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

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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|info@cecs.ucf.edu

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