- Founded: 1956
- Undergraduates: 36,463
- Graduate Students: 10,239
- Total number of students who received financial aid in 2014-15: 25,531
- Average financial aid awarded: $10,134
- Accreditation: Regionally Accredited, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Student-faculty ratio: 23:1
- Average class size: 33 students
- Faculty & Staff: 15,243
- Diversity: 40.6% of students are African American, Black, Asian American, Hispanic, Native American or multiracial.
- Countries Represented: 130+ and 10% of the total student population
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
The University of South Florida is a large, public 4-year university offering undergraduate, graduate, specialist and doctoral level degrees. The USF System is comprised of three schools: USF; USF St. Petersburg; and USF Sarasota-Manatee. Serving more than 49,000 students, the USF System has an annual budget of $1.6 billion and is ranked 41st in the nation for research expenditures among all universities, public or private.
USF is comprised of 14 colleges offering more than 180 undergraduate majors and concentrations—with some of the most populated colleges being USF Health, Arts & Sciences, Business and Engineering. We also have numerous degree programs at the graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine. USF prides itself on being a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success.