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The USF Department of Athletics oversees the university’s NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Athletics programs. Athletics is home to 17 men’s and women’s teams competing at the NCAA-level.
University of South Florida
Florida, USA
Truth and Wisdom
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is an American metropolitan public research university in Tampa, Florida, United States. USF is also a member institution of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1956, USF is the fourth-largest public university in the state of Florida, with an enrollment of 48,373 as of the 2014–2015 academic year.
Academic
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. USF also has numerous degree programs at the graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine.
Accreditation
The University of South Florida, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee are separately accredited within the USF System by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Quick Facts
The USF system has three institutions: USF Tampa, USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee. Each institution is separately accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university is home to 14 colleges, offering more than 80 undergraduate majors and more than 130 graduate, specialist, and doctoral-level degree programs.
Degree
Undergraudate/Graduate
Requirements
Application / Autobiographical Essay / Transcript (High School, College) / Passport / English Proficiency / Financial Statement / Bank Statement / I-20 Request Form
Established
1956
School Type
Public
Student
50,577
Tuition & Fees
8,617 per semester
Test Score
TOEFL 79 / IELTS 6.5
Accept. Rate / Min. GPA
47.5% / 2.0
Programs and Majors
- Animation and Digital Modeling
- Architecture
- Art History
- Brass
- Ceramics
- Composition
- Dance Performance (Ballet or Modern)
- Dance Studies
- Drawing
- Jazz Studies (Performance)
- Music Education
- Music Studies
- Painting
- Percussion
- Photography
- Piano
- Printmaking
- Sculpture and Extended Media
- Strings
- Theatre Arts
- Theatre Design
- Theatre Performance
- Video
- Voice
- Woodwinds
Fine Art / Design / Performing Arts
- Africana Studies
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Cell & Molecular Biology
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Biology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Environmental Science and Policy
- Geography
- Geology
- Health Sciences
- History
- Humanities
- Integrative Animal Biology
- Information Studies
- Interdisciplinary Classical Civilization
- Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
- International Studies
- Marine Biology
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Microbiology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Statistics
- World Languages and Cultures
- Women's Studies
Arts & Science
- Aging Sciences
- Behavioral Healthcare
- Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Criminology
- Long Term Care Administration
- Social Work
Community Science
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Business Analytics and Information Systems
- Finance
- Global Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Personal Financial Planning
- Pre-med Dual Degree with Biomedical Science
Business
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Exceptional Student Education
- Exercise Science
- Mathematics Education
- Physical Education
- Science Education
- Social Science Education
Education
- Pre-Nursing
- Upper Division
- Accelerated Second Degree
- Veteran to Bachelor’s (V-CARE)
- Suncoast Nursing Accelerated Pathway
- RN to Bachelor’s
- USF/HCC Concurrent
- Public Health
Health
- Animation and Digital Modeling
- Architecture
- Art History
- Brass
- Ceramics
- Chamber Music
- Composition
- Conducting (Choral, Orchestral or Wind Band)
- Drawing
- Electro-Acoustic Music
- Jazz Composition
- Jazz Studies (Performance)
- Music Education
- Music Studies
- Painting
- Percussion
- Photography
- Piano
- Piano Pedagogy
- Printmaking
- Sculpture and Extended Media
- Strings
- Urban and Community Design
- Video
- Voice
- Woodwinds
Fine Arts / Performance Arts / Design
- Applied Anthropology
- Biology (CMMB)
- Biology (Integrative)
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Science and Policy
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Intelligence Studies
- Latin American, the Caribbean and Latino Studies
- Liberal Arts
- Library and Information Sciences
- Linguistics: English as a Second Language
- Mass Communication
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Women's Studies
Arts and Science
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Behavioral Health
- Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Criminology
- Cybercrime
- Gerontology
- Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling
- Social Work
- Social Work/Public Health
- Speech-Language Pathology
Community Science
- Business Administration
- Executive MBA
- Sports and Entertainment Management
- Accountancy
- Business Analytics and Information Systems
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Entrepreneurship and Applied Technologies
Business
- Adult Education
- Autism Spectrum Disorders & Severe Intellectual Disabilities
- Career and Technical Education
- College Student Affairs
- Counselor Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Leadership
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Exceptional Student Education
- Exercise Science
- Foreign Language Education/ESOL
- Gifted Education
- Instructional Technology
- Mathematics Education
- Measurement and Evaluation
- Physical Education
- Reading Education
- Science Education
- Social Science Education
- Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages
Education
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
- Biological Oceanography
- Chemical Oceanography
- Geological Oceanography
- Physical Oceanography
- Marine Resource Assessment
Marine Science
- Medical Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
- Health Informatics
- Nursing
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Pharmaceutical Research
- Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurship
- Drug Discovery, Development, Delivery & Manufacturing (D4M)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Public Health
- Science in Public Health
- Health Administration
Medicine / Health
- Applied Anthropology
- Applied Physics
- Biology (Integrative)
- Cancer Biology
- Cancer Chemical Biology
- Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
- Cell and Molecular Biology (CMMB)
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Economics
- English
- Geography and Environmental Science and Policy
- Geology
- Government
- History
- Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Sociology
Arts & Science
- Aging Studies
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Audiology
- Behavioral and Community Sciences
- Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Criminology
- Social Work
Community Science
- Adult Education
- Career and Workforce Education
- Counselor Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Psychology
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Exceptional Student Education
- Higher Education Administration
- Instructional Technology
- Interdisciplinary Education
- Literacy Studies
- Mathematics Education
- Measurement and Evaluation
- Program Development: Educational Innovation
- School Psychology
- Science Education
- Social Science Education
- Teacher Education
- Technology in Education and Second Language Acquisition
Education
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
- Biological Oceanography
- Chemical Oceanography
- Geological Oceanography
- Physical Oceanography
- Marine Resource Assessment
Marine Science
- Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Molecular Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
- Neuroscience
- Pathology & Cell Biology
- Nursing
- Nurse Practice
- Public Health
- Philosophy