- The Inkwell
- Florida
- University of South Florida
Tampa, FLCity: largeZIP 33620Founded 1956
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1956
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.usf.edu
FloridaPublic
University of South Florida
University of South Florida is a public university in Tampa, Florida, with 37,207 undergraduates. It admits 43% of applicants, graduates 78% within six years and costs $8,648 a year after aid.
78%graduate
Admission rate43%
Retention91%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans23%
$8,648net price / year
43%admission rate
1227average SAT
78%graduate in 6 years
$63,660median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,250median debt
#620 of 1,704 for earnings#127 of 1,739 for lowest net price#218 of 1,738 for graduation rate#191 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
- $22,086tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,410
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,416
- Average net price
- $8,648national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,565
$30,001–48,000$3,989
$48,001–75,000$6,040
$75,001–110,000$11,459
$110,001+$17,159
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 43%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1227
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 550–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college43%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college78%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 78%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,085
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,660middle 50%: $43,503–$92,302
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,302
Median, University of South Florida$63,660
Lower quarter$43,503
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
- 37,207
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 22.9
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 73%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,342 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,361
- Endowment, end of year
- $708,333,328
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White43%
Hispanic24%
Black8.0%
Asian8.8%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident8.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Health professions17%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Social sciences10%
Psychology8.4%
Computer & information sciences6.7%
Engineering5.9%
Communication & journalism4.8%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Florida
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | $5,969 | 92% | $78,456 |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | $11,462 | 78% | $65,722 |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $8,605 | 86% | $68,225 |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | $10,394 | 64% | $61,062 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | $11,516 | 78% | $63,483 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $11,555 | 57% | $59,401 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $8,509 | 90% | $166,642 |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | $12,672 | 75% | $72,974 |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | $9,540 | 62% | $73,666 |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | $11,439 | 66% | $68,423 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ | $7,815 | 97% | $133,523 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 137351. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q500606.