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 - 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%