Tampa, FL · Public
43.2%
Acceptance rate
1,235
SAT Average
$10,043
Avg net price
36,299
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 214Bachelor’s 10,227Master’s 3,308Doctoral 744 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,829Master’s 563Doctoral 36 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,796Master’s 689Doctoral 436 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,274Master’s 190Doctoral 34 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,055Master’s 90Doctoral 24 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 881Master’s 95Doctoral 21 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 700Master’s 620Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 612Master’s 181Doctoral 55 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 502Master’s 22Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 271Master’s 152Doctoral 62 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 231Master’s 35Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s 214Bachelor’s 226Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 172Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 154Master’s 15Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 128Master’s 217Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 126Master’s 21Doctoral 36 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 101Master’s 11Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 70Master’s 5Doctoral 8 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 50Master’s 8Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 24Master’s 7Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 66Doctoral 7 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 123Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 67Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 45Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 33Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 27Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- American Conference
Projected sponsored sports20
Athletic participation
518 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams
Early Action
Decision released by Dec 9
Regular Decision
Decision released by Feb 10
Rolling
FAFSA due Jan 1
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $4,559
- Required fees
- $1,851
- Food and housing
- $14,440
- Books and supplies
- $770
- Other expenses
- $4,896
- Total
- $26,516
- $23,4462019–2019–20
- $23,8662020–2120–21
- $24,1782021–2221–22
- $24,6522022–2322–23
- $25,6252023–2423–24
- $26,5162024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $10,043 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 47%
- Average share of need met
- 70%
- Average need-based grant
- $14,244
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of South Florida’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of South Florida admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in University of South Florida's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of South Florida admits in-state applicants at 76%, out-of-state applicants at 36.3%, and international applicants at 88.2%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
6,730 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jul 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 70% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 30%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
77.8% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
21.7% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 71.6% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
High-school class rank
Among the 71.6% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of South Florida rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Application essay
- Not considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not considered
- Talent / ability
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of South Florida leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
University of South Florida's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $10,043 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,149 of 6,771 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of South Florida offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed91.4% of University of South Florida’s first-years return for a second year and 74.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03