UCF SAT Scores: 2026 Range, Percentiles & Requirements
UCF’s fall 2026 admitted freshman profile reports an SAT mid-range of 1310–1420 and ACT range of 28–32, as of August 2026. First-year applicants submit official SAT, ACT, or CLT results. Those admitted ranges are context, not a score that guarantees admission.
Orlando, FL · Public · Doctoral / R1 research university
The figures above are the stored federal Scorecard snapshot, imported April 25, 2026. Its fields can cover different reporting years. Current university profiles below can describe a different cohort or applicant group.
Current admissions guidance for University of Central Florida
Latest official update: The fall 2026 admitted profile is 1310–1420 SAT and 28–32 ACT. The 1200–1350 SAT range in the federal snapshot describes historical enrolled-score reporting and should not be presented as the new admitted class.
SAT/ACT policy
UCF requires official entrance-exam results for freshman applications and superscores the SAT and ACT. Its admissions guidance states there is no minimum SAT/ACT/CLT admission score. Required testing and a minimum score are different rules.
Application deadlines
For summer/fall entry, Early Action applications are due October 15 and materials November 15. The published regular deadlines are March 1 for summer and May 1 for fall. Confirm the separate international timeline if it applies to you.
How to use your SAT score
- Use 1310–1420 when comparing with UCF’s fall 2026 admitted profile, and retain 1200–1350 only as historical enrollment context.
- Request official reports before the materials deadline. An application submitted on October 15 is not complete if required testing or SPARK is still missing on November 15.
- For an out-of-state application, do not assume a different SAT cutoff. UCF’s published overall range is not a separately reported out-of-state range.
Admissions details checked October 2, 2026. Verify policies before applying: UCF admitted profile, requirements and deadlines · UCF testing minimum and superscoring FAQ.
UCF middle 50%, percentiles and median
A middle-50% range marks the central half of the reported score distribution. It is not the full range of accepted students. UCF’s current profile calls 1310–1420 a mid-range; do not label every applicant below 1310 ineligible.
The endpoints average to 1365, which is not a measured UCF median and is not a valid 10-point SAT result. A median requires the actual 50th-percentile statistic; you cannot recover it from two endpoints.
A lower score still needs an official report
UCF states that it has no minimum SAT/ACT/CLT admission requirement. That does not make it test-optional: the standard freshman checklist still requires official scores.
If you retake, compare the Reading and Writing and Math sections separately. Superscoring can use improvements from different dates; confirm receipt of the score reports rather than relying on the total typed into an application.
Compare your SAT score
UCF’s fall 2026 admitted freshman mid-range: 1310–1420.
This falls within the admitted mid-range. Send official reports and keep the academic record complete; the range is descriptive.
This compares a score with a reported interval. It does not estimate admission chances, account for your section split, or determine scholarship eligibility.
How University of Central Florida compares
- Its SAT rank in the stored federal dataset is #81 of 197 US colleges with published SAT ranges in this snapshot and #2 of 10 in FL.
- Its 40% acceptance rate is more selective than 80% of the 197 colleges in the same ranked pool.
- Reported section midpoints skew 20 points toward Reading and Writing (620 Math vs 640 Reading and Writing).
- Median earnings 10 years after entry ($58,308) are $4,758 below the $63,066 median across that pool.
- Out-of-state students pay $16,099 more per year than in-state students ($22,467 vs $6,368).
Tuition and outcomes
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Documentation version September 2025; our snapshot imported April 25, 2026. Scorecard fields can come from different reporting years, and this snapshot does not encode one universal data year. SAT totals are rounded to the nearest valid 10 points. Tuition excludes room, board, fees, and books. Read the methodology.
Colleges with similar SAT scores
Ranked by proximity to University of Central Florida's reported SAT midpoint. Similar scores do not imply similar programs, cost, or admission odds.
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| College | Location | SAT middle 50% | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station, TX | 1150–1400 | 57% |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | 1190–1370 | 71% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell, MA | 1180–1370 | 83% |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | 1180–1360 | 85% |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | 1150–1420 | 86% |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | 1230–1340 | 64% |
Questions about University of Central Florida
Does UCF have a different out-of-state SAT range?
The fall 2026 freshman page publishes one overall admitted SAT mid-range of 1310–1420. It does not establish a separate out-of-state percentile range or cutoff.
What is the median SAT for UCF?
The current admitted profile publishes 1310–1420, not a median. Its 1365 midpoint is a calculation, not an official 50th-percentile score.
When are University of Central Florida’s application deadlines?
For summer/fall entry, Early Action applications are due October 15 and materials November 15. The published regular deadlines are March 1 for summer and May 1 for fall. Confirm the separate international timeline if it applies to you.