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College of Central Florida Data & Information Overview

10 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
This overview covers the essential stats on College of Central Florida, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is College of Central Florida Ranked?

#857 Best Colleges in Nation
#34 Best Colleges in FL
Nursing Highest Ranked Major
Value Badge

2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

College of Central Florida was awarded 10 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

CF is ranked #857 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CF held the #1,683 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 70 colleges in Florida, CF is ranked at #34.

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Is It Hard to Get Into CF?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since College of Central Florida has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

Learn more about College of Central Florida admissions.

College of Central Florida Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
50% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At College of Central Florida, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at College of Central Florida is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  50 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of Central Florida

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College of Central Florida.

College of Central Florida Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,368 Full-Time Undergraduates
22.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,150 undergraduates at CF with 2,368 being full-time and 3,782 being part-time.

How Much Does College of Central Florida Cost?

$10,050 Net Price
17% Take Out Loans
$19,264 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of CF is $10,050. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for CF

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$8,817$9,459$11,800$13,913$14,651

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CF, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CF, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $4,816 a year. That adds up to $19,264 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do CF Graduates Make?

$38,203 Avg Salary of Grads
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Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from CF make around $38,203 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of College of Central Florida

Florida State
2,368 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
College of Central Florida is a public institution located in Ocala, Florida. Ocala is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for CF are given below.

Contact Details
Address:3001 Sw College Rd, Ocala, FL 34474
Phone:352-873-5800
Website:www.cf.edu/

College of Central Florida Majors

33 Majors With Completions
4,732 Undergraduate Degrees
4,732 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 33 majors graduated from College of Central Florida. Of these students, 4,732 received undergraduate degrees and 4,732 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies727NA
Business Administration & Management606$40,202
Allied Health Professions132NA
Nursing126$78,006
Criminal Justice & Corrections103NA
Computer Information Systems92NA
Entrepreneurial Studies87NA
Accounting51NA
Business Support & Assistant Services51NA
Human Development & Family Studies49NA

Learn more about the majors offered at College of Central Florida along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at CF

62% Take At Least One Class Online
27% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 3,375 students took at least one online class at College of Central Florida. This is a decrease from the 3,882 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20233,3751,489
2021-20223,8821,930
2020-20215,6484,993
2018-20193,3201,085

Learn more about online learning at College of Central Florida.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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