University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 36,681
Graduate Enrollment: 11,697
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 49.38%
Male/Female: 39% / 61% (2017)
First generation college students: 35.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 59.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 31.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 19.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 12.7% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 46.7%
Black: 8.7%
Hispanic: 22.2%
Asian: 7.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.1%
Non-resident alien: 6.8%
Unknown race: 3.5%
Black: 8.7%
Hispanic: 22.2%
Asian: 7.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.1%
Non-resident alien: 6.8%
Unknown race: 3.5%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $21,248
In-State tuition: $6,410Out-of-State tuition: $17,324
Estimated books and supplies: $1,100 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,568 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,100 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,202 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,100 (2022)
Average Family Income: $58,109 (2017)
Median Family Income: $32,495 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 32.0%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 25.0%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $17,988 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $191 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $4,454 |
| $30k-48k | $6,209 |
| $48k-75k | $9,050 |
| $75k-110k | $13,978 |
| $110k+ | $15,614 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 59%6-year graduation rate: 75%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.0% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $17,988 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,284 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $15,498 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 59.6% (2015) |
| @3 year | 65.5% (2017) |
| @5 year | 71.2% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 46.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 49.0% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $39,907 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $49,819 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 98 | $18,840 | $186 | $33,267 ($2,772) | $42,843 ($3,570) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 7 | $48,034 ($4,003) | |||
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 38 | $682 | $48,267 ($4,022) | $59,406 ($4,951) | |
| Master's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 16 | $59,464 ($4,955) | |||
| Master's Degree | Environmental Design. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 23 | $21,545 ($1,795) | $44,989 ($3,749) | ||
| Master's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 494 | $20,500 | $194 | $33,672 ($2,806) | $43,325 ($3,610) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 13 | $17,082 | $175 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 316 | $24,489 | $239 | $57,269 ($4,772) | $79,104 ($6,592) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 52 | $410 | $47,864 ($3,989) | $52,517 ($4,376) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 132 | $24,500 | $244 | $68,446 ($5,704) | $78,184 ($6,515) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 92 | $23,000 | $229 | $63,762 ($5,314) | $75,400 ($6,283) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 60 | $73,158 ($6,097) | $87,041 ($7,253) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 66 | $27,250 | $246 | $74,117 ($6,176) | $87,402 ($7,284) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 94 | $24,000 | $249 | $74,814 ($6,235) | $82,809 ($6,901) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 119 | $89,167 ($7,431) | $115,185 ($9,599) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 23 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 197 | $23,783 | $239 | $64,360 ($5,363) | $81,750 ($6,813) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 83 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 72 | $24,633 | $218 | $65,254 ($5,438) | $73,234 ($6,103) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 41 | $94,969 ($7,914) | $106,208 ($8,851) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 39 | $16,500 | $151 | $25,732 ($2,144) | |
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | $40,602 ($3,384) | |||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 170 | $20,500 | $175 | $27,416 ($2,285) | $35,281 ($2,940) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 362 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 187 | $30,676 | $249 | $42,988 ($3,582) | $45,069 ($3,756) |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Library Science and Administration. | 94 | $397 | $42,316 ($3,526) | $48,023 ($4,002) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 941 | $19,750 | $194 | $25,216 ($2,101) | $42,562 ($3,547) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 9 | $69,306 ($5,776) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 37 | $24,002 | $259 | $41,383 ($3,449) | $55,434 ($4,620) |
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 25 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 27 | $22,750 | $187 | $46,451 ($3,871) | $72,524 ($6,044) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 540 | $21,267 | $187 | $28,930 ($2,411) | $40,991 ($3,416) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 17 | $80,169 ($6,681) | |||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 82 | $319 | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 16 | $445 | $46,147 ($3,846) | $58,804 ($4,900) | |
| Master's Degree | Homeland Security. | 133 | $238 | $76,798 ($6,400) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Services, General. | 77 | $28,156 | $188 | $31,613 ($2,634) | $41,105 ($3,425) |
| Master's Degree | Human Services, General. | 18 | $367 | $49,675 ($4,140) | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 21 | $53,713 ($4,476) | $65,939 ($5,495) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 87 | $21,875 | $167 | $31,753 ($2,646) | $40,510 ($3,376) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 138 | $350 | $43,532 ($3,628) | $51,647 ($4,304) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 95 | $24,095 | $217 | $33,031 ($2,753) | $42,070 ($3,506) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 20 | $26,849 | $237 | $25,015 ($2,085) | $31,041 ($2,587) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 92 | $22,500 | $238 | $24,301 ($2,025) | $30,996 ($2,583) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 13 | $222 | $28,514 ($2,376) | $36,542 ($3,045) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 933 | $22,500 | $211 | $31,139 ($2,595) | $48,090 ($4,008) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 142 | $22,208 | $188 | $26,372 ($2,198) | $41,520 ($3,460) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 75 | $575 | $56,169 ($4,681) | $59,531 ($4,961) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 18 | $534 | $73,008 ($6,084) | $79,994 ($6,666) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 70 | $700 | $47,460 ($3,955) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 7 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 169 | $2,053 | $57,931 ($4,828) | $88,273 ($7,356) | |
| Master's Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 11 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 91 | $123,148 ($10,262) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 39 | $21,751 | $199 | $40,135 ($3,345) | $51,477 ($4,290) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 178 | $375 | $76,712 ($6,393) | $86,613 ($7,218) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 42 | $1,122 | $147,097 ($12,258) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 196 | $20,439 | $186 | $50,769 ($4,231) | $61,900 ($5,158) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 50 | $216 | $62,140 ($5,178) | $84,762 ($7,064) | |
| Master's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 38 | $60,282 ($5,024) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 352 | $19,542 | $177 | $46,781 ($3,898) | $63,000 ($5,250) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 72 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 65 | $16,936 | $184 | $42,221 ($3,518) | $53,207 ($4,434) |
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 32 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 20 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 34 | $323 | $66,347 ($5,529) | ||
| Master's Degree | Computer Systems Analysis. | 189 | $276 | $90,643 ($7,554) | $109,640 ($9,137) | |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 30 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 74 | $325 | $44,477 ($3,706) | $49,308 ($4,109) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 42 | $763 | $70,732 ($5,894) | $69,773 ($5,814) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 21 | $491 | $55,552 ($4,629) | $66,836 ($5,570) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 10 | $42,480 ($3,540) | $46,434 ($3,870) | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 20 | $435 | $47,451 ($3,954) | $51,404 ($4,284) | |
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 13 | $533 | $48,125 ($4,010) | $49,873 ($4,156) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 151 | $20,995 | $197 | $43,407 ($3,617) | $45,537 ($3,795) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 31 | $429 | $50,565 ($4,214) | $50,227 ($4,186) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 145 | $20,375 | $190 | $42,067 ($3,506) | $46,087 ($3,841) |
| Doctoral Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 32 | $19,503 | $201 | $30,390 ($2,533) | $52,436 ($4,370) |
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biotechnology. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 216 | $322 | $26,637 ($2,220) | $59,775 ($4,981) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 48 | $24,122 | $228 | $42,301 ($3,525) | $46,851 ($3,904) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 30 | $17,548 | $125 | $40,332 ($3,361) | |
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 8 | $48,720 ($4,060) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Gerontology. | 8 | $45,376 ($3,781) | |||
| Master's Degree | Gerontology. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Gerontology. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 92 | $337 | $41,521 ($3,460) | $46,015 ($3,835) | |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 48 | $293 | $39,809 ($3,317) | $71,569 ($5,964) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 23 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | $37,199 ($3,100) | |||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 80 | $16,013 | $178 | $33,191 ($2,766) | $43,755 ($3,646) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 58 | $21,888 | $202 | $22,097 ($1,841) | $34,426 ($2,869) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 11 | $44,316 ($3,693) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 27 | $27,830 ($2,319) | $37,171 ($3,098) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminology. | 289 | $20,302 | $185 | $34,096 ($2,841) | $45,443 ($3,787) |
| Master's Degree | Criminology. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Criminology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 150 | $22,925 | $198 | $40,634 ($3,386) | $54,558 ($4,547) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 10 | $38,748 ($3,229) | |||
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 111 | $18,250 | $172 | $30,254 ($2,521) | $43,832 ($3,653) |
| Doctoral Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 152 | $20,609 | $190 | $33,560 ($2,797) | $47,577 ($3,965) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 68 | $25,721 | $191 | $29,958 ($2,497) | $42,276 ($3,523) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 17 | $24,545 | $232 | $18,101 ($1,508) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 260 | $22,345 | $204 | $34,635 ($2,886) | $46,614 ($3,885) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 221 | $433 | $57,007 ($4,751) | $70,137 ($5,845) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 21 | $393 | $89,165 ($7,430) | $71,088 ($5,924) | |
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 45 | $672 | $35,415 ($2,951) | $45,446 ($3,787) | |
| First Professional Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 44 | $73,979 ($6,165) | $79,099 ($6,592) | ||
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 65 | $388 | $75,758 ($6,313) | $83,943 ($6,995) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 555 | $22,452 | $162 | $64,932 ($5,411) | $73,237 ($6,103) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 282 | $602 | $94,427 ($7,869) | $111,011 ($9,251) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 6 | $440 | $124,984 ($10,415) | $123,008 ($10,251) | |
| First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 75 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 230 | $19,572 | $188 | $42,631 ($3,553) | $50,844 ($4,237) |
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 135 | $18,494 | $176 | $53,597 ($4,466) | $68,866 ($5,739) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 328 | $19,431 | $177 | $41,026 ($3,419) | $54,019 ($4,502) |
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 35 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 92 | $23,015 | $187 | $29,829 ($2,486) | $38,900 ($3,242) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 5 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $94,842Full time faculty: 73%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 22.0
School's endowment start of year: $532,155,863 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $692,741,042 (2022)