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University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is an American metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida. UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, and it is the largest university in the United States by undergraduate enrollment and the country's second largest by total enrollment.
The university was founded by the Florida Legislature in 1963, and opened in 1968 as Florida Technological University, with the mission of providing personnel to support the growing U.S. space program at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Florida's Space Coast. As the university's academic scope expanded beyond its original focus on engineering and technology, "Florida Tech" was renamed The University of Central Florida in 1978. Initial enrollment was only 1,948 students, as of 2014 enrollment consists of 60,821 students from over 140 countries, more than 40 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.〔 The majority〔UCF does not provide a breakdown of enrollment by campus. However, enrollment projections show that the university believes 87.1% of students will attend the main campus in 2013-14.〕 of the student population is located on the university's main campus approximately east-northeast of downtown Orlando and south-southwest of Daytona Beach.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UCF Enrollment Projections 2012-17 )〕 The university offers over 200 degree options through thirteen colleges and twelve satellite campuses throughout Central Florida.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UCF Regional Campuses )〕 Since its founding, UCF has awarded almost 280,000 degrees, including 50,000 graduate, specialist and professional degrees, to over 240,000 alumni worldwide.〔
UCF is a space-grant university and has made noted research contributions to optics, modeling and simulation, digital media, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, hospitality management, and the arts. It is considered an up-and-coming national university by ''U.S. News & World Report''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Up-and-Coming Schools: National Universities )〕 UCF's official colors are black and gold and the university logo is a Pegasus, which "symbolizes the university's vision of limitless possibilities." The university's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their "UCF Knights" nickname and represented by mascot Knightro, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the American Athletic Conference (The American).
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