University of South Florida

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

University of South Florida Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program and Tutoring. University of South Florida is unique in its study options. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program, Washington Semester and Weekend College.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of South Florida.

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Public Administration and Service:

Social Work

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Drama/Dance Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Education of Emotionally Handicapped, Education of Learning Disabled, Education of Mentally Handicapped, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Special Education, Trade/Industrial Education

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management

Popular majors:

one hundred percent liberal arts, twenty-five percent business per marketing, twelve percent social sciences, ten percent education, eight percent psychology, seven percent english, seven percent security and protective services, six percent biology, six percent engineering, five percent health professions

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences, Gerontology

History:

History – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Science, Nursing (RN), Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Criminology, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Bacteriology, Biology, Biomedical Sciences

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems, Information Technology

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $488 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 30.

University of South Florida Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were eight thousand, eight hundred and fifty-three total number of transfer students who applied and six thousand, eight hundred and fifty-one total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 58% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 82%. Remember that this can change at any time.

The regular application due date was not reported. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of July. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 15th of April. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of April and the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of April. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June.

University of South Florida Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status and Leadership. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Other: Admission Application. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status and Leadership. Financial aid distribution is at fifty percent scholarships per grants and fifty percent loans per jobs.

University of South Florida Students

The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 58 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-eight degree-seeking undergrads, four thousand, three hundred and seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and eight thousand, five hundred and twenty graduate enrollment. University of South Florida offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. Besides, the student body consists of ninety-four percent in-state students, six percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, fifty-seven percent women, forty-three percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, six percent asian per pacific islander, eleven percent black per non-hispanic, twelve percent hispanic, sixty-six percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-three percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-nine percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. In addition, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus.

Students should note the housing policies: fifty percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirteen percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Cooperative Housing, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-AUG deadline for housing deposit, two hundred and twenty-five dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as art museum, weather station, botanical garden, art galleries, anthropology museum. Generally, the school is located 10 miles from downtown.This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus.

University of South Florida Athletics

The Bulls are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Intramural Wrestling