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USF Fact Book
USF Fact Book
The University of South Florida Fact Book outlines notable statistics regarding enrollment demographics, degrees awarded, operating budgets, research funding and staffing numbers. The University Office of Decision Support (ODS) provides the data supporting these annual publications. There are internal and external data supporting the Fact Book. The ODS internal data is available after fall drop/add. The external data is collected from other Departments within USF.
Data Source: SID/BOG/USF Financial Aid Office/USF Office or Research/USF Foundation/USF Health
Refresh schedule: Data is collected prior to the annual publication
University of South Florida Fact Book Glossary
Data Element | Section | Before Drop/Add At Drop/Add | Data Source | Description |
Undergraduate | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | The number of students enrolled in, or taking courses credible toward, a 4-year bachelor's degree program. Only degree seeking's students are included in this category, unclassified students (e.g., dual enrolled) are not included. The student type of undergraduate student is determined on the basis of the "Type of Student at Most Recent Admission". |
Graduate | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | The number of students enrolled in, or taking courses credible toward, a post baccalaureate degree. Only degree seeking students are included in this category, unclassified students (e.g., dual enrolled) are not included. The student type for graduate students is determined on the basis of the "Type of Student at Most Recent Admission". |
Doctor of Medicine | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | The number of students enrolled in a degree leading direct to a doctoral degree. Only degree seeking students are included in this category–unclassified students (e.g., dual enrolled) are not included. The student type for Doctor of Medicine is based on the "Type of Student at Most Recent Admission". |
Non-Degree Seeking | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | The number of students enrolled in a course that are not credible toward any degree program. Students enroll under this category to take courses for enrichment, certification, degree completion, or to meet pre-admission requirement for entry into graduate programs. Unclassified students (e.g., dual enrolled) are not included in this category. The student type for non-degree seeking is based on the "Type of Student at Most Recent Admission". |
Number of new FTICs | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | The number of new students enrolled under the category of First-Time-In-College. FTIC includes ‘early admits’ students who were admitted as a degree-seeking student prior to high school graduation. This identification is based on the students' most recent admit type. |
Average high school GPA | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | An average of students' high school cumulative grade point average calculated on an unweighted 4.0 scale. The data population includes incoming freshmen of the fall semester. Average High School GPA is reported annually in the admissions data that university submits to Board of Governors. |
Average SAT | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | An average of students' SAT score. Average SAT score is 1200 or higher. The data population includes incoming freshmen of the fall semester. Average SAT is reported annually in the admissions data that university submits to Board of Governors. |
Mid-range SAT | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | A mid-range of SAT score is 1200 -1360. The data population includes incoming freshmen of the fall semester. Mid-range SAT score is reported annually in the admissions data that university submits to Board of Governors |
Average ACT | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | An average of students' ACT score. An average ACT score is 26 or higher. The data population includes incoming freshmen of the fall semester. Average SAT is reported annually in the admissions data that university submits to Board of Governors. |
Mid-range ACT | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | A mid-range ACT score is 26 -30. The data population includes incoming freshmen of the fall semester. Mid-range ACT score is reported annually in the admissions data that university submits to Board of Governors. |
top 10% of high school classes | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within the top 10% of their graduating high school class. |
National Merit Scholars | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | E-Profile | It represents the number of students receiving National Merit Scholarship in the current year. The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and university scholarships administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) |
Florida residents receiving Bright Futures Scholarship | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | Financial Aid Department | It represents a percentage of the student residents of Florida receiving Bright Futures Scholarship. |
Non-white | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents non-white population. The percentage of non-white students is calculated by subtracting the non-resident aliens, not reported and white population from the total student population. |
Reside in on-campus housing (fall) | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | Housing Department | It represents the number of students registered to live in on-campus or campus affiliated housing. |
Florida residents | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the students domiciled in the State of Florida. The residency status is verified for the purpose of assessing fees at the institution. The term 'Instate residents' is used to identify students domiciled in the State of Florida. |
Out of state students | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the students domiciled out of the State of Florida. The residency status is verified for the purpose of assessing fees at the institution. The term 'Out of State residents' is used to identify students domiciled not in the State of Florida. |
Florida counties represented | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents students' county of residence within Florida. |
States represented | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents students' State of residence within their country of nationality. |
Countries represented | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents students' country of nationality |
Florida high schools represented | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the High schools attended by the students within the State of Florida |
Number of new transfer students | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the number of new students enrolled as transfer students from other institutions. They are considered transfer students because some or all of their credits from the previous institutions are transferred. The students are categorized as college system transfers or other transfers depending on the type of institution they are transferring from. |
New Transfer students from Florida College System | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents new students enrolled as transfer students from other institutions. Students are categorized as New Transfers from Florida College System because some or all of their credits are transferred from Florida College System. |
Other new transfer students | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents new students enrolled as transfer students from other institutions. All student transfers that are not transferring from Florida College System are categorized as Other New Transfer Students because some or all of their credits are transferred from an institution that is not a Florida College. |
All new transfer students who are non-white | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the percentage of Race/Ethnicity for all new students who are non-white. Data excludes non-resident alien, not-report and white. |
Highest number of transfer students are from (institution name) | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the name of institution in each county, from where most of the transfers are coming from. |
New Graduate Students | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the type of new student admissions. New Graduate Students category includes students admitted under the admission type of: Masters/Ed.S., Doctoral Research, and Doctoral Professional. |
Master's & Education Specialist | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | it represents the students admitted under the Masters/Ed.S admission type. |
Doctoral Research | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | it represents the students admitted under the Doctoral Research admission type. |
Doctoral Professional | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | it represents the students admitted under the Doctoral Professional admission type. |
African American | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported Race/Ethnicity of students as African American. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
American Indian | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported Race/Ethnicity of students as American Indian. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
Asian | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported Race/Ethnicity of students as Asian. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
Hispanic | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported Race/Ethnicity of students as Hispanic. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
White | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported Race/Ethnicity of students as White. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported Race/Ethnicity of students as Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
Two or More Races | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported Race/Ethnicity of students as Two or More Races. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
Race not reported | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It represents the self-reported non-disclosure of their race. Race/Ethnicity of non-resident aliens is not included in the given type of data. |
Undergraduate | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It indicates if a person is counted as an international, based on the State and Federal definition that uses ethnicity code of non-resident alien by student type. The student type is undergraduate. |
Graduate | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It Indicates if a person is counted as an international, based on the State and Federal definition that uses ethnicity code of non-resident alien by student type. The student type is graduate. |
Non-Degree Seeking | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It Indicates if a person is counted as an international, based on the State and Federal definition that uses ethnicity code of non-resident alien by student type. The student type is Non-Degree Seeking. |
International Students | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | It is the Total number of international students, based on the State and Federal definition that uses ethnicity code of non-resident alien by student type. |
College of Arts and Sciences | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
College of Education | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
College of Engineering | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
College of Marine Science | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
College of Nursing | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
College of Public Health | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
College of Design, Art, and Performance | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
Morsani College of Medicine | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
Muma College of Business | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
Office of Graduate Studies | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
Office of Undergraduate Studies | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
Patel College of Global Sustainability | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
Taneja College of Pharmacy | Enrollment | At Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total headcount for Undergraduate and Graduate by college. Honors College student headcount is included in college or degree major. |
Degrees Offered |
| Before Drop/Add | Institutional Effectiveness & Planning (IE&P) | Degree offered include Bachelors, Masters, Ed Specialists (Ed.S), Research Doctoral and Professional Doctoral. |
Degrees Awarded (Academic Year) Break down all 4 | Enrollment | Before Drop/Add | EIS Student Cube | Total Degrees Awarded in the given academic year. Degrees include Bachelors, Masters, Ed Specialists (Ed.S), Research Doctoral and Professional Doctoral. |
Accreditation paragraph |
| Before Drop/Add | Institutional Effectiveness & Planning (IE&P) | The University of South Florida (USF) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctorate degrees. |
Student: Faculty Ratio |
| Before Drop/Add | ODS-SSRA (PPA) | The ratio of FTE students to FTE instructional staff (i.e., students divided by staff as defined by IPEDS. Each FTE value is equal to the number of full-time students/staff plus 1/3 the number of part-time students/staff. |
Freshman Retention Rate (IPEDS Methodology) (full-time students, summer/fall to fall )* |