UCF is the seventh largest university in the nation. The 1,415-acre campus provides an attractive setting for learning with modern, new facilities that house the latest in technology and innovation.

The UCF Recreation and Wellness Center includes 85,000 square feet of fitness and cardio space, an indoor track, a 41-foot climbing wall, a resort-style leisure pool, a disc golf course, and the Lake Claire recreation area with picnic facilities, watercraft, and nature trail.

UCF offers a wide variety of entertainment including Theatre UCF, art galleries and symphony performances, and Conference USA football played in the new Bright House Stadium.

There is an abundance of activity found in central Florida including theme parks, night life, beaches, golf, and so much more. Downtown Orlando buzzes at night with dance clubs, coffee houses, Broadway shows, professional theatre, the Florida Film Festival, the Orlando Film Festival, the Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, the Festival of Orchestras, the Orlando Magic, the Orlando Science Center, and the Orlando Fringe Festival.

Just as Los Angeles emerged as the hub of the movie industry almost a century ago, Orlando is rapidly evolving as the heart of cutting-edge interactive experience design, with resources that include the modeling and simulation companies in the Research Park, the Florida High Tech Corridor, interactive entertainment at theme parks, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, the Digital Media Arts Federation, and leading companies like Electronic Arts, House of Moves, and n-Space.