University of South Florida

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,200,000

Weather

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

Honors College

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 33,567
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 83%
From Region 1%
Athletes 518 (1.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Hispanic 24%
Asian 9%
International 9%
Black 8%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 6,098 38% 44% 9% 9% 23% 6% $60,675 12 -0.73 68 93% 7.4%
Computer Science 254 — 80% 27% 16% 2% 14% 35% $97,629 20 -0.80 97 95% — — — —
Cybersecurity 153 — 79% 50% 17% 1% 21% 3% $86,900 35 -0.36 92 — — — — —
Information Science 226 — 74% 42% 11% 12% 26% 0% $76,993 12 -1.03 87 — — — — —
Information Technology 67 — 75% 43% 10% 9% 22% 4% $97,629 58 -0.03 97 95% — — — —
Chemistry 69 — 43% 49% 10% 4% 23% 6% $64,594 18 -0.68 74 97% — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 34 — 50% 35% 12% 3% 12% 26% $77,580 9 -0.99 87 — — — — —
Geosciences 17 +1 59% 53% 0% 6% 18% 18% $56,505 18 -0.77 60 91% — — — —
Mathematics 18 — 61% 50% 0% 0% 22% 11% $62,654 14 -0.86 72 93% — — — —
Physics 40 — 85% 40% 2% 10% 32% 10% $77,637 31 -0.43 87 91% — — — —
Statistics 18 — 61% 44% 6% 6% 28% 11% $76,668 7 -1.02 86 89% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $66,340 51 -0.01 77 93% — — — —
Biology 420 — 32% 46% 10% 6% 26% 3% $59,834 19 -0.77 67 92% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 728 — 36% 34% 24% 10% 19% 5% $59,834 16 -0.87 67 92% — — — —
Cell and Molecular Biology 53 — 43% 38% 11% 4% 30% 15% $60,260 9 -1.00 68 — — — — —
Microbiology 19 — 26% 42% 5% 11% 21% 11% $61,852 14 -1.13 70 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 172 — 31% 65% 3% 2% 17% 3% $51,056 15 -0.95 47 98% — — — —
Marine Biology 54 — 28% 72% 7% 2% 11% 2% $49,908 27 -0.52 44 — — — — —
Health Sciences 1,124 — 23% 41% 9% 13% 26% 3% $60,244 25 -0.56 68 95% 7.4% — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 5 — 20% 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% $67,008 11 -0.96 78 — — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations 200 — 24% 46% 4% 14% 20% 6% $48,272 0 -2.28 40 98% — — — —
Economics 145 +6 83% 38% 9% 6% 27% 13% $70,997 10 -1.02 82 94% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 63 +4 65% 17% 5% 3% 14% 54% $70,997 10 -1.02 82 94% — — — —
Africana Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,254 19 -0.79 42 92% — — — —
English 135 +6 21% 60% 6% 7% 22% 1% $48,546 33 -0.47 40 90% — — — —
History 101 +3 64% 66% 2% 8% 16% 1% $49,337 18 -0.74 43 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 208 — 46% 47% 5% 17% 18% 3% $57,208 61 -0.01 62 92% — — — —
Philosophy 21 +2 43% 38% 19% 10% 14% 10% $63,708 63 +0.17 73 93% — — — —
Professional and Technical Writing 19 — 37% 74% 0% 11% 11% 0% $57,088 76 +0.57 62 96% — — — —
Religious Studies 3 +2 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $45,495 24 -0.66 32 95% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 5 +3 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $49,254 16 -0.86 42 92% — — — —
World Languages 50 +2 38% 46% 8% 4% 16% 8% $41,912 4 -1.44 23 100% — — — —
Anthropology 66 +3 26% 52% 5% 5% 33% 2% $45,722 4 -1.01 32 86% — — — —
Communication 201 +2 42% 48% 2% 14% 22% 4% $54,843 25 -0.66 57 94% — — — —
Geography 15 — 33% 60% 20% 13% 7% 0% $61,901 55 -0.03 70 96% — — — —
Humanities 18 +1 39% 61% 0% 6% 22% 11% $57,208 58 +0.03 62 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 111 +1 31% 52% 1% 10% 24% 5% $51,393 31 -0.50 48 90% — — — —
International Studies 48 +6 33% 33% 0% 2% 44% 17% $60,401 18 -0.64 68 89% — — — —
Mass Communications 66 +2 47% 47% 2% 9% 26% 8% $54,843 25 -0.66 57 94% — — — —
Political Science 186 +7 42% 51% 4% 8% 30% 3% $62,321 23 -0.73 71 93% — — — —
Psychology 881 +13 20% 47% 6% 9% 26% 3% $50,888 27 -0.63 46 91% — — — —
Sociology 45 +1 27% 40% 7% 4% 38% 2% $49,374 18 -0.68 43 93% — — — —
Digital Communication and Media 35 — 43% 60% 3% 6% 20% 3% $50,518 36 -0.35 46 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences 620 23% 51% 4% 10% 27% 1% $54,874 3 -0.53 57 93% 5.9%
Communication Disorders — — — — — — — — $51,979 8 -1.31 49 94% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 112 — 4% 56% 2% 7% 29% 0% $51,979 8 -1.31 49 94% — — — —
Aging Studies 4 +1 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $49,545 24 -0.44 43 90% — — — —
Human Services 51 +3 8% 47% 4% 14% 27% 0% $50,018 27 -0.38 44 86% — — — —
Social Work 77 — 12% 51% 5% 12% 23% 0% $51,631 35 -0.19 48 92% 5.3% — — —
Criminology 376 +10 33% 51% 4% 10% 27% 2% $57,117 34 -0.38 62 93% 6.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 271 26% 61% 2% 3% 24% 2% $51,102 1 -0.40 47 96%
Early Childhood Education 17 — 0% 53% 0% 0% 24% 6% $50,944 42 -0.20 47 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 81 — 6% 59% 4% 2% 31% 1% $50,944 42 -0.20 47 95% — — — —
English Education 21 — 14% 57% 5% 0% 24% 0% $51,099 29 -0.61 47 96% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 9 — 44% 56% 0% 0% 44% 0% $51,099 22 -0.64 47 96% — — — —
Physical Education 54 — 48% 63% 0% 2% 20% 6% $51,099 19 -0.82 47 96% — — — —
Science Education 8 — 38% 62% 0% 12% 25% 0% $51,099 22 -0.64 47 96% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 21 — 52% 48% 5% 0% 38% 0% $51,099 19 -0.73 47 96% — — — —
Special Education 8 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $53,676 39 -0.34 54 96% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 29 — 17% 76% 0% 3% 10% 0% $50,944 29 -0.48 47 95% — — — —
Music Education 23 — 57% 57% 4% 17% 13% 0% $51,099 68 +0.47 47 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 612 74% 37% 8% 3% 19% 25% $93,149 91 -0.95 95 96%
Biomedical Engineering 38 — 50% 26% 16% 0% 13% 34% $88,685 20 -0.86 93 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 47 — 43% 40% 4% 2% 17% 21% $93,633 11 -1.22 95 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 104 — 66% 43% 6% 2% 22% 23% $87,571 21 -0.68 93 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 41 — 93% 29% 22% 5% 12% 27% $105,923 26 -0.53 98 93% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 110 — 91% 39% 5% 6% 15% 27% $101,392 14 -0.74 97 98% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 26 — 69% 50% 8% 4% 12% 15% $80,755 24 -0.64 89 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 83 — 66% 22% 2% 2% 18% 46% $96,916 11 -1.08 96 92% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 163 — 82% 42% 9% 3% 25% 15% $88,895 5 -1.30 93 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 435 16% 48% 10% 10% 23% 1% $87,310 85 -0.49 93 97%
Nursing 435 — 16% 48% 10% 10% 23% 1% $87,310 34 -0.49 93 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Public Health 120 17% 39% 12% 15% 22% 3% $57,665 5 -0.68 63 95% 7.3%
Public Health 113 — 16% 40% 13% 13% 23% 3% $57,525 22 -0.71 63 95% 7.3% — — —
Health Administration 7 — 29% 29% 0% 43% 14% 14% $59,929 42 -0.33 67 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of The Arts 231 30% 55% 7% 8% 20% 4% $43,931 0 -0.40 28 92%
Art History 15 — 0% 60% 0% 7% 20% 0% $43,036 24 -0.68 25 89% — — — —
Dance 17 — 0% 71% 0% 6% 12% 6% $31,826 3 -1.51 6 91% — — — —
Fine Arts 70 +1 30% 46% 7% 11% 23% 6% $43,036 34 -0.41 25 89% — — — —
Graphic Design 30 — 33% 37% 10% 7% 27% 10% $53,531 29 -0.51 53 100% — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,407 31 -0.47 24 — — — — —
Music Performance 18 — 56% 72% 6% 6% 11% 0% $43,977 38 -0.30 28 91% — — — —
Studio Art 37 — 19% 54% 11% 8% 19% 3% $43,036 34 -0.41 25 89% — — — —
Theatre 33 — 42% 64% 6% 9% 21% 0% $45,484 69 +0.32 32 94% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 7 — 71% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $41,243 38 -0.24 21 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Muma College of Business 1,829 55% 46% 8% 6% 24% 9% $73,998 55 -0.65 84 94% 4.1%
Accounting 317 +4 54% 49% 9% 8% 25% 3% $82,419 40 -0.30 90 96% 4.1% — — —
Business Administration and Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,351 22 -0.69 74 92% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 37 +1 59% 57% 5% 0% 22% 0% $45,622 2 -1.34 32 96% — — — —
Finance 438 +9 67% 47% 8% 4% 23% 10% $80,181 19 -0.65 89 94% — — — —
Financial Planning 20 +2 65% 50% 5% 5% 25% 5% $80,181 19 -0.65 89 94% — — — —
General Business 291 +3 51% 48% 4% 6% 24% 10% $64,681 22 -0.67 75 95% — — — —
Hospitality Management 17 — 35% 35% 6% 18% 24% 18% $53,976 22 -0.60 55 96% — — — —
International Business 52 — 33% 25% 10% 6% 42% 10% $60,395 6 -1.03 68 88% — — — —
Logistics 21 — 71% 29% 24% 5% 19% 24% $64,351 2 -1.61 74 92% — — — —
Management Information Systems 246 +7 60% 33% 9% 10% 25% 16% $80,978 28 -0.66 89 94% — — — —
Marketing 372 +4 43% 52% 8% 5% 21% 7% $68,199 20 -0.73 79 94% — — — —
Marketing 12 — 42% 42% 8% 0% 25% 8% $68,199 20 -0.73 79 94% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 5 — 60% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $80,108 9 -1.38 89 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Patel College of Global Sustainability 11 0% 27% 0% 0% 55% 0% $47,999 1 -1.37 39 93%
Sustainability Studies 11 — 0% 27% 0% 0% 55% 0% $47,999 5 -1.37 39 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,570
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,869
Est. In-State Cost $8,499
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,115
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.9% 2,244 54% 45% 7% 7% 24% 10% $71,384 30 -0.83 82 95% 4.1%
Health Sciences 17.5% 1,789 19% 43% 9% 12% 25% 2% $66,155 12 -0.60 77 95% 7.4%
Social Sciences 17.4% 1,780 27% 48% 5% 9% 27% 4% $52,877 23 -0.62 52 91% 5.3%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.0% 1,224 35% 38% 18% 8% 22% 5% $59,905 17 -0.84 67 92% —
Computer Science 6.8% 700 77% 38% 14% 6% 20% 14% $88,621 15 -0.71 93 95% —
Engineering 6.0% 612 74% 37% 8% 3% 19% 25% $93,150 12 -0.95 95 96% —
Humanities 5.3% 543 41% 55% 5% 11% 18% 3% $52,277 32 -0.38 50 92% —
Professional 3.7% 376 33% 51% 4% 10% 27% 2% $57,117 16 -0.38 62 93% 6.0%
Arts 2.8% 289 34% 55% 6% 9% 19% 3% $45,300 20 -0.33 31 92% —
Education 2.4% 248 23% 61% 2% 2% 25% 2% $51,103 31 -0.48 47 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 226 30% 67% 4% 2% 16% 3% $50,782 12 -0.85 46 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 196 58% 45% 7% 5% 23% 12% $69,738 25 -0.74 80 93% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $140M #54 46% $5.3M 47 #41 211 36
Life & Natural Sciences $122M #47 70% $8.6M 23 #96 251 162
Engineering $65.1M #79 57% $0.4M 55 #67 350 21
Humanities & Social Sciences $59.2M #28 35% $0.1M 58 #89 289 7
Physical Sciences & Math $50.5M #68 52% $0.1M 50 #65 321 43
Education $42.4M #8 53% $0 48 #65 — —
Computer Science $25.3M #42 61% $0.0M 2 #173 4 1
Business & Economics $11.2M #61 2% $0.0M 22 #56 19 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $516M #59 53% $14.4M 305 #74 1,445 270

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 130 $33.4M $33.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 78 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 60 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Soccer 29 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 16 $8.6M $8.6M $0
Golf 11 $901K $901K $0
Tennis 10 $816K $816K $0
Total 293 $49.5M $49.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 96 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Lacrosse 41 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 36 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Softball 27 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Sailing 17 $328K $328K $0
Basketball 15 $5.4M $5.4M $0
Beach Volleyball 12 $865K $865K $0
Tennis 9 $937K $937K $0
Golf 8 $858K $858K $0
Total 225 $17.2M $17.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 174 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Football 130 $33.4M $33.4M $0
Soccer 65 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Baseball 60 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Lacrosse 41 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Basketball 31 $14.0M $14.0M $0
Softball 27 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Golf 19 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 19 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Sailing 17 $328K $328K $0
Beach Volleyball 12 $865K $865K $0
Total 518 $122.1M $122.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 41%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 36% 88%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1160 – 1340
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 590 – 670