University of South Florida
What University of South Florida's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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Where you liveUniversity of South Florida
Living in FL makes University of South Florida 2.1× easier.
In-state applicants are admitted at 76%, out-of-state at 36%.
In-state76%
Out-of-state36%
Source: University of South Florida's Common Data Set 2025-26
ApplicationsUniversity of South Florida
Applications to University of South Florida are up 105%.
From 35,055 in 2018-19 to 71,722 in 2025-26.
2018-1935,055
2025-2671,722
Source: University of South Florida's Common Data Set 2025-26
Who says yesUniversity of South Florida
77% of students admitted to University of South Florida go elsewhere.
Only 23% of admits enroll, so University of South Florida admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll23%
Go elsewhere77%
Source: University of South Florida's Common Data Set 2025-26
3 more things the data says PRO
- The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 47.7% in 2019-20 to 40.7% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 39.1% in 2026-27.
- In-state applicants are admitted at about 2.1 times the out-of-state rate.
- Applications rose 105% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (35,055 to 71,722), faster than 94% of colleges here.
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- Of the 22 admits who named a round, about 16 applied Early Action and 6 Regular Decision.
- Most admits who shared scores reported strong ones: SAT about 1420 to 1590 or ACT 30 to 35, with GPAs mostly 3.7 to 4.0.
- Most admits (about 30 of 70) held leadership roles, like club president, team captain, or founder of a club or chapter.
- Many admits (about 15) created something of their own: a nonprofit, business, software tool, or outreach programme.
- Several admits had family caregiving or long paid-work hours (up to 30 to 40 a week) alongside school.
- Students describe USF as low-cost, with tuition cited around $6,000 to $10,000 a year and total cost of attendance of roughly $15,000 to $20,000 for residents.
- Students report merit awards of about $5,000 to $11,000 a year, including an honors programme award.
- Students report international students need to show roughly $25,000 a year for the I-20, which some find high.
- Students report document problems, such as required certified English transcript translations and slow transcript review, can hold up files.
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