U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L F L O R I D A | O R L A N D O
College of Engineering & Computer Science
2019 FAST FACTS
College
DEPARTMENTS
•Civil,Environmentaland
ConstructionEngineering
•ComputerScience
•ElectricalandComputerEngineering
• IndustrialEngineeringand
ManagementSystems
•MaterialsScienceandEngineering
•MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering
DEGREE PROGRAMS
AerospaceEngineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
BiomedicalEngineering,M.S.
CivilEngineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
ComputerEngineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
ComputerScience,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
ConstructionEngineering,B.S.
DataAnalytics,M.S.
DigitalForensics,M.S.
ElectricalEngineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
EngineeringManagement,M.S.
EnvironmentalEngineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
IndustrialEngineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
InformationTechnology,B.S.
MaterialsScience&Engineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
MechanicalEngineering,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.
ModelingandSimulation,M.S.,Ph.D.Joint program with UCF College of Graduate Studies
PhotonicsScienceandEngineering,B.S.Joint program with UCF College of Optics and Photonics
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
Nation’s#1workforcesuppliertotheaerospaceanddefenseindustry.—Aviation Week, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Thecollegeisrankedinthetop50publicgraduateengineeringcollegesnationwide.
—U.S. News & World Report 2019
UCFOnlineisrankedintheTop15onlineprogramsinthecountry.
—U.S. News & World Report 2019
In2018,ranked#1inNorthAmericaand#10intheworld,
outof13,000+teams;andU.S.SoutheastChampions—2012,2013,
2014,2015,2016,2017,2018.—AssociationofComputing
Machinery’sInternationalCollegiateProgrammingCompetition
Four-timenationalchampions:UCFCollegiateCyberDefenseCompetitionTeam—2014,2015,2016,2018.
UCFisdesignatedasa“highestresearchactivity”institutionbytheCarnegieFoundation.
Amongnation’s“MostInnovative”universitiesalongsideHarvard,MIT,Stanford,DukeandGeorgiaTech.
—U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019
Rankedinnation’stop25fornumberofU.S.patentssecured.
—NationalAcademyofInventors
North American Champions 2018 — UCFComputerProgrammingTeam
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
121teachingassistantpositionsand350researchassistantpositionsplustuitionfundedinFall2018atanaverageannualstipendofmorethan$18,000.
$270,411incollegescholarshipsawardedtoundergraduateandgraduatestudentsfor2018-19.
FRESHMAN CLASS PROFILE
Total Incoming Freshmen: 1,868 Summer/Fall 2018
General HonorsAvg.SATScore: 1308 1464
Avg.ACTScore: 28.5 32.4
Avg.HighSchoolGPA: 4.06 4.44
(weighted)
Students
DEGREES CONFERRED2017-18 Cumulative*
Bachelor’s: 1,387 28,259
Master’s: 401 8 ,616
Doctoral: 100 1,507
Total: 1,888 38,382
*1969throughFall2018
ENROLLMENT Fall 2018
Total: 11,872
10,181undergraduate
1,691graduate
National Merit Scholars: 137
41new
96returning
Undergraduate DiversityAfrican-American: 7.7%
Asian: 9.3%
Hispanic: 26.9%
Female: 17.8%
Graduate DiversityAfrican-American: 5.2%
Asian: 6.3%
Hispanic: 14.3%
International: 38.3%
Female: 24.3%
Studentsuccessisfueledbyrigorousacademicinstruction,researchopportunities
alongsideworld-renownedfaculty,andinnovativeleadershipdevelopmentandSTEM
retentionprogramsdescribedindetailatstem.ucf.edu/stem-programs-at-ucf.
UCF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION INSTITUTE (eli2)Theneedforengineeringand
technologyleadersisechoed
universallybyindustry,government
agencies,academiaandprofessional
societies.Withindustryfeedback
andsupport,eli2launchedin2010
withagoaltobuildacommunityof
leadersthroughlifelongengagement
opportunities.
Theeli2journeybeginswithprograms
totransformundergraduatesinto
self-drivenleadersfocusedon
collaboration,creativity,innovationand
accountability.Thejourneycontinues
withUCFprogramsthatbolster
youngprofessionals’progressinto
managementpositions
andempowermid-level
managerstoemergeas
executivespositionedto
solvetheworld’smajor
societalchallenges.
FACULTY HONORS
6 NationalAcademyofEngineeringMembers 3 NationalAcademyofInventors 3 ASMInternationalFellows 2 AmericanSocietyofEngineeringEducationFellows 2 U.S.JeffersonScienceFellowships 11 InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineersFellows5 AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineersFellows5 AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersFellows1 AssociationofComputingMachineryFellow3 InstituteofIndustrialEngineersFellows10AmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScienceFellows 3 ElectrochemicalSocietyFellows3 AmericanInstituteofMedical&BiologicalEngineeringFellows 2 SPIEInternationalSocietyforOptics&PhotonicsFellows1 AmericanVacuumSocietyFellow1 InstituteofNanoTechnologyFellow17 NationalScienceFoundationCAREERAwardees15 AdditionalNationalEarlyCareer/YoungInvestigatorAwardees
Faculty & Staff
FACILITIES Completed Square Feet
EngineeringI 1985 130,885
EngineeringII 2001 105,545
HarrisEngineeringCenter 2006 113,866
SiemensEnergyCenter 2008 10,000
MAEResearchFacility 2012 4,000
ONE-OF-A-KIND LEARNING LABORATORIES
•LockheedMartinCyberInnovationLab:openedFeb.2019
•SiemensDigitalGridLab:openedMarch2017
FACULTY AND STAFFProfessors 63AssociateProfessors 51AssistantProfessors 68Lecturers/Instructors30Post-Docs/Adjuncts 93ResearchAssociates 9Other 3Staff 89TOTAL 406
Maker Space Lab ComplexAresourceprovidedbyeli2,
thecomplexislocatedinthe
EngineeringIIbuildingoncampus
andisavailabletotheentireUCF
community.Itoffersstudentsa
dedicatedspacetogatherand
collaborate,generatecreativeideas,
vetthoseideas,thenbuildandfine-
tuneworkingprototypes,allinone
convenientplacethatallowsforeasy
movementbetweenlabs.
•HarrisCorporationGatheringLab
•IdeaLab
•TexasInstrumentsInnovationLab
•ManufacturingLab
Learnmore: cecs.ucf.edu/eli2
RESEARCH
FY2017 FY2018
Expenditures $30.3million $32.83million
NewFunding $37.3million $50.68million
RESEARCH CENTERS•CenterforAdvancedTransportation
SystemsSimulation
•CenterforAdvancedTurbo-machineryandEnergyResearch
•CenterforResearchinComputerVision
•ConsortiumforAppliedAcoustoelectronicsTechnology
•EnvironmentalSystemsEngineeringInstitute
•InstituteforAdvancedSystemsEngineering
•InteractiveComputingExperiencesResearchClusterofExcellence
•Multi-functionalIntegratedSystemTechnologyCenter
•StormwaterManagementAcademy
FACT:From2010to2018,thetotalnewresearch
fundingforCECSexceeded$247 million.
Research
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FACULTY CLUSTERS
TheclustersadvanceUCF’sunique
researchstrengthsandfosterstrong,
interdisciplinaryteamsfocusedon
solvingtheworld’stoughestscientific
andsocietalchallenges.
Seewww.ucf.edu/faculty/faculty-
research-clustersfordetailedinformation.
•CyberSecurityandPrivacy•Disability,AgingandTechnology•EnergyConversionandPropulsion•GenomicsandBioinformatics•LearningSciences•ProstheticInterfaces•RenewableEnergySystems•SustainableCoastalSystems•ViolenceAgainstWomen
Adjacentto
UCF
145 companiesthatprovideco-ops,jobs,researchpartnerships,andinternships.
Approximately
10,000 employees
7th
largestresearch
parkThenation’sepicenterfor
computermodeling,simulationandtraining
CENTRAL FLORID
A
UCF AT A GLANCEAmongthenation’slargestuniversities,
UCFandits13collegesoffermorethan
220degreeprogramsto68,500+students
fromall50statesand152countries.
UCFisrankedatop10“MostInnovative”
universitybyU.S. News & World Report,
andisconsistentlyrankedabest-value
universitybyKiplingerandForbes.
RESEARCH PARK
Dean’sOffice|HarrisEngineeringCenter#114
P.O.Box162993|Orlando,FL32816-2993
407-823-2156|[email protected]
Formoreinformation,visitcecs.ucf.edu
Connectwithusonsocialmedia
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Research, continued
DEANMichael Georgiopoulos, Ph.D.
DEAN’S ADVISORY BOARDBoardChairDan Schiappa, ’87-’90
SeniorVP,Sophos
Representinglargeandsmallbusinesses,
governmentagenciesandacademia,the
board’s30+membersprovidestrategic
directionandguidancetothecollege.
Seececs.ucf.edu/about-us/deans-
advisory-board/formoreinformation.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTERS (U.S.DepartmentofTransportation)
•ElectricVehicleTransportation
CenterTier1
•NationalCenterforTransportation
SystemsProductivity&
ManagementTier1
•SaferSIMTier1(Simulation)
•SoutheasternTransportation
CenterRegion4
RESEARCH CENTER PARTNERS
AdvancedMaterialsProcessingandAnalysisCenter
BiomolecularScienceCenter
CenterforResearchandEducationinOpticsandLasers
FloridaPhotonicsCenterofExcellence
FloridaSolarEnergyCenter
FloridaSpaceInstitute
InstituteforSimulationandTraining
NanoScienceTechnologyCenter
NationalCenterforForensicScience
TownesLaserInstitute
FEEDER CONSORTIUM (U.S.DepartmentofEnergy)
FOUNDATIONSFORENGINEERINGEDUCATION
FORDISTRIBUTEDENERGYRESOURCES
UCFistheleadpartnerinanational
efforttoupgradeandsustainthe
nation’senergygrid.Morethan
50partnersinclude2nationallabs,
22utilitiesandco-ops,
12universitiesand15industry.
50 YEARS OF GROWTH
ENROLLMENT Fromafewhundredstudentsin1968,to11,500+in2018.
RESEARCH Fromthefirstgrantof$12,500fromNASA,tomorethan$50millioninfundingfromlocal,state,federalandindustrysourcesin2018.
COLLEGE SHOWCASE VIDEOWatch“DoSomethingBig”atcecs.ucf.edu
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