University of South Florida

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of South Florida

University of South Florida operates as a public institution located in Tampa, Florida (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 37,207 students of which 43,160 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. University of South Florida is categorized as “15” 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 43.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,227 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,812, with published in-state tuition of $6,410 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,988, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.3%. Graduates earn a median of $57,743 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,328 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1443000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.5% 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.