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.

Top 1%Undergraduates
Top 11%Full-time retention
Top 11%Acceptance rate
Top 12%In-state tuition & fees

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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $6,410239th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $17,324691st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $22,301520th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $17,988457th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $57,743654th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $48,328635th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 74.6%310th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 91.4%207th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 41.0%183rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1235316th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 27222nd highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 36,29926th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 22.0:11,989th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 29.9%1,208th highest of 2,140 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.

Most Selective Colleges in Florida#8

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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$69,161	$67,772
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$68,219	$68,727
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$62,054	$61,603
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$61,372	$60,025
Civil EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$60,811	$55,964
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$60,510	$56,847
Industrial EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$59,124	$57,318
Chemical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$58,823	$58,898
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$49,990	$53,160
PhysicsPhysical Sciences	bachelors	$48,041	$39,909
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$47,899	$44,850
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$47,406	$47,173

Campus facts

Founded in 1956source
Athletic nickname: "Bulls"source
Mascot: Rocky the Bullsource
Raymond James Stadium seats about 65,890source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: Green and Goldsource
Motto: ""Truth and Wisdom""source
Athletic conference: The Americansource
A Sea grant institutionsource
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Plays for the "War on I–4 Trophy" (since 2005)source
Fight song: ""Golden Brahman March""source
Notable alum: Hulk Hogansource
Notable alum: Gallaghersource
Notable alum: Neven Subotićsource
Notable alum: Lauren Huttonsource
Notable alum: Aasif Mandvisource

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.