University of South Florida

Tampa, FL · Public · 37,207 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$30 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$4,122
$30,000 – $48,000	$5,444
$48,000 – $75,000	$9,326
$75,000 – $110,000	$15,224
Over $110,000	$18,497
All incomes (average)	$9,812

Sticker tuition and fees: $6,410 in-state, $17,324 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of South Florida's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,824
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$13,792
Books and supplies	$780
Other expenses, on campus	$5,120
Other expenses, off campus	$5,120

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,655 of them) in 2022–23; 88% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	81%	$10,012
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	25%	$6,511
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	62%	$4,850
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	24%	$7,254

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1227
Median ACT: 27
Students with Pell grants: 29%
Graduation rate (6yr): 77%
Freshman retention: 91%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $57,743
Median debt at graduation: $17,988
International undergrads: 3,059 (8.2%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Required
Application fee: $30
Students per faculty member: 22 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 73%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 580–660
SAT Math: 550–660
ACT composite: 24–29

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 65,187
Admitted: 26,699
Enrolled: 5,803

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business18%

Health & Nursing17%

Biology & Life Sciences12%

Social Sciences10%

Psychology8%

Computer Science7%

Engineering6%

Communications & Media5%

Education3%

Visual & Performing Arts2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (60)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	1,092	$36,763	$56,452national $61,296	$15,000
Biology, General	1,075	$32,119	$49,395national $57,214	$15,687
Psychology, General	905	$34,713	$47,257national $50,706	$15,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	446	$58,085	$73,933national $83,343	$14,824
Criminology	409	$39,397	$53,883national $55,556	$15,087
Marketing	399	$45,851	$65,269national $69,303	$15,805
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	362	$78,991	$84,694national $88,910	$15,750
Business/Commerce, General	312	$49,702	$64,838national $68,407	$15,897
Computer and Information Sciences, General	285	$69,318	$90,953national $92,374	$17,115
Communication and Media Studies	275	$40,858	$53,810national $56,359	$15,000
Accounting and Related Services	255	$56,610	$78,918national $76,194	$13,133
Economics	242	$52,244	$67,007national $82,686	$17,519
Management Information Systems and Services	225	$67,186	$83,227national $83,290	$14,721
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	212	$47,170	$59,587national $53,072	$18,667
Political Science and Government	194	$44,140	$64,820national $63,293	$15,052
Information Science/Studies	178	$57,668	—national $85,294	$17,125
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	173	$42,377	—national $63,560	$15,826
Mechanical Engineering	173	$71,537	$88,249national $92,135	$15,375
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	158	$51,572	$51,650national $47,382	$16,451
Social Sciences, General	158	$37,791	$47,969national $53,366	$20,875
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	156	$41,483	$53,991national $55,012	$17,757
Public Health	146	$40,894	$53,560national $58,808	$17,500
English Language and Literature, General	138	$32,712	$45,178national $48,590	$14,320
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	136	$36,879	$51,378national $58,928	$15,057
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	124	—	—national $85,063	$14,694
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	124	$49,563	$52,093national $51,389	$15,406
Fine and Studio Arts	124	$29,217	$38,820national $41,367	$17,924
History	115	$38,028	$47,936national $50,680	$16,250
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	89	$79,180	$102,275national $100,647	$17,414
Civil Engineering	81	$71,783	$84,789national $86,517	$13,750
Social Work	78	$36,004	$52,451national $51,790	$15,000
Chemistry	76	$42,184	$59,942national $65,120	$14,250
International Relations and National Security Studies	74	$29,957	$58,999national $66,596	$16,306
Industrial Engineering	68	$73,833	$90,040national $98,442	$17,597
Human Services, General	65	$34,199	$43,976national $48,597	$18,984
Anthropology	63	$32,874	$44,283national $46,676	$17,750
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	61	—	—national $66,697	$11,582
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	58	$33,959	$43,813national $49,984	$15,813
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	57	—	—national $48,842	$10,767
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	51	—	—national $50,497	$16,226
Chemical Engineering	49	$73,844	$94,387national $98,158	$11,280
Sociology	49	$37,402	$47,379national $52,657	$15,211
Physics	37	$43,622	$68,967national $76,786	$17,625
Computer Engineering	35	$82,616	$109,054national $109,015	$20,489
International Business	30	$47,776	$66,141national $73,201	$20,100
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	28	$42,094	$60,472national $60,190	—
Statistics	26	$54,095	$74,071national $92,425	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	25	$28,614	$45,671national $39,775	—
Design and Applied Arts	22	$33,938	$54,770national $51,490	—
Philosophy	21	$19,907	$49,561national $54,455	—
Mathematics	20	$57,452	$59,125national $69,562	—
Geography and Cartography	19	$40,823	$54,944national $57,853	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	17	$41,123	$54,778national $48,471	$13,874
Dance	17	—	$33,269national $39,980	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	15	$59,852	$60,600national $68,257	—
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	13	—	$53,756national $47,629	—
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	11	$34,384	$57,628national $62,582	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	8	—	$46,115national $51,710	—
Special Education and Teaching	7	—	$51,759national $50,499	—
Hospitality Administration/Management	6	$39,534	$57,695national $56,726	—

Master's degrees (43)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Systems Analysis	342	$109,749	$115,356national $113,439	$27,783
Business Administration, Management and Operations	295	$95,668	$112,594national $103,485	$30,541
Public Health	269	$64,634	$79,273national $82,751	$36,740
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	223	$106,253	$116,242national $120,193	$43,412
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	156	$37,667	$61,045national $77,545	$28,736
Social Work	151	$53,058	$56,830national $65,123	$31,650
Library Science and Administration	112	$50,493	$52,161national $56,301	$24,007
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	83	—	$102,978national $133,654	—
Engineering-Related Fields	73	—	$127,663national $125,651	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	73	$68,674	—national $65,184	$36,319
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	66	$97,425	$67,543national $127,347	$66,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	63	$58,576	$65,422national $67,030	$46,118
Medical Illustration and Informatics	60	$90,235	$96,827national $101,441	$30,749
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	56	$57,667	$57,164national $63,707	$30,750
Information Science/Studies	55	$94,534	$93,933national $112,705	$22,300
Marketing	53	$69,690	—national $79,106	$22,160
Sustainability Studies	51	$56,941	$64,880national $76,897	$26,786
Architecture	48	$56,033	$70,924national $74,139	$40,746
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	44	$52,227	$70,317national $62,033	$32,254
Educational Administration and Supervision	41	$61,693	$65,845national $71,685	$36,654
Criminology	41	$64,389	—national $67,647	$23,205
Curriculum and Instruction	39	$51,957	$58,877national $63,399	$27,000
Business/Commerce, General	37	$75,152	—national $125,988	—
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	31	$63,190	—national $129,214	$27,820
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	27	$49,355	$55,074national $71,416	$37,006
Homeland Security	26	$103,935	$114,398national $96,660	$22,817
Criminal Justice and Corrections	25	$55,635	$70,885national $66,714	$38,095
Music	25	—	$46,862national $48,285	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	25	—	$93,064national $89,981	$41,703
Civil Engineering	21	—	$85,380national $98,323	—
Public Administration	21	$72,031	$62,465national $81,408	$40,968
Accounting and Related Services	20	$75,592	$94,391national $95,833	$20,500
Educational/Instructional Media Design	18	$70,249	—national $70,644	$23,209
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	15	—	$79,536national $79,665	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	15	$53,384	$56,190national $60,111	—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	15	$59,591	$85,594national $97,366	—
Special Education and Teaching	14	$54,379	$58,411national $64,397	—
Fine and Studio Arts	14	$32,857	$43,971national $49,079	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	13	$55,598	$59,328national $59,916	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	12	—	$60,986national $74,607	—
Journalism	11	—	$69,612national $69,034	—
Human Services, General	10	—	$59,322national $57,050	—
Psychology, Other	0	—	$67,173national $61,796	—

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	177	$61,848	$97,089national $112,460	$189,336
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	43	—	$85,202national $81,641	—

Doctoral degrees (7)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Curriculum and Instruction	42	$80,784	$84,486national $83,031	$62,906
Public Health	42	$115,908	$113,870national $108,962	$51,034
Business Administration, Management and Operations	22	$136,024	$200,931national $113,566	—
Psychology, General	7	—	$113,606national $98,707	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	7	$69,176	—national $99,878	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	1	$82,104	$90,869national $88,343	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	1	$141,382	$127,778national $138,131	$94,000

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 107 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 4202 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620-9951
Phone: (813) 974-2011
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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