University of South Florida

University of South Florida is a public college in Tampa, FL. Its average net price is $8,648 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$5,565
$30,001 to $48,000$3,989
$48,001 to $75,000$6,040
$75,001 to $110,000$11,459
$110,001 and up$17,159
$6,410Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,416Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$8,648Average Net Price
$14,824Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$780Books and Supplies
$5,120Other Expenses
33.2%Students on Pell Grants
23.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

43.2%Acceptance Rate
580 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,085
8 years after entry$58,982
10 years after entry$63,660
77.9%Graduation Rate
91.3%Retention Rate
$16,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Tampa, FLLocation
Large citySetting
37,207Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$56,610 n=244$16,749 n=172
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$32,874 Small program - rough guide n=72$20,913 Small program - rough guide n=46
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$32,119 n=928$16,798 n=645
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,852 Small program - rough guide n=70Not published
Business and Commerce$49,702 n=290$16,500 n=181
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Chemical Engineering$73,844 n=122$12,901 Small program - rough guide n=40
Chemistry$42,184 Small program - rough guide n=46$14,375 Small program - rough guide n=38
Civil Engineering$71,783 Small program - rough guide n=83$14,123 Small program - rough guide n=42
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$36,879 n=138$17,250 n=125
Communications$40,858 n=382$18,750 n=236
Computer Engineering$82,616 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Computer Science$69,318 n=422$18,273 n=161
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572$14,875 Small program - rough guide n=78
Criminology$39,397 n=458$18,000 n=319
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$28,614 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700$17,750 Small program - rough guide n=35
Economics$52,244 n=161$20,000 n=159
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$79,180 Small program - rough guide n=80$22,983 Small program - rough guide n=62
English Language and Literature, General$32,712 n=161$17,539 n=120
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$41,483 n=120$19,185 n=110
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$58,085 n=378$16,150 n=253
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Gerontology$42,094 National median for this major n=204Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$36,763 n=859$17,390 n=888
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,028 Small program - rough guide n=84$17,518 n=113
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Services, General$34,199 Small program - rough guide n=79$24,298 Small program - rough guide n=68
Industrial Engineering$73,833 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Information Science/Studies$57,668 Small program - rough guide n=37$21,253 n=121
Insurance$67,182 National median for this major n=1,506Not published
International Business$47,776 Small program - rough guide n=61$19,912 Small program - rough guide n=30
International Relations and National Security Studies$29,957 Small program - rough guide n=73$17,250 Small program - rough guide n=44
Languages and Linguistics$33,959 Small program - rough guide n=56$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=47
Liberal Arts$47,170 n=286$22,139 n=225
Management Information Systems and Services$67,186 n=197$15,250 n=117
Marketing$45,851 n=377$17,500 n=263
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$71,537 n=205$18,237 Small program - rough guide n=99
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999$19,302 Small program - rough guide n=31
Political Science and Government$44,140 n=158$18,442 n=143
Psychology$34,713 n=727$17,250 n=683
Public Health$40,894 n=179$19,375 n=142
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$42,377 n=202$18,397 n=120
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$78,991 n=651$24,189 n=471
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Sciences$37,791 n=146$21,898 n=122
Social Work$36,004 Small program - rough guide n=43$17,150 Small program - rough guide n=80
Sociology$37,402 Small program - rough guide n=70$19,419 Small program - rough guide n=51
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$29,217 n=131$18,750 n=101
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,563 n=148$18,750 Small program - rough guide n=93
Teaching$51,572 n=227$19,794 n=156
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$34,413 National median for this major n=488Not published

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