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Schools Similar to University of Central Florida

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The comparison groups for University of Central Florida cover higher reported admission rates, similar admissions profiles, higher reported earnings at similar cost, lower reported cost with similar earnings and options in the same state or region. Choose the question that matters to you, then compare the schools within that group.

Each decision angle has its own candidate list and ordering. A school may appear in more than one group, and a first-place match in one group should not be ranked against a first-place match in another.

Related institutional profiles are a separate comparison. Use the source notes to check the measures and reporting periods behind each list.

Similar admissions profiles

This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of University of Central Florida’s. Where comparable test-score data are available, the matching rules also limit the score difference.

Those reported school-level profiles are not application cutoffs or evidence that the same applicant would receive the same decision.

Similar admissions profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolUCF · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
Rollins College40.1%47.5%$65,488 4 years after completion
University of South Florida40.1%43.2%$62,079 4 years after completion
Illinois Wesleyan University40.1%39.3%$69,265 4 years after completion
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville40.1%41.6%$67,631 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Higher admission rates

This group looks for colleges with a reported admission rate at least 10 percentage points above University of Central Florida’s and four-year earnings within 15% of University of Central Florida’s figure. It offers another starting point for an application list; a higher school-wide admission rate does not establish your chance of admission.

Higher admission rates · matching order within this group
SchoolUCF · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
Saint Leo University40.1%78.4%$58,644 4 years after completion
Florida Southern College40.1%64.4%$58,753 4 years after completion
Stetson University40.1%71.6%$57,773 4 years after completion
Salisbury University40.1%87.5%$61,985 4 years after completion
Randolph-Macon College40.1%86.6%$61,824 4 years after completion

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Nearby alternatives

This group looks within University of Central Florida’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of University of Central Florida’s. The ordering gives local candidates priority when available.

Sharing a state or region does not establish a particular commute, housing arrangement or available program.

Nearby alternatives · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
The University of TampaFL$62,720 4 years after completion
Florida Southern CollegeFL$58,753 4 years after completion
Saint Leo UniversityFL$58,644 4 years after completion
Florida International UniversityFL$62,192 4 years after completion
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL$59,690 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Higher earnings at similar cost

This group looks for colleges with four-year median earnings at least 10% above University of Central Florida’s, while the reported net price is within 10% or $2,000 of University of Central Florida’s. Admission rates must also be within 10 percentage points.

These are comparisons of reported school-level measures, not a forecast that changing schools would raise your earnings.

Higher earnings at similar cost · matching order within this group
SchoolUCF · earningsEarningsAverage annual net price
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$61,355 4 years after completion$85,232 4 years after completion$9,873

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Lower cost with similar earnings

This group looks for a reported net price at least 15% below University of Central Florida’s, with four-year earnings within 15% of University of Central Florida’s figure. It can help identify schools worth comparing on cost, but the school-wide net price is not an aid offer or a matched price for your income band.

Lower cost with similar earnings · matching order within this group
SchoolUCF · average annual net priceAverage annual net priceEarnings
CUNY Brooklyn College$10,411$3,103$62,833 4 years after completion
California State University-Los Angeles$10,411$3,967$59,756 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Related-profile colleges come from a separate comparison. The source requires the same institution type, a bounded enrollment range and a nearby composite score, then orders the matches using composite score, four-year earnings, enrollment and region.

Program-mix flags describe the returned comparison; they are not additional terms in this list’s ordering formula.

Similar overall profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
Florida International UniversityFL$62,192 4 years after completion
University of South FloridaFL$62,079 4 years after completion
Kennesaw State UniversityGA$68,306 4 years after completion
Georgia State UniversityGA$58,898 4 years after completion
Florida State UniversityFL$66,924 4 years after completion
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL$59,690 4 years after completion
Georgia Southern UniversityGA$62,342 4 years after completion
University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC$65,370 4 years after completion
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$67,631 4 years after completion
East Carolina UniversityNC$60,888 4 years after completion

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Matching methods and sources

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.