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The University of Central Florida

Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at UCF

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By Gender
MalesB+
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingA
Aerospace EngineeringA-
AnthropologyA+
Art & Design DepartmentF
BiologyA-
Business - Management and AdministrationA-
ChemistryA
Civil EngineeringA+
CommunicationsA
Computer EngineeringA
Computer ScienceA-
CriminalA
EconomicsB+
EducationB
Electrical EngineeringA-
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishB+
FinanceA-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcA-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)A
Industrial Operations EngineeringA+
Mechanical EngineeringB-
Music EducationA
OtherA-
Perfomance ArtsD
PharmacyA+
Political ScienceB
PreLaw and LegalA-
PreMed and MedicalA-
PsychologyB+
Public HealthA+
Public PolicyA+
School of InformationB
Social WorkC
SociologyC+
UndecidedB
Video/MediaB-

Against similar schools

Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

University of Central Florida
 B+
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B

Florida State University
 B-
University of Florida
 B-
Harvard University
 B+
Florida International University
 B+
University of South Florida
 B
University of Miami
 A-
University of North Florida
 B
F
A+

Surrounding City

Once I decided to stay in the state of Florida for my college career, my choice was between UCF, UF, and FSU. I was accepted to each school and offere...Read full comment
... The surrounding city is decent ...Read full comment
... I will be graduating this year and can honestly say there is absolutely nothing wrong with going to UCF - it's a good school in a good city an...Read full comment
... The University of Central Florida is a medium sized city in the middle of Orlando, Florida ...Read full comment
... the only problem is that in order to actually get into Orlando, (since UCF is like not exactly in Orlando, more like outside the city) it takes li...Read full comment
... It is a wonderful school in an incredible city ...Read full comment
I graduated from UCF in the Fall 2008 at the beginning of the recession. Unfortunately, like most recent graduates, I had to move back home with stud...Read full comment
... Orlando is decent for finding jobs, but the city is devoid of culture ...Read full comment
... UCF is great, the staff is friendly, Orlando is a great city to live in (not to great to drive in though) Plenty to do on campus anyways ...Read full comment
... ucf maximizes its resources through corporate partnerships and expertise from prominent people/businesses in the city ...Read full comment
... It's almost as hard to get into as UF these days, but it's also a really fun atmosphere in a great city ...Read full comment
... Orlando is a beautiful city, but like most huge cities, there is a lot of crime involved ...Read full comment
... As far as living in Orlando is concerned, Orlando is a big city, and big cities have a lot of crime and strange people ...Read full comment
... This campus is the size of a small city, known for the active party scene and not well policed unless ticketing students for driving infractions...Read full comment
... Although the school has an Orlando address, it's not located directly within the city; more like 30 minutes away, so if you don't have a car, ...Read full comment
... -yes the water both smells and I assume tastes like it came from a toilet -yes Orlando is a pretty risque city; lots of crime, lots of opportun...Read full comment
... the campus is more than a campus, it's a city ...Read full comment
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