Technological University (February 1, 1966 - see page 30)
- Name changed to University of Central Florida by the Florida Legislature on December 6, 1978
- Construction began: January 1967; Official Groundbreaking: March 19, 1967
- First Academic Building: Library
- Dedication & First classes: October 7, 1968
- First commencement: June 1970, 423 graduates
- First doctoral degree granted: 1977/78