UF vs. UCF: Reasons why UF is Superior
Reason 1: National Rankings
UF: 19
UCF: Unranked
UF ranked in the top tier for Best Colleges 2004. UCF is the in last tier. UF is ranked 19th among public universities in the nation and is approaching the Top 10 Public Universities list. UCF did not even make the list. UF is ranked 48st in the nation among all universities. UCF is ranked somewhere between 188 and 250. There, that settles it; UF is better. Doesn't this make any other reason pointless?
Source: US News College Ranking Index
Reason 2:Individual Program Rankings
(Note: US News discontinued the free access to College Rankings based on colleges so I am forced to use old data or else I would be infringing on their rights)
Program
UF (2003)
UCF (2003)
Business
Education
Engineering
Law
Medicine 43rd in Nation
29th in Nation
29th in Nation
45th in Nation
44th in Nation All Unranked
A Closer Look at Business and Engineering
UCF Office of
Admissions
UF Academics 2002
UF Business Programs and Departments
Business program rank: 23
Accounting: 10
Finance rank: 16
General management rank: 19
Marketing rank: 8
UCF Academics 2002
UCF Business Programs and Departments
Business program rank: 128 (in 2001 only).
Currently Unranked.
UF Engineering Programs and Departments (with Ph.D. Programs)
Engineering program rank: 32
Aerospace Engineering rank (2002: 11)
Environmental Engineering rank: 13
Industrial Engineering rank: 16
Materials Engineering rank: 9
Nuclear Engineering rank: (2001: 6) Currently 9
UCF Engineering Programs and Departments (with Ph.D. Programs)
Engineering program rank: Unranked.
(Odd, wasn't UCF supposed to be a technical school?)
At a recent career fair, I was able to talk to a Lockheed Martin representative. Lockheed Martin chooses the University of Florida as it's primary recruiting target for engineering. The next university is Georgia Tech. I cannot imagine why someone would chose UCF over UF or Georgia Tech in engineering. Note: On my friend's site, he implies UCF is better then Georgia Tech in engineering. lol.
Reason 3: Athletics
Multiple Images of Current
UF Stadium Construction
Inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium's Skybox Lobby.
There is no better place than 'The Swamp'! That opening on the big screen with the alligator, it's the best ever. When the Gators run out of the tunnel, it is absolutely the moment of moments in college football."
- Lee Corso, ESPN College Football Analyst, FSU Graduate
I think it is a well known fact that to compare any of UF's athletics to UCF's is pointless, considering UF is an athletic powerhouse, but I'll do it anyway.
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