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UCF was ranked as one of the nation's "Most <br />Innovative" universities in the U.S. News & World <br />Report's Best Colleges 2016 guide rankings. Last <br />year, Kiplingers and the Princeton Review named <br />UCF as one of the nation's best values for a college <br />education. The Carnegie Foundation has classified <br />UCF as an R1 Doctoral University and one of 25 <br />public universities with the Carnegie Foundation's <br />highest designation in two categories: community <br />engagement and very high research activity. In 2016, <br />UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy <br />(FIEA), was ranked as the best video game graduate <br />school in North America by the Princeton Review <br />and PC Gamer Magazine. <br />UCF awards the most degrees in Florida and is its <br />largest university, with students from 50 states <br />and 148 countries. Students at UCF have been <br />recognized throughout the world and include <br />recipients of Rhodes, Mellon and Goldwater <br />scholarships. In 2014, UCF enrolled the largest <br />number of National Merit Scholars in the state. <br />UCF is an academic, partnership and research leader <br />in numerous fields, such as optics, modeling and <br />simulation, engineering and computer science, <br />business administration, education, the sciences <br />including biomedical sciences, hospitality <br />management and digital media. <br />On-campus housing includes 11 communities for <br />nearly 12,000 students ranging from first-year to <br />graduate students. <br />The 10,000-seat arena and a 45,000-seat on campus <br />football stadium were both opened in 2007. <br />UCF Knights won the inaugural American Athletic <br />Conference titles in women's soccer and football <br />and was the youngest university to ever play in a <br />BCS bowl game in 2014. <br />07 APPENDIX / UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA <br />University of Central Florida, founded in 1963, is the second largest university in the nation. Located in Orlando, Florida, UCF and its 13 colleges provide opportunities to 63,000 students, offering 210 degree programs. <br />46