Explore Central Florida Hillel
Central Florida Hillel has a staff of ten highly trained and passionate professionals to serve our students on campuses across Greater Orlando. The largest campus is UCF which is the 2nd largest university in the United States with over 6,000 Jewish students making it the 3rd largest undergraduate Jewish population in the world outside of Israel. We also serve Full Sail University, Valencia State College and Seminole State College. Central Florida Hillel is located in the Jeffrey and Diane Ginsburg Center for Jewish Student Life which is one of the most modern Hillels in the country with a kosher restaurant, movie theater, Beit Midrash and multiple study and hang out; areas including the spacious Banquet room. The Center is located in Northview, one of the most luxurious student housing complexes in the US with 600,000 square feet of living space for over 550 residents including swimming pool, beach volleyball, sauna, outdoor movie theater, exercise room, roof top tiki lounge and much more.
This Hillel serves: University of Central Florida; Seminole State College; Full Sail University; Valencia College
Undergraduate Enrollment
13,352 Students
*Percent of population
Graduate Enrollment
0 Students
*Percent of population
Jewish Experience
- Served by Hillel Yes
- Religious Services Available No
- Hillel Rabbi/Senior Jewish Educator Yes
- Kosher Food Available No
- Birthright Israel Participation Yes
- Alt Break Participation No
- Jewish Studies Offered No
- Jewish Studies Major or Minor None
- Study Abroad in Israel No credit for study abroad in Israel
- Israel Fellow Yes
- JLIC Educator No
- Hillel Mental Health/Wellness Staff No
Campus Climate for Jewish Students
- Hillel CCI Antisemitism Training Participant No
- Open Title VI Investigation No
- Anti-Israel Student Government or BDS Resolution None
- Anti-Israel Encampment, Spring 2024 No
Additional Campus Information
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- Private/Public Public
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- U.S. Region South
- Commuter/Residential Commuter
- Tuition In-State $3,122
- Tuition Out-of-State $7,101
- Out-of-State/Int’l 1% / 2%
- Greek Life No
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