	University of South Florida 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is an American metropolitan public research university located in Tampa, Florida, United States. USF also a member institution of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1956, USF is the fourth-largest public university in the state of Florida, with a total enrollment of 48,373 as of the 2014-2015 academic year. The USF system comprises three institutions: USF Tampa, USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee. Each institution is separately accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university is home to 14 colleges, offering more than 80 undergraduate majors and more than 130 graduate, specialist, and doctoral-level degree programs. USF is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research universities, and is among three other universities in Florida to hold this highest level of classification. In its 2011 ranking, the Intellectual Property Owners Association placed USF 10th among all universities worldwide in the number of US patents granted. The university has an annual budget of $1.5 billion and an annual economic impact of over $3.7 billion. In a ranking compiled by the National Science Foundation, USF ranks 43rd in the United States for total research spending amongst all universities, public and private. USF ranks in the top 100 best public schools in the 2014 Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report. USF was named a national leader in online education by Guide to Online Schools. USF graduate level programs - including Public Health, Library and Information Studies, Education, and Criminology - continue to rank among the nation's 50 best in the U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings. History USF was the first independent state university conceived, planned, and built during the 20th century. Former U.S. Representative Sam Gibbons was instrumental in the school's creation when he was a state representative and is considered by many to be the "Father of USF." Though founded in 1956, the university was not officially named until the following year, and courses did not begin until 1960. The university was built off Fowler Avenue on the site of Henderson Air Field, a World War II airstrip. Before Henderson Field, the area was part of the 1920s 5000 acre temple orange grove, the largest citrus grove in the world at the time, which gave the nearby City of Temple Terrace its name. In 1957, the Florida Cabinet approved the name "University of South Florida." At the time, USF was the southernmost university in the state university system. In 1962, the official USF mascot was unveiled as the "Golden Brahman." In the late 1980s, the mascot evolved into the "Bulls." The university grew under the leadership of John Allen, who served as its first president from 1957 until his retirement in 1970. During this time, the university expanded rapidly, due in part to the first master's degree programs commencing in 1964. Allen was known for his opposition to college sports in favor of an environment more academically-centered. Allen's ultimate legacy was to be the first person to build a modern state university from scratch: "As a completely new and separate institution, the University of South Florida became the first new institution of its kind to be conceived, planned and built in the United States in the 20th century." Today the John and Grace Allen Administration Building, named after the university's founding president and his wife, houses vital Tampa campus departments including Student Affairs, the Admissions Welcome Center, and the Controller's Office. In 1970, M. Cecil Mackey became the university's second president. ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of South Florida Details

University of South Florida Details
detail	value
state	Florida
conference	American Athletic Conference
public	Public
scores	1730/1153/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[94
overall ROI rank	[113
size	large
undergrads	31067
grads	10871
price	31824
drop	43
stem	51
research	408
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of South Florida?

1. number 94 for Academics.

2. number 113 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of South Florida?

1. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

2. Purdue University

3. University of Houston

4. The University of Texas at Austin

5. University at Buffalo

6. University of Illinois at Chicago

7. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of South Florida National Academic Rankings

University of South Florida National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	94	194	158	82	80	104	51	136	113
Div1	51	71	56	55	51	65	40	75	71
Div1 Nonivy	44	66	48	47	43	57	35	73	64
Div1 Public	29	39	28	34	33	44	30	68	50
Public	37	63	50	40	38	57	34	61	54
Stem High	17	30	35	12	12	17	9	36	29
Stem Low	64	86	83	54	55	62	40	76	82
American Athletic Conference	2	5	5	4	2	3	1	5	2
South East Region	16	44	24	16	14	15	10	45	25
State of Florida	4	7	5	5	5	4	3	8	3
Top Ten Top250	94	194	158	82	80	104	51	136	113
Top Ten American Athletic Conference	2	5	5	4	2	3	1	5	2
Top Ten State of Florida	4	7	5	5	5	4	3	3	2

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of South Florida Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of South Florida

University of South Florida Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of South Florida
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.58	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
93.16	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
92.94	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
91.91	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
90.93	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
90.25	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
86.58	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
86.41	The University of Texas at Arlington	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	240	157
85.92	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
85.26	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
85.13	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
85.11	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
83.94	Wayne State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	414	286
83.63	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
83.54	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
82.90	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
82.44	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
80.70	Clarkson University	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	211	187
79.62	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
79.33	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
79.27	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
79.16	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
79.06	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
78.67	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
78.54	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
78.54	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
78.52	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
78.46	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
78.40	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
78.14	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
78.08	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	308	408
77.98	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
76.36	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
76.22	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
76.19	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
76.12	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
75.58	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
75.51	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
75.33	University of Idaho	Idaho	Sun Belt Conference / Big Sky ...	Public	Average	379	216
74.87	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Public	AboveAverage	312	185
74.85	University of Michigan-Flint	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	189	264
74.17	Drury University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	295	378
74.11	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	Gulf South Conference / Sunshi...	Private	AboveAverage	260	130
73.98	Madonna University	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Private	AboveAverage	418	377
73.95	Ohio Northern University	Ohio	Ohio Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	332	170
73.93	University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan	Horizon League	Private	AboveAverage	415	313
73.82	LeTourneau University	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Private	AboveAverage	328	173
73.76	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	Arizona	No Conference Affiliation	Private	AboveAverage	402	205
73.50	Millsaps College	Mississippi	Southern Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	416	473
73.46	Northland College	Wisconsin	Upper Midwest Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	497	498

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University of South Florida Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of South Florida

University of South Florida Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of South Florida
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.43	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
95.53	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
95.43	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
94.92	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
94.63	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
94.38	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
93.88	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
92.38	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
92.38	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
92.31	Big Ten Conference (Low)	-	Big Ten Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	51
92.11	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
90.78	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
89.42	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
88.58	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
88.17	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
86.82	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
86.75	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
86.09	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
85.99	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
85.78	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (Average)	-	New England Women's & Men's At...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	60
85.60	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
85.19	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
84.31	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
83.20	Centennial Conference (Average)	-	Centennial Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	170
82.35	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
82.01	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
81.62	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
81.53	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
80.79	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
80.32	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
78.87	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
78.74	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
77.96	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
77.10	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
76.64	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43

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