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UCF Graduate Facts

About the University
About UCF Graduate Students
Financial Support for Graduate Students
Research Activities
UCF Centers and Institutes Research
College Research

About the University

• Status: One of 11 of Florida's public universities
• Location: In metropolitan Orlando area, 13 miles east of downtown Orlando
• Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive
• Number of Graduate Programs: 20 Doctoral, 58 Master's, and 72 Graduate Certificates
• Overall Student Enrollment in Fall 2001: 36,013
• Graduate Enrollment in Fall 2001: 5,916, including 912 doctoral, 3,977 master's, and 1,027 nondegree-seeking students
• Class Offerings: Many classes, particularly in Business, Education, and Engineering, are offered at night and at other sites.

About UCF Graduate Students

• Graduate Student Characteristics, Fall 2001
• Doctoral - 54 percent full-time students, 46 percent part-time students
• Master's - 39 percent full-time students, 61 percent part-time students
• Gender - 58 percent female, 42 percent male
• Average Age of Graduate Students: Approximately 32 years old
• Ethnicity of Graduate Student Population, Fall 2001
• White, Non-Hispanic - 62 percent
• Black, Non-Hispanic - 7 percent
• American Indian or Alaskan Native - 0.4 percent
• Asian or Pacific Islander - 5 percent
• Hispanic - 8 percent
• Nonresident Alien - 10 percent
• Ethnicity not reported - 2 percent

Financial Support for Graduate Students

• Assistantships - 765 students received assistantship support to attend graduate school
• Fellowships - Over 500 students received fellowship support
• Tuition Support - On average, 60 percent of in-state tuition is waived and 50 percent of out-of-state tuition is waived for students on assistantships

Research Activities

• Total Research Awards - $64.9 million
• Total Federal Awards - $31 million
• Total State Awards - $8 million
• Total Private Awards - $26 million
• Research by Centers and Institutes - $24.2 million per year
• Patent Applications: 53 applications submitted (10 issued)

UCF Centers and Institutes Research

• Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) - $5.8 million
• Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) - $7.9 million
• Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) - $7.1 million
• Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC) - $3 million
• Center for Discovery of Drugs and Diagnostics (CD3) - $452,000
• Center for Transportation (CATTS)

College Research

• Arts and Sciences - $6.2 million
• Business Administration - $1.3 million
• Education - $8.5 million
• Engineering and Computer Science - $14.5 million
• Health and Public Affairs - $3.7 million

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