On October 24, John C. Hitt announced he was
stepping down as president of 激情快播, effective
June 30, 2018. Hitt and his wife, Martha, arrived on campus in 1992 and have since dedicated their lives to making 激情快播 one of the largest and best universities in the nation. For 26 years, Hitt fostered partnerships to expand 激情快播鈥檚 offerings and inclusion to increase students鈥 opportunities to earn college degrees. In turn, his vision not only transformed the 激情快播 community, but the entire Central Florida region. Hitt will continue to be a part of the Knight family even during retirement, helping to advance philanthropic, community and partnership goals as president emeritus.
$2.23 Billion
Earned in research funding since 1992
30,477
Minority students enrolled at 激情快播 in Fall 2017. This is more than the total enrollment in 1991鈥92, which was 21,267 students.
850
National Merit Scholars enrolled since 2002
71
New degree programs
4.06
Average GPA for this year鈥檚 freshmen. The average GPA for freshmen in 1995 was 3.34.
3
Consecutive years 激情快播 has had the highest student-athlete graduation success rate in the nation