The University of South Florida (USF) is a public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, and other campuses in St. Petersburg and Sarasota. It is one of 12 members of the State University System of Florida. USF is home to 14 colleges, offering more than 240 undergraduate, graduate, specialist, and doctoral-level degree programs. USF is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. USF is designated by the Florida Board of Governors as one of three Preeminent State Research Universities.
Founded in 1956, USF is the fourth largest university in Florida by enrollment, with 49,766 students from over 145 countries, all 50 states, all five U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia as of the 2022–2023 academic year.
In 2022, the university reported an annual budget of $2.31 billion and an annual economic impact of over $6 billion. According to the National Science Foundation, USF spent $568 million on research and development in 2019, ranking it 43rd in the nation and 25th among public universities. USF’s $889 million endowment is the third-largest among Florida public universities and the largest of any American public university founded post-World War II.
In its 2018 ranking, the Intellectual Property Owners Association placed USF 1st in Florida, 7th in the United States, and 16th worldwide in the number of US patents granted. USF faculty, staff, students, and alumni collectively hold over 2,400 patents. USF is home to the National Academy of Inventors and the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, both located in the USF Research Park in the southwest side of campus.
USF’s sports teams are known as the South Florida Bulls and primarily compete in the American Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. USF’s 19 varsity teams have won a combined 6 national championships and 159 conference championships. Athletes representing the Bulls have won an additional 21 individual and relay national championships and 206 individual and relay conference championships
RANKINGS
For 2022–2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked USF as tied for #97 overall on its list of Tier I National Universities and #42 among public universities. This made USF the fastest rising university in America, jumping 84 spots on the overall list and 58 spots on the public university list in 10 years. This ranking also put USF as #4 in Florida overall and #3 in Florida among public universities. Compared to institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), the group of the top 66 universities in North America, USF ranks higher than Iowa State University, the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri and is tied with the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Oregon. In other rankings released by U.S. News, USF was the only Florida university in the Top 10 Best Value Colleges, at #8 among public universities. USF also ranked #17 in the nation overall, #12 in the nation among public institutions, and #1 in Florida on the U.S. News ranking of top National Universities for Social Mobility. Niche ranked USF #29 for top public universities in America and #97 for best colleges in America 2023. According to Niche, USF was home to the #9 Criminal Justice Program, #17 Information Technology Program, and #24 Public Health Program in the United States.
COURSES
Degree Programs
Bachelor Of Arts
- • Africana Studies B.A.
- • Anthropology B.A.
- • Art History B.A.
- • ASL Interpreting B.A.
- • Chemistry B.A.
- • Chemistry B.A., with Biochemistry/Biotechnology Concentration
- • Communication B.A.
- • Criminology B.A.
- • Dance B.A., with Dance Studies Concentration
- • Digital Communication and Multimedia Journalism B.A.
- • Economics B.A.
- • English B.A., with Creative Writing Concentration
- • English B.A., with Literary Studies Concentration
- • Exploratory Curriculum: Arts & Humanities Pathway
- • Geography and Geographic Information Systems B.A., with Geographic Information Systems Concentration
- • Geography and Geographic Information Systems B.A., with Geography Concentration
- • Geography and Geographic Information Systems B.A., with Society and Environment Concentration
- • Geology B.A.
- • Global Business B.A., with Business Analytics and Information Systems Concentration
- • Global Business B.A., with Finance Concentration
- • Global Business B.A., with Management Concentration
- • Global Business B.A., with Marketing Concentration
- • History B.A.
- • Humanities and Cultural Studies B.A. with American Studies Concentration
- • Humanities and Cultural Studies B.A. with Film and New Media Studies Concentration
- • Humanities and Cultural Studies B.A., with Humanities Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Criminology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Education Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with English Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Gerontology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with History Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Leadership Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Political Science Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Professional and Technical Communication Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Psychology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Education B.A., with Sociology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Africana Studies Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Aging Sciences Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with American Studies Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Anthropology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Communication Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Communication Sciences and Disorders Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Criminology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Deaf Studies Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Economics Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Environmental Science and Policy Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Geography Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Government and Global Affairs Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with History Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Humanities Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Information Studies Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Integrated Community Research Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with International Studies Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Mass Communications Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Multidisciplinary Behavioral Sciences Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Political Science Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Psychology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Public Administration Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Public Health Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Religious Studies Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Social Relations and Policy Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Sociology Concentration
- • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Women’s and Gender Studies Concentration
- • International Studies B.A.
- • Language, Speech, and Hearing Sciences B.A.
- • Mass Communications B.A., with Broadcast News Concentration
- • Mass Communications B.A., with Broadcast Program and Production Concentration
- • Mathematics B.A., with Applied/Computational Mathematics Concentration
- • Mathematics B.A., with General Mathematics Concentration
- • Mathematics B.A., with Pure Mathematics Concentration
- • Mathematics Education B.A.
- • Mathematics Education B.A., with Middle School Mathematics Concentration
- • Music Studies B.A.
- • Philosophy B.A.
- • Physical Education B.A.
- • Physical Sciences B.A.
- • Physics B.A.
- • Political Science B.A.
- • Professional and Technical Communication B.A.
- • Psychology B.A.
- • Psychology B.A., with Advanced Research Experience in Psychology Concentration
- • Psychology B.A., with a Diversity Concentration
- • Religious Studies B.A.
- • Science Education B.A., with Biology Education Concentration
- • Science Education B.A., with Chemistry Education Concentration
- • Science Education B.A., with Physics Education Concentration
- • Sociology B.A.
- • Sociology B.A., with Identity and Community Concentration
- • Sociology B.A., with Inequality and Social Justice Concentration
- • Statistics B.A.
- • Studio Art B.A.
- • Sustainability Studies B.A.
- • Theatre B.A., with Design and Technology Concentration
- • Theatre B.A., with Performance Concentration
- • Theatre B.A., with Theatre Arts Concentration
- • Women’s and Gender Studies B.A.
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with Applied Linguistics Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with Chinese Language and Culture Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with Classics Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with East Asian Languages and Cultures Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with French and Francophone Studies Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with German Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with Interdisciplinary Classical Civilizations Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with Italian Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with Russian Concentration
- • World Languages and Cultures B.A., with Spanish and Latin American Studies Concentration
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of General Studies
- • Applied Science B.S.A.S., with Leadership Studies Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Aging Sciences Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Behavioral Healthcare Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Business Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Criminal Justice Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Educational Foundations Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Environmental Policy Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Information Studies: Information Architecture Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Leadership Studies Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Public Administration Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Public Health Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Urban Studies Concentration
- • General Studies B.G.S., with Women’s and Gender Studies Concentration
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Science
- • Accounting B.S.
- • Advertising B.S.
- • Aging Sciences B.S.
- • Behavioral Healthcare B.S., with Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
- • Behavioral Healthcare B.S., with Behavioral Health Across the Lifespan Concentration
- • Behavioral Healthcare B.S., with Children’s Behavioral Healthcare Concentration
- • Biology B.S.
- • Biology B.S., with Animal Biology Concentration
- • Biology B.S., with Ecology and Evolution Concentration
- • Biology B.S., with Medical Biology Concentration
- • Biology B.S., with Plant Biology Concentration
- • Biomedical Sciences B.S.
- • Business Analytics and Information Systems B.S.
- • Business Analytics and Information Systems B.S., with Cybersecurity Concentration
- • Business Analytics and Information Systems B.S., with Healthcare Business Concentration
- • Cell and Molecular Biology B.S.
- • Chemistry B.S.
- • Early Childhood Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements) B.S.
- • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics B.S.
- • Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements) B.S.
- • Educational Studies B.S.
- • Elementary Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements) B.S.
- • English Education (ESOL Endorsement) B.S.
- • Entrepreneurship B.S.
- • Environmental Engineering B.S.E.V.
- • Environmental Science and Policy B.S., with Environmental Analysis Concentration
- • Environmental Science and Policy B.S., with Environmental Policy and Sustainability Concentration
- • Environmental Science and Policy B.S., with Environmental Science Concentration
- • Exceptional Student Education (ESOL and Reading Endorsements) B.S.
- • Exercise Science B.S.
- • Exploratory Curriculum: Business Pathway
- • Exploratory Curriculum: Global & Social Sciences Pathway
- • Exploratory Curriculum: Health & Natural Sciences Pathway
- • Exploratory Curriculum: Math, Engineering & Technology Pathway
- • Finance B.S.
- • Finance B.S., with Corporate Finance Concentration
- • Finance B.S., with Investment Analysis Concentration
- • Finance B.S., with Real Estate Concentration
- • Forensic Studies and Justice B.S.
- • General Business Studies B.S.
- • Geology B.S.
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Aging Health Studies and Health Care Administration Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Aging Health Studies and Health Information Technology Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Aging Health Studies Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Biological Health Sciences and Aging Health Studies Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Biological Health Sciences and Health Care Administration Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Biological Health Sciences and Health Information Technology Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Biological Health Sciences and Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Biological Health Sciences Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Health Care Administration and Health Information Technology Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Health Care Administration Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Health Information Technology Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Social and Behavioral Health Sciences and Aging Health Studies Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Social and Behavioral Health Sciences and Health Care Administration Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Social and Behavioral Health Sciences and Health Information Technology Concentration
- • Health Sciences B.S., with Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Concentration
- • Hospitality Management B.S.
- • Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management, B.S.
- • Information Science B.S., with Data Science and Analytics Concentration
- • Information Science B.S., with Health Informatics Concentration
- • Information Science B.S., with Information Security Concentration
- • Information Science B.S., with Intelligence Analysis Concentration
- • Information Science B.S., with Web Development Technologies Concentration
- • Integrated Public Relations and Advertising B.S.
- • Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences B.S.
- • Long-Term Care Administration B.S.
- • Management B.S.
- • Management B.S., with Aging Services Management Concentration
- • Management B.S., with Human Resources Management Concentration
- • Management B.S., with Project Management Concentration
- • Marine Biology B.S.
- • Marketing B.S.
- • Marketing B.S., with Digital Marketing Concentration
- • Marketing B.S., with Entrepreneurship Concentration
- • Marketing B.S., with Sales Concentration
- • Marketing B.S., with Sport and Entertainment Management Concentration
- • Mathematics Education B.S.
- • Mathematics Education B.S., with Middle School Mathematics Concentration
- • Mathematics: Computational & Applied B.S., with Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Concentration
- • Mathematics: Computational & Applied B.S., with Mathematics Concentration
- • Medical Technology B.S.
- • Microbiology B.S.
- • Music Education B.S.
- • Personal Financial Planning B.S.
- • Physical Education B.S.
- • Physical Sciences B.S.
- • Physics B.S.
- • Public Health B.S.
- • Risk Management and Insurance B.S.
- • Science Education B.S., with Biology Education Concentration
- • Science Education B.S., with Chemistry Education Concentration
- • Science Education B.S., with Physics Education Concentration
- • Social Science Education B.S.
- • Supply Chain Management B.S.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Science
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bachelor of Social Work
Minor
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Tuition Fees
Local tuition is 6,410 USD and Domestic tuition is 17,324 USD
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