- The Inkwell
- Florida
- The University of Tampa
Tampa, FLCity: largeZIP 33606Founded 1931
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1931
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ut.edu
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
The University of Tampa
The University of Tampa is a private nonprofit university in Tampa, Florida, with 10,572 undergraduates. It admits 40% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $40,584 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate40%
Retention86%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans50%
$40,584net price / year
40%admission rate
—average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$69,272median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#418 of 1,704 for earnings#1,663 of 1,739 for lowest net price#395 of 1,738 for graduation rate#164 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $59,457tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,744
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,744
- Average net price
- $40,584national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$40,565
$30,001–48,000$28,956
$48,001–75,000$30,886
$75,001–110,000$40,279
$110,001+$47,120
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 40%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college40%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,065
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,272middle 50%: $45,099–$100,705
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$100,705
Median, The University of Tampa$69,272
Lower quarter$45,099
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 10,572
- Part-time
- 1.7%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,846 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,718
- Endowment, end of year
- $77,125,061
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic14%
Black2.7%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.7%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management35%
Health professions12%
Social sciences9.8%
Communication & journalism8.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.2%
Psychology5.5%
Visual & performing arts4.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 137847. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q751289.