University of South Florida
The University of South Florida (USF) is a public research university in Tampa, Florida, enrolling approximately 50,000 students. USF is part of the State University System of Florida, which also includes USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee.USF is organized into 14 academic colleges, and offers over 80 undergraduate degree programs and more than 130 specialist, graduate, and doctoral programs. The university employs over 1,000 faculty members. In the Fall of 2013, USF had an acceptance rate of 55%. During the same semester, incoming freshmen had an average high school GPA of 3.65 and an average SAT score of 1167.
U.S. News & World Reports ranks USF among the top 100 public schools in the country, and among the top 10 "up and coming" universities. Many of USF's graduate programs consistently rank among the 50 best in the nation, including the graduate Education, Library and Information Studies, Public Health, and Criminology programs.
The University of South Florida offers a variety of online and distance learning programs for students with busy schedules or who are unable to attend campus on a regular basis. USF offers online bachelor's and master's degree. It also offers hundreds of individual courses online. Many undergraduate degrees that aren't available entirely online can be earned partially online. Online and hybrid undergraduate and graduate degrees are available in criminal justice, information studies, public health, information technology, nursing, education, business, arts, engineering, medicine and public health.
Quick Facts
Phone Number: | (813) 974-2011 |
Address: | 4202 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, Florida 33620-9951 |
Institution Type: | Public, 4-year or above |
Size: | Very Large ( 29,000+ undergrad, 9,600+ grad ) |
Award Levels: | Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral |
In-State Tuition | $ 4,560 |
Out-of-State Tuition | $ 15,384 |
Online Degrees Offered: | YES |
Student-to-Faculty Ration: | 27 to 1 |
Website Address: | www.usf.edu |
Majors and Degrees
Majors/Degrees | AA/AS | BS/BA | MA/MS | PHD |
Architecture and Related Services | ||||
Architecture | ||||
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ||||
Bioinformatics | ||||
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ||||
Biology Biological Sciences | ||||
Biomedical Sciences | ||||
Biotechnology | ||||
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | ||||
Oncology and Cancer Biology | ||||
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | ||||
Accounting | ||||
Business Administration and Management | ||||
Business Commerce | ||||
Business Managerial Economics | ||||
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Studies | ||||
Finance | ||||
International Business Trade Commerce | ||||
Management Information Systems | ||||
Marketing Marketing Management | ||||
Communication and Journalism | ||||
Mass Media Studies | ||||
Computer Information Sciences | ||||
Computer Systems Analysis | ||||
Computer and Information Sciences | ||||
Information Science Studies | ||||
Information Technology | ||||
Education | ||||
Adult and Continuing Education | ||||
Curriculum and Instruction | ||||
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ||||
Education Of Individuals With Emotional Disturbances | ||||
Education Of Individuals With Mental Retardation | ||||
Education Of Individuals With Specific Learning Disabilities | ||||
Education Of The Gifted | ||||
Educational Leadership and Administration | ||||
Elementary Education and Teaching | ||||
English Teacher Education | ||||
Foreign Language Teacher Education | ||||
General Science Teacher Education | ||||
Mathematics Teacher Education | ||||
Music Teacher Education | ||||
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | ||||
Reading Teacher Education | ||||
School Counseling and Guidance Services | ||||
Social Science Teacher Education | ||||
Special Education and Teaching | ||||
Teaching English As A Second Language (esl) Instructor | ||||
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | ||||
Engineering | ||||
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ||||
Chemical Engineering | ||||
Civil Engineering | ||||
Computer Engineering | ||||
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ||||
Environmental Environmental Health Engineering | ||||
General Engineering | ||||
Industrial Engineering | ||||
Materials Engineering | ||||
Mechanical Engineering | ||||
English Language and Literature Letters | ||||
Creative Writing | ||||
English Language and Literature | ||||
Rhetoric and Composition | ||||
Ethnic, Cultural and Group Studies | ||||
African-american Black Studies | ||||
American (u.s.) Studies | ||||
Latin American Studies | ||||
Women's Studies | ||||
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ||||
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ||||
French Language and Literature | ||||
German Language and Literature | ||||
Linguistics | ||||
Russian Language and Literature | ||||
Spanish Language and Literature | ||||
Health Professions and Related Programs | ||||
Athletic Training Trainer | ||||
Audiology Audiologist | ||||
Audiology Audiologist and Speech-language Pathology Pathologist | ||||
Clinical Laboratory Science Medical Technology Technologist | ||||
Health Health Care Administration Management | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Physical Therapy Therapist | ||||
Public Health | ||||
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Counselor | ||||
History | ||||
History | ||||
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | ||||
Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Administration | ||||
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities | ||||
General Studies | ||||
Humanities Humanistic Studies | ||||
Liberal Arts and Sciences Liberal Studies | ||||
Library Science | ||||
Library and Information Science | ||||
Mathematics and Statistics | ||||
Mathematics | ||||
Statistics | ||||
Multi Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
Biological and Physical Sciences | ||||
Gerontology | ||||
Multi- Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
Natural Resources and Conservation | ||||
Environmental Science | ||||
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ||||
Philosophy | ||||
Religion Religious Studies | ||||
Physical Sciences | ||||
Chemistry | ||||
Geology Earth Science | ||||
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | ||||
Physics | ||||
Psychology | ||||
Psychology | ||||
School Psychology | ||||
Public Administration and Social Service Professions | ||||
Public Administration | ||||
Social Work | ||||
Social Sciences | ||||
Anthropology | ||||
Criminology | ||||
Economics | ||||
Geography | ||||
International Relations and Affairs | ||||
Political Science and Government | ||||
Social Sciences | ||||
Sociology |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics