University of South Florida
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of South Florida is a public research university in Tampa, FL (city setting), with 37,269 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 41% of 65,187 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1140–1330 on the SAT and 24–29 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $36,539 a year for out-of-state students and $25,625 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,578 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 75% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.3 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of South Florida ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,410 in-state · $17,324 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of South Florida
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of South Florida teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Conference | 36 | 8 over | 4 | $1.7M | $47,716 | 997 | |
| Baseball | American Conference | 60 | 26 over | 5 | $2.7M | $45,271 | 979 | |
| Men's Basketball | American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $8.6M | $535,462 | 959 | |
| Women's Basketball | American Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $5.4M | $363,101 | 982 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Conference USA | 12 | room 7 | 1 | $865k | $72,101 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 994 | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 985 | |
| Football | American Conference | 130 | 25 over | 1 | $33M | $256,559 | 979 | |
| Men's Golf | American Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $902k | $81,990 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | American Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $859k | $107,361 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | American Conference | 41 | 3 over | 3 | $2M | $49,474 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Conference | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $1.5M | $52,639 | 966 | |
| Softball | American Conference | 27 | 2 over | 4 | $1.7M | $63,396 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | American Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $816k | $81,621 | 984 | |
| Women's Tennis | American Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $938k | $104,222 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Conference | 78 | 33 over | 1 | $1.6M | $21,005 | 974 | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Conference | 96 | 51 over | 1 | $1.8M | $19,227 | 990 | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Conference | 18 | at cap | 5 | $1.4M | $80,209 | 994 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.