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University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · USF · University of South Florida USF

Public institution in Tampa, FL · 36,299 undergraduates · 41% acceptance rate · $57,743 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$10,043322nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$6,410238th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,324686th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,301520th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,988455th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,743651st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,328634th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
74.6%308th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.4%204th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
41.0%181st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1235316th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
36,29926th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.9%1,194th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (TPA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 73 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,161$67,772
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219$68,727
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,054$61,603
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,372$60,025
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,811$55,964
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$60,510$56,847
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,124$57,318
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,823$58,898
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,990$53,160
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$48,041$39,909
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,899$44,850
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,406$47,173

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,370,921 (M $5,478,619 · W $3,892,302)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of South Florida’s 36,299 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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