2024
ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
UNIVERSITY OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA
BOG Approved 6/27/2024
, 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
University of Central Florida
BOG Approved, 6/27/2024
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 3
STRATEGY ........................................................................................................... 4
Mission Statement ........................................................................................... 4
Statement of Strategy ...................................................................................... 4
Graduation Rate Improvement Plan Update .................................................... 5
Key Achievements for Last Year...................................................................... 6
Performance-Based Funding Goal Adjustments.............................................. 7
Enrollment Management .................................................................................. 8
PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING METRICS .................................................. 9
PREEMINENT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FUNDING METRICS ......................... 12
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ................................................................... 15
Teaching & Learning ........................................................................................ 15
Scholarship, Research & Innovation Metrics ................................................... 19
Institution Specific Goals ................................................................................. 21
ENROLLMENT PLANNING .................................................................................. 22
DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................ 24
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, 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
University of Central Florida
BOG Approved, 6/27/2024
INTRODUCTION
The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors’
2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System’s commitment to accountability and
strategic planning by fostering greater coordination between institutional administrators, University
Boards of Trustees and the Board of Governors regarding each institution’s direction and priorities
as well as performance expectations and outcomes on institutional and System-wide goals.
Once an Accountability Plan is approved by each institution’s respective Boards of Trustees, the
Board of Governors will review and consider the plan for approval, excluding those sections of the
Plan that require additional regulatory or procedural approval pursuant to law or Board regulations.
Beginning with the 2023 Accountability Plans, all universities must comply with Recommendation II
of the Board’s Civil Discourse Final Report adopted by the Board in January 2022.
Recommendation II recommends that “each university's Accountability Plan … include a specific
endorsement of the Board's Statement of Free Expression, as well as a clear expectation for
openminded and tolerant civil discourse throughout the campus community.” This statement may
appear in any of these narrative portions: Mission, Statement of Strategy; or Strengths,
Opportunities, and Challenges.
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, 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
University of Central Florida
BOG Approved, 6/27/2024
STRATEGY
Mission Statement
UCF is a public research university invested in unleashing the potential within every individual, enriching the human
experience through inclusion, discovery and innovation, and propelling broad-based prosperity for the many
communities we serve.
Statement of Strategy
UCF is one of the most innovative universities in the country. Not defined by its contemporaries, UCF seeks to forge
a new path that will help shape the future of higher education because the future demands individuals who are
adaptable, skilled, and equipped to navigate the complexities of a rapidly evolving world. UCF’s job as a
metropolitan research university is to empower students with the knowledge and experiences that will make them
valuable to the workforce of today, while also empowering faculty to drive innovations that enable the economy of
the future.
UCF was founded in 1963 to provide talent and research insights in support of America’s quest to put humans on
the moon and explore the far reaches of the galaxy. Sixty years later, the university is leveraging its history of
innovation and impact as Florida’s Premier Engineering and Technology University — one where all disciplines
leverage technology together to solve societal challenges and develop the next iterations of our region’s business,
health, hospitality, and entertainment sectors. UCF remains committed to not only embracing but developing
advances in technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to infuse technology across all our disciplines,
driving new disciplines and pedagogical approaches.
UCF is focused on providing the workforce and research infrastructure needed to fuel Florida’s growing high-tech
economy through a commitment to excellence in education and research, a commitment to meaningful interaction
with industry, and increasing ability to educate more engineering and technology focused graduates. Our academic
programs will continue to leverage our unique advantage for our students and to learn and research alongside
business, industry, and government partners because of our location.
As stewards of taxpayer resources, UCF seeks to implement the university’s strategy with a commitment to
operational excellence, seeking to deliver services in new efficient and effective ways. UCF will also leverage
technology across our operations to reduce administrative costs and improve overall efficiency.
UCF aligns with the Florida Board of Governors Statement of Free Expression, as endorsed by the UCF Board of
Trustees with a clear expectation for open-minded and tolerant civil discourse throughout the campus community.
UCF will empower students of all backgrounds to discover their full potential by eliminating achievement gaps
among student populations while realizing an overall student success four-year graduation rate of 65 percent.
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ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
UNIVERSITY OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA
BOG Approved 6/27/2024
, 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
University of Central Florida
BOG Approved, 6/27/2024
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 3
STRATEGY ........................................................................................................... 4
Mission Statement ........................................................................................... 4
Statement of Strategy ...................................................................................... 4
Graduation Rate Improvement Plan Update .................................................... 5
Key Achievements for Last Year...................................................................... 6
Performance-Based Funding Goal Adjustments.............................................. 7
Enrollment Management .................................................................................. 8
PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING METRICS .................................................. 9
PREEMINENT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FUNDING METRICS ......................... 12
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ................................................................... 15
Teaching & Learning ........................................................................................ 15
Scholarship, Research & Innovation Metrics ................................................... 19
Institution Specific Goals ................................................................................. 21
ENROLLMENT PLANNING .................................................................................. 22
DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................ 24
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, 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
University of Central Florida
BOG Approved, 6/27/2024
INTRODUCTION
The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors’
2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System’s commitment to accountability and
strategic planning by fostering greater coordination between institutional administrators, University
Boards of Trustees and the Board of Governors regarding each institution’s direction and priorities
as well as performance expectations and outcomes on institutional and System-wide goals.
Once an Accountability Plan is approved by each institution’s respective Boards of Trustees, the
Board of Governors will review and consider the plan for approval, excluding those sections of the
Plan that require additional regulatory or procedural approval pursuant to law or Board regulations.
Beginning with the 2023 Accountability Plans, all universities must comply with Recommendation II
of the Board’s Civil Discourse Final Report adopted by the Board in January 2022.
Recommendation II recommends that “each university's Accountability Plan … include a specific
endorsement of the Board's Statement of Free Expression, as well as a clear expectation for
openminded and tolerant civil discourse throughout the campus community.” This statement may
appear in any of these narrative portions: Mission, Statement of Strategy; or Strengths,
Opportunities, and Challenges.
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, 2024 ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
University of Central Florida
BOG Approved, 6/27/2024
STRATEGY
Mission Statement
UCF is a public research university invested in unleashing the potential within every individual, enriching the human
experience through inclusion, discovery and innovation, and propelling broad-based prosperity for the many
communities we serve.
Statement of Strategy
UCF is one of the most innovative universities in the country. Not defined by its contemporaries, UCF seeks to forge
a new path that will help shape the future of higher education because the future demands individuals who are
adaptable, skilled, and equipped to navigate the complexities of a rapidly evolving world. UCF’s job as a
metropolitan research university is to empower students with the knowledge and experiences that will make them
valuable to the workforce of today, while also empowering faculty to drive innovations that enable the economy of
the future.
UCF was founded in 1963 to provide talent and research insights in support of America’s quest to put humans on
the moon and explore the far reaches of the galaxy. Sixty years later, the university is leveraging its history of
innovation and impact as Florida’s Premier Engineering and Technology University — one where all disciplines
leverage technology together to solve societal challenges and develop the next iterations of our region’s business,
health, hospitality, and entertainment sectors. UCF remains committed to not only embracing but developing
advances in technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to infuse technology across all our disciplines,
driving new disciplines and pedagogical approaches.
UCF is focused on providing the workforce and research infrastructure needed to fuel Florida’s growing high-tech
economy through a commitment to excellence in education and research, a commitment to meaningful interaction
with industry, and increasing ability to educate more engineering and technology focused graduates. Our academic
programs will continue to leverage our unique advantage for our students and to learn and research alongside
business, industry, and government partners because of our location.
As stewards of taxpayer resources, UCF seeks to implement the university’s strategy with a commitment to
operational excellence, seeking to deliver services in new efficient and effective ways. UCF will also leverage
technology across our operations to reduce administrative costs and improve overall efficiency.
UCF aligns with the Florida Board of Governors Statement of Free Expression, as endorsed by the UCF Board of
Trustees with a clear expectation for open-minded and tolerant civil discourse throughout the campus community.
UCF will empower students of all backgrounds to discover their full potential by eliminating achievement gaps
among student populations while realizing an overall student success four-year graduation rate of 65 percent.
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