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 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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Teamwork from the field to the hospital.
UCF acute care nurse practitioner DNP students and athletic training students recently teamed up for an interprofessional education event at the Helene Fuld Health Trust STIM Center.
Students shared assessment and management of traumatic injuries from the field to the hospital.
From equipment removal on the field for suspected spine injuries
To spine evaluation and boarding for safe transport
To SAM and vacuum splints to stabilize suspected fractures, dislocations and severe sprains
To tourniquet application and wound packing to stop the bleed in severe trauma
Practicing collaboration and communication across disciplines to prepare future providers and impact lives.
Summer clinicals and service learning is in session. 😎 #ChargeOn future Knight nurses. 🩺
Broadening perspectives with @ucfabroad. 🌎 A new cohort of @ucf.edu nursing students recently returned from Chiapas, Mexico, where they gained valuable insights and experiences in global health thanks to continued partnerships with the ISEEECH Nursing College, community hospitals and local organizations.
During the week-long study abroad opportunity, our future #KnightNurses provided community health education and health screenings, collaborated with local nursing students, medical students and healthcare teams in community clinics, and learned about local culture and healthcare practices.
Building collaboration in Barcelona. 🌍 Health sciences majors and faculty from @ucfchps, pre-med students from @ucfmed, and pre-nursing students and faculty from @ucfnursing recently returned from a study abroad trip to Spain focused on interdisciplinary healthcare education and cultural experiences.
1 of 45 smiles. This summer @ucf.edu awarded the first Second Degree BSN Student Success Scholarships to 45 accelerated nursing students. This record-breaking moment is generously supported by a gift from The William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust. Thank you. 💛
Always an honor to support @specialolympicsfl. Our @ucf.edu senior accelerated nursing students recently provided health promotion education and screenings, from fit feet to strong minds, to support the hundreds of athletes at the 2026 State Summer Games.
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.
