University of South Floridais a public institution that was founded in the year 1956. It has a undergraduate enrollment of around 30,914, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 1,567 acres. The University has a semester-based academic calendar. University of South Florida is ranked 181 in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities.

The University of South Florida, or USF as it’s usually known, is a research institution with multiple campuses all over the state. The public university is based in Tampa and has regional campuses in Sarasota and Lakeland. On campus, there are over 400 student organizations to get involved in, as well as the large Greek community. Any activity that students get engaged in may be added to their cocurricular transcript, an official document the school provides to help students showcase their extracurricular involvement and specialized skills for future employers. The USF Bulls teams take part in NCAA Division I Big East Conference.

For graduate students, the school offers degree programs through the USF College of Medicine, a College of Education, a graduate school of engineering, and other departments. The Famous alumni of the University of South Florida include wrestler Hulk Hogan; Richard Oppel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist model Lauren Hutton; and former editor of the Austin American-Statesman and Charlotte Observer; and Kimberly Ross, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the global cosmetics company Avon.

Campus Location

4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620-9951

General Information

School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1956
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban