University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
- Public
- City
- 37,207 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 43%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $8,648per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 77%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,66010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through FUSE, students at eight partner Florida colleges are guaranteed admission into specific USF majors if they finish an associate degree in under three years with at least a 2.0 GPA.
Source: USF News, Oct 2020
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 43%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1130–1320Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of South Florida's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
80% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.09. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 41%29,196 admitted of 71,722 first-year applicants
- Top 10% of their class
- 29%63% were in the top quarter. Based on the 72% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Test scores
Considered
- Class rank
Not considered
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of South Florida Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,648full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,086sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,410Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,416Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 77%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 91%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,66010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 37,207Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL — admits 66%
- Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN — admits 78%
- Michigan State University East Lansing, MI — admits 85%
- The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 77%
Also worth a look
- Florida International University Miami, FL — admits 55%
- Florida State University Tallahassee, FL — admits 24%
- California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA — admits 46%
- University of Central Florida Orlando, FL — admits 40%
- University of Florida Gainesville, FL — admits 24%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL — admits 42%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of South Florida, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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