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University of South Florida

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Tampa, FL
Population 2,200,000
Website http://www.usf.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 36,299
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 45%
Hispanic 25%
Black 9%
Asian 8%
International 8%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%
From State 83%
From Region 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 21%
Health Sciences 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Computer Science 6%
Engineering 5%
Arts 3%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,410
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,324
Est. In-State Cost $8,292
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,410
10-Year ROI $221,000
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Weather

Comfortable Days 55 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,950 (86%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 35%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $47M #32
Life & Natural Sciences $309M #64
Engineering, Computing & Math $94M #67
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 501 #41
Engineering, Computing & Math 65 #84
Humanities & Social Sciences 109 #183

Honors College

Name Judy Genshaft Honors College
Students 2,500 (7%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1160 – 1290
SAT Math Range 550 – 660
SAT RW Range 580 – 660
ACT Range 24 – 29

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 5,948 39% / 61% 5% $57,633 93%
Computer Science 218 — 79% / 21% 35% $91,728 97 96%
Cybersecurity 124 — 91% / 9% 0% $89,186 96 —
Information Science 178 — 74% / 26% 1% $86,575 95 —
Information Technology 67 — 90% / 10% 0% $91,728 97 96%
Chemistry 76 — 43% / 57% 5% $58,727 72 98%
Computational and Applied Mathematics 26 +1 69% / 31% 35% $73,952 89 —
Geosciences 28 — 71% / 29% 7% $61,397 76 91%
Mathematics 20 — 55% / 45% 15% $55,118 66 92%
Physics 37 — 86% / 14% 11% $78,010 91 92%
Statistics 26 — 54% / 46% 12% $70,904 86 94%
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,980 77 93%
Biology 331 — 32% / 68% 3% $59,949 74 93%
Biomedical Sciences 744 — 39% / 61% 5% $59,949 74 93%
Cell and Molecular Biology 61 — 34% / 66% 10% $59,026 73 —
Environmental Science 155 +1 33% / 67% 3% $49,650 54 95%
Marine Biology 57 — 23% / 77% 4% $49,425 53 —
Microbiology 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $59,711 74 90%
Health Sciences 1,092 — 25% / 75% 2% $56,599 69 94%
Medical Laboratory Science 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $68,702 84 —
Advertising and Public Relations 173 — 26% / 74% 10% $49,452 53 98%
Economics 178 +8 76% / 24% 10% $63,195 79 93%
Quantitative Economics 48 +8 73% / 27% 54% $63,195 79 93%
Africana Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,179 55 86%
Anthropology 60 +3 25% / 75% 3% $43,346 35 90%
Communication 188 +4 43% / 57% 6% $51,525 58 94%
English 130 +8 28% / 72% 2% $42,211 32 88%
Geography 19 — 53% / 47% 11% $59,516 74 94%
History 111 +4 59% / 41% 0% $46,194 44 88%
Humanities 14 +2 29% / 71% 0% $52,747 61 90%
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 158 — 34% / 66% 6% $45,753 43 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 196 — 40% / 60% 1% $52,747 61 90%
International Studies 70 +4 39% / 61% 14% $55,427 66 88%
Mass Communications 80 +3 54% / 46% 6% $51,525 58 94%
Philosophy 18 +3 72% / 28% 0% $57,476 70 100%
Political Science 188 +6 50% / 50% 2% $58,714 72 94%
Professional and Technical Writing 17 — 18% / 82% 0% $54,382 64 89%
Psychology 892 +13 20% / 80% 3% $46,565 45 90%
Religious Studies 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,607 45 95%
Sociology 43 +6 42% / 58% 0% $48,972 52 93%
Women's and Gender Studies 3 +4 0% / 100% 0% $50,179 55 86%
World Languages 48 +10 31% / 69% 4% $42,937 34 100%
Digital Communication and Media 50 +1 32% / 68% 2% $48,443 50 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences 675 24% / 76% 1% $49,964 94%
Communication Disorders — — — — $52,086 60 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 136 — 6% / 94% 1% $49,517 53 94%
Aging Studies 8 — 12% / 88% 12% $47,812 49 95%
Criminology 388 +21 35% / 65% 1% $51,831 59 95%
Human Services 65 — 6% / 94% 3% $44,642 39 92%
Social Work 78 — 15% / 85% 0% $46,115 44 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 289 18% / 82% 1% $50,869 96%
Early Childhood Education 21 — 5% / 95% 0% $49,950 54 97%
Elementary Education 105 — 3% / 97% 1% $49,950 54 97%
English Education 28 — 14% / 86% 4% $51,927 59 95%
Mathematics Teacher Education 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $51,927 59 95%
Physical Education 44 — 48% / 52% 5% $51,927 59 95%
Science Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,927 59 95%
Social Science Teacher Education 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $51,927 59 95%
Special Education 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $52,875 61 100%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 32 — 9% / 91% 0% $49,950 54 97%
Music Education 26 — 38% / 62% 0% $51,927 59 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 538 73% / 27% 26% $89,910 94%
Biomedical Engineering 29 — 45% / 55% 14% $87,962 96 —
Chemical Engineering 49 — 51% / 49% 29% $84,431 94 91%
Civil Engineering 81 — 70% / 30% 36% $80,617 93 98%
Computer Engineering 35 — 86% / 14% 20% $99,737 98 98%
Electrical Engineering 89 — 85% / 15% 24% $98,101 98 94%
Environmental Engineering 14 — 29% / 71% 14% $76,748 90 —
Industrial Engineering 68 — 71% / 29% 49% $89,514 96 96%
Mechanical Engineering 173 — 81% / 19% 16% $91,161 97 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 362 13% / 87% 1% $85,063 98%
Nursing 362 — 13% / 87% 1% $85,063 95 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 148 24% / 76% 5% $53,249 93%
Public Health 146 — 24% / 76% 5% $53,182 62 93%
Health Administration 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,194 71 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of The Arts 209 33% / 67% 5% $39,154 91%
Art History 14 +1 14% / 86% 7% $36,035 16 89%
Dance 17 — 29% / 71% 6% $32,604 10 91%
Fine Arts 72 — 42% / 58% 6% $36,035 16 89%
Graphic Design 22 — 18% / 82% 5% $54,896 65 95%
Music Performance 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $45,052 41 91%
Studio Art 37 — 32% / 68% 5% $36,035 16 89%
Theatre 25 — 32% / 68% 4% $35,949 16 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 13 — 38% / 62% 8% $52,681 61 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Muma College of Business 1,704 56% / 44% 9% $67,852 94%
Accounting 253 +2 48% / 52% 2% $69,308 85 94%
Business Administration and Management — — — — $59,728 74 —
Entrepreneurship 33 — 55% / 45% 9% $46,737 45 96%
Finance 428 +3 71% / 29% 11% $72,549 88 93%
Financial Planning 15 — 73% / 27% 0% $72,549 88 93%
General Business 307 +5 51% / 49% 11% $59,627 74 95%
Hospitality Management 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,031 57 92%
International Business 30 — 30% / 70% 13% $55,651 67 85%
Logistics 13 +2 54% / 46% 15% $55,006 65 91%
Management Information Systems 222 +3 65% / 35% 14% $82,726 94 94%
Marketing 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $63,056 79 94%
Marketing 389 +3 47% / 53% 7% $63,056 79 94%
Risk Management and Insurance 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $73,166 88 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Patel College of Global Sustainability 9 11% / 89% 0% $49,173 93%
Sustainability Studies 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $49,173 52 93%

Rankings

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Significant Community

Engineering

Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew

Computer Science

Hoodie Not Included Cybersecurity
Capture-the-Flag Club President

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Fossil Hunters
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Back 40
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives

Health Sciences

Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Care Coordinators
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Lab Coats Required
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
The Compound
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time Public Health
Population Health

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
Solid Training Ground
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Nepo-Baby Adjacent

Humanities & Social Sciences

I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Generalist Geniuses
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Hot Takes from the Local Market
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Corporate Compliance Consultants

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Nap Time Navigators
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Resource Room Heroes
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Coaches and Conductors