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University of South Florida - Main Campus Overview

University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution situated in Tampa, Florida. Tampa is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of South Florida - Main Campus Known For?

10,268 Undergraduate Awards
$26,026 Avg Cost After Aid
44% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at USF Tampa.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 72% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from USF Tampa with a bachelor's degree make about $57,743 a year. That's 42% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average USF Tampa student 4.3 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of South Florida - Main Campus?

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Contact details for USF Tampa are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4202 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620-9951
Phone: 813-974-2011
Website: www.usf.edu

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How Do I Get Into USF Tampa?

You can apply to USF Tampa online at: https://admissions.usf.edu/application

Admission Requirements for USF Tampa

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 1
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into USF Tampa?

44% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
76% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of University of South Florida - Main Campus is 44%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 44%, and the acceptance rate for women is 44%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to USF Tampa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of South Florida - Main Campus  ( 580 to 660 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of South Florida - Main Campus  ( 560 to 670 )
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800
USF Tampa received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of South Florida - Main Campus  ( 23 to 30 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of South Florida - Main Campus  ( 24 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford University of South Florida - Main Campus?

$26,026 Net Price
25% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of USF Tampa is $26,026. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USF Tampa, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $8,261 a year. That adds up to $33,044 over four years for those students.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

29,650 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 38,582 undergraduate students at USF Tampa, with 29,650 being full-time and 8,932 being part-time.

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There are also 12,044 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,650 full-time undergraduates at USF Tampa, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of South Florida - Main Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,272
Black or African American 2,595
Hispanic or Latino 6,303
White 13,852
International Students 2,287
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,341

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at University of South Florida - Main Campus. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 148 countries are represented at USF Tampa. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

University of South Florida - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Biology 0 1,197 0 10 0 1,207
Health Sciences & Services 0 1,078 0 0 0 1,078
General Psychology 0 905 0 7 7 919
Nursing 0 479 0 239 87 805
Finance & Financial Management 0 465 0 39 0 504
Public Health 0 204 0 206 29 439
Criminology 0 387 0 45 4 436
Business Administration & Management 0 44 0 364 27 435
Marketing 0 384 0 51 0 435
Liberal Arts General Studies 187 219 0 13 0 419
General Business/Commerce 0 297 0 26 0 323
Accounting 0 244 0 72 0 316
Communication & Media Studies 0 285 0 19 4 308
Computer Information Systems 0 281 0 8 0 289
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 0 282 0 282
Communication Sciences 0 156 0 61 13 230
Political Science & Government 0 209 0 13 0 222
Mechanical Engineering 0 177 0 37 5 219
Economics 0 200 0 3 5 208
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 192 13 205
Social Work 0 78 0 127 0 205
Management Information Systems 0 189 0 0 0 189
Electrical Engineering 0 89 0 79 21 189
Public Relations & Advertising 0 183 0 5 0 188
Medicine 0 0 0 0 179 179
General English Literature 0 157 0 7 4 168
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 142 0 20 0 162
Information Science 0 106 0 51 0 157
History 0 141 0 9 4 154
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 98 0 54 0 152
Natural Resources Conservation 0 136 0 13 0 149
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 42 96 138
Civil Engineering 0 83 0 37 13 133
Industrial Engineering 0 71 0 43 3 117
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 112 0 112
General Social Sciences 0 112 0 0 0 112
Fine & Studio Arts 0 99 0 12 0 111
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 26 75 101
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 89 11 100
Human Services 0 87 0 7 0 94
Information Technology 0 92 0 0 0 92
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 12 32 43 87
Chemical Engineering 0 73 0 4 6 83
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 68 0 8 3 79
Chemistry 0 63 0 5 11 79
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 77 0 77
Sustainability Science 0 13 0 61 0 74
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 73 0 73
Computer Engineering 0 51 0 7 11 69
Sociology 0 61 0 5 3 69
International Relations & National Security 0 64 0 0 3 67
Anthropology 0 48 0 8 10 66
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 61 0 61
Biomedical Engineering 0 29 0 21 8 58
Computer Science 0 0 0 54 0 54
International Business 0 50 0 0 0 50
General Architecture 0 0 0 48 0 48
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 27 0 14 7 48
Mathematics 0 30 0 7 9 46
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 32 0 7 6 45
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 45 0 45
Physics 0 32 0 5 5 42
Statistics 0 35 0 6 0 41
Homeland Security 0 0 0 35 0 35
Music 0 12 0 22 1 35
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 28 0 0 6 34
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 33 0 0 0 33
Writing Studies 0 27 0 6 0 33
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 5 0 28 0 33
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 14 0 18 0 32
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 29 0 2 0 31
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 31 0 31
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 29 0 29
Hospitality Management 0 18 0 8 0 26
Educational Administration 0 0 0 23 3 26
Geography & Cartography 0 16 0 3 7 26
Philosophy 0 21 0 0 4 25
Public Administration 0 0 0 23 0 23
Drama & Theater Arts 0 22 0 0 0 22
Special Education 0 5 0 15 0 20
Dance 0 20 0 0 0 20
Design & Applied Arts 0 18 0 0 0 18
Student Counseling 0 0 0 16 0 16
Gerontology 0 2 0 11 3 16
Environmental Engineering 0 2 0 11 2 15
Ethnic Studies 0 9 0 6 0 15
Applied Mathematics 0 15 0 0 0 15
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 12 0 12
Journalism 0 0 0 11 0 11
Romance Languages 0 0 0 11 0 11
Biotechnology 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other Visual Art 0 10 0 0 0 10
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 9 0 9
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 9 0 9
Religious Studies 0 6 0 3 0 9
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 8 0 0 0 8
Insurance 0 7 0 0 0 7
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 7 7
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 7 0 7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 4 4
Biological & Physical Science 0 4 0 0 0 4
Environmental Design 0 0 0 1 0 1
Area Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 187 10,081 12 3,329 762 14,371

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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