University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · Public research
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Acceptance rate
40.7%
29,196 admitted
SAT · 50th
1250
Range 1160–1340
6-yr grad
78.0%
Retention 91.0%
Undergrads
39,093
21.5:1 S-F
Admissions
76.0% / 36.3%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications71,722
Overall admit rate40.7%
In-state admit rate76.0%
Out-of-state admit rate36.3%
Enrolled6,730 · 23.1% yield
Test scores
1250
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1160–1340 · 77.8% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W590630670
Math560610670
Comp116012501340
ACT
255075
Comp252729
Cost & aid
$4,559
in-state tuition
out-of-state $16,565
Tuition (in-state)$4,559
Tuition (out-of-state)$16,565
Fees$1,851
Room & board$14,824
Books$780
Avg need-based grant$12,688
% need met64.0%
Avg debt at graduation$20,773
Academics
21.5 : 1
student-faculty ratio
91.0% retention
Student-faculty21.5 : 1
Retention91.0%
4-year graduation66.0%
6-year graduation78.0%
Enrollment
39,093
undergraduates
487 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates39,093
First-year6,730
Transfer3,342
Full-time82%
Female57%
International (freshmen)487
Rankings
#21
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#2126
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#3326
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#3826
NicheBest Colleges in America#7426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#9826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#10926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAmerican Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingFlorida colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyStandardized test scores (either SAT or ACT) are required for all first-year applicants
Admissions URLhttps://secure.vzcollegeapp.com/usf/defa…
Admissions emailwww.usf.edu/admissions
Admissions phone813-974-9689
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Flor…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Florida FL · Public20.3%141037K
Florida State University FL · Public23.8%136034K
University of Central Florida FL · Public42.8%128060K
Florida International University FL · Public60.9%117046K
University of Georgia GA · Public34.2%133032K
University of Alabama AL · Public71.2%121035K
Auburn University AL · Public45.9%132027K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of South Florida

25 years of University of South Florida's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.