University of South Florida--St. Petersburg
Summary
Quick Stats
140 Seventh Avenue South, BAY102
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 873-4142
Tuition:
$5,189 in-state
$14,377 out-of-state
Students:
3,597 enrolled
Admissions:
May 1 application deadline
May 1 accepted
University of South Florida--St. Petersburg is a public institution that was founded in 1965. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,597, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 50 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of South Florida--St. Petersburg's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 75. Its in-state tuition and fees are $5,189 (2011-12); out-of-state tuition and fees are $14,377 (2011-12).
School mission (as provided by the school):
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg offers distinctive graduate and undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, business, and education within a close-knit, student-centered learning community that welcomes individuals from the region, state, nation and world. We conduct wide-ranging, collaborative research to meet society's needs and engage in service projects and partnerships to enhance the university and community's social, economic and intellectual life. As an integral and complementary part of a multi-institutional system, USF St. Petersburg retains a separate identity and mission while contributing to and benefiting from the associations, cooperation, and shared resources of a premier national research university.
General Information
School type - public, coed college
Year founded - 1965
Religious affiliation - N/A
Academic calendar - semester
Setting - urban
2010 Endowment - $13,808,844
Applying
Selectivity - selective
Fall 2010 acceptance rate - 56%
Application deadline - May 1
SAT/ACT scores must be received by - May 1
Academic Life
Class sizes -
Student-faculty ratio - 18:1
4-year graduation rate - 0% - Low
Five most popular majors for 2010 graduates -
Accounting 11% Elementary Education and Teaching 11% Business/Commerce, General 10% Psychology, General 10% Finance, General 8%