The University of South Florida is located in Tampa Bay, a beautiful area on the west coast of Florida with mild winters, warm summers and beaches full of sunshine and white sand. As an ideal learning destination for more than 49,000 students, USF is currently one of the leading universities in the United States.
Top 250 Best Universities in the World (Times Higher Education 2017)
Information
- Founded year: 1956
- Students: 49.500
- International students: 4.600+
- Nationality: 145 countries
- Bachelor program: 86
- Master/Doctor program: 154
- Campus area: 1.657 ha
- Invesment funds: over 488 mil USD
Why the University of South Florida?
- One of the 81 public universities that achieved Carnegie Rank 1 for the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
- Ranked # 1 in the nation among 1,100 schools for students’ success (Eduventures Student Success Rating 2016)
- Ranked # 8 among “Golden Age” public and private universities of America (Times Higher Education 2017)
- Ranked # 65 best universities in the United States (Times Higher Education 2017)
- 76% of graduates receive salary from $ 50,000 / year or more and 32% of students receive $ 100,000 or more / year
About Tampa
The average temperature of Tampa is 28 degrees; Tample is in the state of Florida, also known as the Sunshine State.
Entertainment areas include Busch Gardens and Adventure Island, less than 5 minutes drive from USF’s campus.
Discover more than 1,300 km of coastline, including Clearwater beach ranked # 1 in the United States (according to TripAdvisor 2016)
Tampa is an hour from Orlando and four hours from Miami.
Tampa has three main sport teams: football (Buccaneers), baseball (Rays) and ice hockey (Lightning)..
Ranked # 11 worldwide for the number of patented studies (National Patent Academy [NAI] and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) 2017)
Conditions of admission in University
| Direct admission | 1 or 2 semesters | 2 or 3 semesters | 3 or 4 semesters | |
| USF | · Highschool graduated
· GPA 3.0/4.0 · ACT or SAT |
· Highschool graduated
· GPA 2.5/4.0 |
· Highschool graduated
· GPA 2.5/4.0 |
· Highschool graduated
· GPA 2.5/4.0 |
| · TOEFL iBT 79+ or
· IELTS 6.5+ or · PTEA 53+ or · AE level 5 or |
· TOEFL iBT 79+ or
· IELTS 6.5+ or · PTEA 53+ |
· TOEFL iBT 60-78 or
· IELTS 5.5-6.0 or · PTEA 44-52 or · Password 6 or · AE level 4 |
· TOEFL iBT 50+ or
· IELTS 5.0+ or · PTEA 41+ or · Password 5 |
Conditions of admission in Master
| Direct admission | 1 semester | 2 semesters | 3 semesters | |
| USF | · Bachelor degree
· GPA 3.0/4.0 |
· Bachelor degree
· GPA 2.5-3.0/4.0 |
· Bachelor degree
· GPA 2.5-2.75/4.0 |
None |
| · GRE or GMAT
· TOEFL iBT 79+ or · IELTS 6.5+ or · PTEA 53+ or · AE level 6 |
· TOEFL iBT 79+ or
· IELTS 6.5+ or · PTEA 53+ |
· TOEFL iBT 65-78 or
· IELTS 5.5-6.0 or · PTEA 44-52 or · Password 6 or · AE level 5 |
None |
Tuition Fee
| 1st year international | Bachelor transfer | Bachelor direct admission | Master transfer | Master direct admission | Academy English | |
| University of South Florida | $25,640 | N/A | $17,840
(30 credits: 15 credits/semester) |
$31,290 | $16,340
(24 credits: 12 credits/ semester) |
$7,550 |
**More info: www.intostudy.com/usf and www.usf.edu/international
