Orange County

UCF joins elite Florida colleges with tighter acceptance rate

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

The University of Central Florida is among the top 100 most selective institutions in the nation.

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An analysis of acceptance rate, matriculation rate and admission data by The Business Journals shows the Orlando university is No. 71 in the nation for selectivity, up three spots from last year, and is No. 3 in the state behind only the University of Florida and Florida State University.

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UCF saw a 39.5% acceptance rate of its 60,627 applicants in the fall 2023 semester, admitting 23,961 students.

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