[1] Housing on the main campus is separated into five communities, the oldest being Apollo, and the newest residence hall being UnionWest at Creative Village in downtown Orlando.

[3] Residence hall style suites are available in the Libra, Apollo, Academic Village (Neptune, Hercules, and Nike) communities.

In 2007, the university constructed the Towers at Knights Plaza, commonly known as "The Towers", as part of an athletic village known as Knights Plaza, which includes the CFE Arena, FBC Mortgage Stadium, as well as 183,000 square feet (17,000 m2) of retail and restaurant space.

Retailers and restaurants in Knights Plaza include Barnes & Noble, Domino's, Subway, formerly a Skewerz Grill, Burger U (formerly Tailgaters Bar and Grill), Jimmy John's, Starbucks, Gringos Locos, and "Knightros", an all-you care to eat restaurant.

The Towers at Knights Plaza, Rosen College Apartments, and NorthView offer annual contracts to rent their apartments for a full academic year (fall, spring, and summer), whereas residents of all other standard housing communities on the main campus sign contracts to rent their rooms only for one or two semesters at a time.

Housing on the main campus typically fills to capacity well before the start of the fall semester and cannot accommodate everyone who applies.

The university is planning to construct additional housing on its main campus, including a new community between Libra and the Academic Village, adjacent to the Recreation and Wellness Center.

NorthView located directly north of UCF's main campus, and within walking distance to Spectrum Stadium, is a luxury student housing community that was completed in 2013.

NorthView has similar accommodations as other housing communities such as shuttle transportation, key-card only access, and a resident mail center.

It has additional amenities, including: an outdoor pool, rooftop tiki deck, study room, dry sauna, beach volleyball area, human-size chess board, indoor gym, entertainment lounge, and same-floor parking in the attached garage.

[14][15] Affiliated housing is patrolled by the UCF Police Department and offers shuttle service on class days.