The University of Tampa

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Tampa

The University of Tampa operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Tampa, Florida (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 10,572 students of which 10,888 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The University of Tampa is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 40.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $36,211, with published in-state tuition of $34,408 and a Pell grant recipient share of 15.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,211, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.5%. Graduates earn a median of $59,436 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,397 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 246600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.