UCF Peer Institutions

As of early 2010, UCF has developed a new list of peer institutions for benchmarking purposes. The new peer list aligns with UCF's 2009 Strategic Plan and replaces UCF's list of peers established for the 2002-2007 UCF Strategic Plan, "Pathways to Prominence." This list of 22 institutions will be held static over the course of the planning horizon. Fourteen "comparison" institutions are appropriate for benchmarking purposes, while eight additional "aspirational" institutions are considered to be stronger in some measures and may assist UCF in target-setting exercises.

The selection process began by identifying a large pool of candidate institutions, using nationally published rankings and classification data. Next, the institutions were grouped using cluster analysis methods that considered factors including surrounding population, student body, faculty, and financial characteristics, among others. This cluster analysis was performed as an iterative process, allowing for careful consideration at each step. Finally, administrative input was considered and the list was finalized.

Peer List

This list of peers for comparative analysis is maintained by UAPS and is submitted annually on UCF's behalf by the Office of Institutional Research to IPEDS for use in the annual IPEDS Data Feedback Report. These reports can be viewed for 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005.

To visit the institution's main website, simply click on the institution's name. To view the institution's Common Data Set, click on the icon next to the institution's name.

Comparison Peers	Aspirational Peers	Other SUS Institutions
Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Georgia State University Kent State University Portland State University San Diego State University University of Akron University of Delaware University of Houston University of New Mexico University of Texas - Arlington University of North Carolina - Charlotte University of South Florida Virginia Commonwealth University	Arizona State University - Tempe Auburn University North Carolina State University - Raleigh Oregon State University University of Cincinnati University of Colorado - Boulder University of Nebraska - Lincoln University of South Carolina - Columbia	Florida A & M University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida State University New College of Florida University of Florida University of North Florida University of West Florida

The office of University Analysis and Planning Support has compiled comparative characteristics for each of the comparison and aspirational peer institutions in a downloadable tabbed Excel workbook. This list references fall 2008 data. Additional benchmarking resources are also available on the Comparative Data Sources page.

Peer List

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