University of South Florida College Portrait
University of South Florida4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620
813-974-2011
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- Students
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- Admissions
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- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
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- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at USF finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
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USF Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 28 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 49% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 73% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 1,129 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 43% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 26% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 81% |
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Campus-based Housing
82% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
18% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
The University of South Florida considers safety a priority and works to maintain a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students, and visitors. USF approaches campus safety from a multidimensional and shared approach, and has recently developed a Division of Public Safety which includes University Police, Emergency Management, Security and Parking Enforcement. Ensuring emergency preparedness, response to and investigation of crimes and providing public service and a safe campus environment is the university’s commitment.
Campus Crime Statistics
Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Research Universities (very high research activity)
- Size and Setting
- Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary