2026 Rankings for University of Central Florida

What ranking badges has UCF received from College Factual? All of the ranking badges and placements UCF holds are detailed on this page.

UCF earned 506 ranking badges in College Factual’s 2026 rankings.

Top Rankings for UCF:



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UCF offers graduate-level programs too. See its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/university-of-central-florida/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

How UCF Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#398 Best Colleges

#1 Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

#3 Best Biotechnology Schools in Florida

Top Placement in Best Colleges Ranking

#398 out of 3,449.

This makes UCF a top 15% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking highlights the highest-quality colleges in the country.

Top Ranked Majors

UCF has 1,134 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	6	View Report
Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Schools in Florida	1	6	View Report
Best Meeting and Event Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	2	View Report
Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools in the Southeast Region	1	3	View Report
Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region	1	5	View Report
Best Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Secondary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	6	View Report
Best Secondary Education Schools in Florida	1	6	View Report
Best Teacher Development & Methodology Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Teacher Development & Methodology Schools in the Southeast Region	1	40	View Report
Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Teaching English or French Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Structural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Structural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	1	View Report
Best Structural Engineering Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	1	1	View Report
Best Optical Enginering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Optical Enginering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	1	View Report
Best Optical Enginering Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Optical Enginering Schools in the Southeast Region	1	1	View Report
Best Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	3	View Report
Best Spanish Language & Literature Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Romance Languages Schools in Florida	1	5	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	7	View Report
Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Health Information Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	3	View Report
Best Health Information Management Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best General Applied Mathematics Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	9	View Report
Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Florida	1	11	View Report
Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	9	View Report
Best Interdisciplinary Studies Schools in Florida	1	11	View Report
Best Systems Science & Theory Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Systems Theory Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	9	View Report
Best Philosophy Schools in Florida	1	9	View Report
Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	9	View Report
Best Philosophy Schools in Florida	1	9	View Report
Best Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Religious Studies Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	10	View Report
Best Philosophy & Religious Studies Schools in Florida	1	10	View Report
Best General Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best General Physics Schools in Florida	1	5	View Report
Best Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	5	View Report
Best Physics Schools in Florida	1	5	View Report
Best Clinical Psychology Schools in Florida	1	5	View Report
Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Other Public Administration Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Schools in Florida	1	3	View Report
Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Arts & Media Management Schools in Florida	1	6	View Report
Best Art Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	6	View Report
Best Art Studies Schools in Florida	1	6	View Report
Best architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in Florida	2	5	View Report
Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in Florida	2	5	View Report
Best Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Business Economics Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	10	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Florida	2	12	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	10	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Florida	2	12	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Florida	2	11	View Report
Best Meeting and Event Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	3	View Report
Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in the Southeast Region	2	3	View Report
Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor's Degree Schools	2	4	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools in Florida	2	11	View Report
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	5	View Report
Best Actuarial Science Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	5	View Report
Best General Journalism Schools in Florida	2	6	View Report
Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	3	View Report
Best Radio & Television Schools in Florida	2	4	View Report
Best Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Schools in the Southeast Region	2	8	View Report
Best Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	3	View Report
Best Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Schools in the Southeast Region	2	4	View Report
Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Florida	2	25	View Report

How UCF Ranks for Value

Top Placement in Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking

#108 out of 2,000.

This makes UCF a top 15% value school for students seeking value.

The Best Colleges for the Money Ranking identifies the best-value colleges in the country.

Top Value Majors

UCF has 1,134 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	36	View Report
Best Value Business Economics Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business Economics Schools in the Southeast Region	1	37	View Report
Best Value Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	36	View Report
Best Value Business/Managerial Economics Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business/Managerial Economics Schools in the Southeast Region	1	37	View Report
Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools in Florida	1	3	View Report
Best Value Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools in the Southeast Region	1	12	View Report
Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Southeast Region	1	12	View Report
Best Value Optical Enginering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Optical Enginering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Optical Enginering Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Optical Enginering Schools in the Southeast Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Rhetoric & Composition Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Rhetoric & Composition Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Rhetoric & Composition Schools in the Southeast Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value Long Term Care Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Long Term Care Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	16	View Report
Best Value Long Term Care Administration/Management Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	3	View Report
Best Value Legal Studies Schools in Florida	1	3	View Report
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in Florida	1	4	View Report
Best Value General Applied Mathematics Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Systems Science & Theory Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Systems Theory Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Environmental Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	44	View Report
Best Value Environmental Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	1	46	View Report
Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	7	View Report
Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	15	View Report
Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	1	8	View Report
Best Value Religion/Religious Studies Schools	1	22	View Report
Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	47	View Report
Best Value Religious Studies Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value Religious Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	1	11	View Report
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools in Florida	1	5	View Report
Best Value Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in Florida	1	5	View Report
Best Value Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region	1	18	View Report
Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools in the Southeast Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools	1	11	View Report
Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in Florida	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Other Public Administration Schools	1	11	View Report
Best Value General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	22	View Report
Best Value General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Schools in Florida	1	3	View Report
Best Value General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Schools in the Southeast Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management Schools	1	31	View Report
Best Value architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Value architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	12	View Report
Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	12	View Report
Best Value Urban & Regional Planning, General Schools in the Southeast Region	2	13	View Report
Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the Southeast Region	2	13	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Schools in Florida	2	3	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region	2	9	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Schools in Florida	2	3	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Schools in the Southeast Region	2	9	View Report
Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	3	View Report
Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools in Florida	2	3	View Report
Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	5	View Report
Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools in Florida	2	3	View Report
Best Value Actuarial Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Actuarial Science Schools in the Southeast Region	2	10	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	4	View Report
Best Value Real Estate Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	4	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	6	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	43	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Schools in Florida	2	8	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region	2	46	View Report
Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	6	View Report
Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	43	View Report
Best Value Journalism Schools in the Southeast Region	2	46	View Report
Best Value Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region	2	12	View Report
Best Value Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Schools in Florida	2	2	View Report
Best Value Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Schools in the Southeast Region	2	22	View Report
Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	3	View Report
Best Value Trade & Industrial Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	7	View Report
Best Value Teacher Development & Methodology Schools in Florida	2	4	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida	2	5	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	60	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Schools in Florida	2	6	View Report

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Notes and References

The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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