University of South Florida is a public institution that was founded in
1956.
It
has a total undergraduate enrollment of 31,100,
its setting is urban,
and the campus size is 1,562 acres.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
University of South Florida's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges
is National Universities,
161.
Its in-state tuition and fees are $6,410 (2014-15); out-of-state
tuition and fees are $17,325 (2014-15).
The University of South Florida, or USF, as it’s commonly known, is a
research institution with multiple campuses throughout the state. The
public university is based in Tampa and has regional campuses in
Sarasota and St. Petersburg. First-year students are required to live on
campus, unless they commute from one of several nearby counties, are
older than 21 or are married, among other exemptions. For students who
do not live on campus, the school organizes a Commuter Student Network
and offers bus transportation for students who drive to school and park
in remote lots. On campus, there are more than 400 student organizations
to check out, as well as a large Greek community. Any activity that
students get involved in may be added to their co-curricular transcripts
– official documents the school offers to help students showcase their
extracurricular involvement and specialized skills to future employers.
The USF Bulls athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I American
Athletic Conference.
For graduate students, the school offers degree programs through the USF College of Medicine, a graduate school of engineering, a College of Education
and other departments. Notable alumni of the University of South
Florida include journalist Richard Oppel, former editor of the Austin
American-Statesman and Charlotte Observer, and Kimberly Ross, executive
vice president and chief financial officer of global cosmetics company
Avon.
The University of South Florida
is a high-impact, global research university located in beautiful Tampa
Bay on Florida's spectacular west coast. It is one of the largest public
universities in the nation, and among the top 50 universities, public
or private, for federal research expenditures. The university is one of
only four Florida public universities classified by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research
universities, a distinction attained by only 2.3 percent of all
universities.
At the heart of USF is a
vibrant, diverse and engaged student body. Serving nearly 48,000
students, the USF System has an annual budget of $1.5 billion and an
annual economic impact of $4.4 billion. The USF System includes three
separately accredited institutions by the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools: USF; USF St. Petersburg;
and USF Sarasota-Manatee. The university's main Tampa location is home
to USF Health, including the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Public
Health and Pharmacy.
With over 240
degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialty and doctoral
levels, including the doctor of medicine, there's something for everyone
at USF. The university offers a dynamic learning environment that
inspires innovation, creativity and collaboration and is focused on
student success. More than 2,000 distinguished scholars, researchers and
expert teachers, nearly all holding PhDs or the highest degrees in
their fields, make up the USF faculty including the 2012 U.S.
Professor of the Year.
USF is a member
of the American Athletic Conference, with 17 men's and women's varsity
teams competing at the NCAA-level. New facilities for practice and
competition, along with a completely renovated USF Sun Dome, put the
university's athletic facilities on par with virtually every top program
in the country.
