Knight Nurses Start Here.
Welcome to UCF’s College of Nursing.
Fueled by excellence, innovation and partnerships, UCF is leading the charge in educating Knight nurses to meet the healthcare challenges of today – and tomorrow.
Be empowered with renowned experts, supportive staff, and a culture embedded in evidence-based practice.
Together we’ll ensure a healthier future for all.
Degrees and Certificates
Answer the call for more nurses, leaders, educators and scientists. Choose from accredited, nationally ranked degree programs with on-campus, online or distance learning options.
We will lead the charge in transforming global health
through innovative education, research, and practice.
Located on UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Campus in Lake Nona, in Orlando, Florida, a hub for healthcare innovation.
Student Success
UCF’s College of Nursing has been the heart of my journey — where knowledge met compassion and service became purpose.
Meet Allyson ’26BSN, Order of Pegasus Awardee
I chose UCF because it’s relatively local, it has an on-campus skills lab and is not solely online, it has professors who are active clinicians and nurse practitioners, and its graduates have a high pass rate on the board certification exams.
Renowned Expertise
At UCF College of Nursing, our faculty are thought leaders, national fellows and world-renowned experts in their respective fields — from aging and cancer to healthcare simulation and technology, and so much more.
Leveraging the strength of one of the nation’s most innovative universities, our researchers are working together across disciplines to solve our world’s most pressing healthcare challenges and to ensure a brighter, healthier future.
Improving Critical Care for Patients and Survivors
Brian Peach, associate professor, is currently testing VR exposure therapy to treat PICS conditions, estimated to impact millions annually.
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Social Media
Clinical bags and first lab day ✅ Our new cohort of accelerated Second Degree BSN is on their way to becoming Knight nurses. #ChargeOn
Fueling a fast track to nursing. These six accelerated Second Degree BSN students were awarded the 2026 Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship, which provides vital support for students returning to school for nursing. This year’s recipients come from varying career and degree backgrounds, many are first generation students, and all are following a calling to care for others.
Next step in changing careers to nursing. It was orientation this week for our newest cohort of accelerated Second Degree BSN students. Welcome! 👋
Continue to shine bright in caring for others and boldly lead nursing into the future. Congratulations #Classof2026
3 generations of nurses. 1 memorable Mother`s Day. Alexia`s mother and grandmother pinned the new #KnightNurse to celebrate the completion of her degree from @ucf.edu.
Happy Mother`s Day to all of the moms throughout our #UCFNursing community. 💛
🎓 New #KnightNurse Spotlight: Meet Brianna, an Orlando native and first-generation student, who is in the first graduating cohort from the #DrPhillipsNursingPavilion and one of our first graduating @adventhealth scholars.
Brianna has accepted a position at AdventHealth to work as an emergency department nurse after graduation.
“I am excited to be transitioning into a new graduate RN role, working alongside nurses I look up to, and contributing to my community by helping those who need care in an effective and efficient way.”
Congratulations Brianna! Meet more of our Spring Class of 2026 via 🔗 in bio.
Officially a Knight nurse 🎓 Congratulations #Classof2026. More via 🔗 in bio
Happy #NursesWeek to all of the nurses who inspire all of us. Thank you. 💛
