The University of South Florida at a Glance

Founded: 1956.

School Colors: Green and Gold

USF system: composed of two separately accredited institutions, USF and USF St. Petersburg. USF consists of the main campus in Tampa, which includes USF Health, and two regional campuses – USF Sarasota-Manatee and USF Polytechnic in Lakeland.

Enrollment: 46,174
Undergraduate: 35,224
Graduate: 8,630
Doctor of Medicine: 483
Non-degree seeking: 1,837

Research Funding: More than $360 million in research contracts and grants.

Operating Budget: More than $1.8 billion, annually.

Entering Freshman Profile:

• Average GPA - 3.75
• Average SAT - 1160
• 52% were in the top twenty percent of their class
• 92% Florida Bright Futures scholarship recipients
• 31% minorities
• 54% reside in on-campus housing
• 34 are National Merit, Achievement, or Hispanic Scholars

Graduate Student Profile:

• 2,433 new graduate students enrolled, including 1,932 master’s students, 379 doctoral students and 122 MD students
• 26% minorities

Honors College Profile:

• 1,800 total students enrolled
• Average SAT - 1353

Diversity:

• 12% are African American
• 13% are Hispanic
• 6% are Asian

Degrees Offered:

• 89 Baccalaureate degrees
• 91 Master’s degrees
• 2 Specialist degrees
• 36 PhD programs
• 1 MD

Colleges: 11

• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of the Arts
• College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• Honors College
• College of Marine Sciences
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College of Public Health

Athletic Mascot: Rocky the Bull

Athletics: The USF Bulls belong to
the Big East Conference. USF
Athletics sponsors 18 NCAA
varsity sports, with 10 women’s
teams and 8 men’s teams.

Alumni: USF has more than
212,000 USF alumni representing
all 50 states and 124 nations.

Data as of Fall 2008.