Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at USF is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.8% of undergraduate students being women and 43.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 38,011, with 21,574 women and 16,437 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at USF is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.4% of undergraduate students being women and 38.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 11,697, with 7,177 women and 4,520 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.2% 16,437 students
- women 56.8% 21,574 students
Graduate Students
- men 38.6% 4,520 students
- women 61.4% 7,177 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 46.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 17,758 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 22.0% of the student body, with 8,337 students. African American students represent 8.6% of the population, with 3,281 students, while Asian students account for 7.7%, with 2,933 students. Mixed race students account for 4.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,571 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 46 students.
International students make up 7.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 2,703 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.5% of the population, totaling 1,331 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within USF.
Undergraduate Students
- White 46.8% 17,758 students
- Hispanic 22.0% 8,337 students
- African American 8.6% 3,281 students
- Asian 7.7% 2,933 students
- International students 7.1% 2,703 students
- Mixed race 4.1% 1,571 students
- Unknown race 3.5% 1,331 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 46 students
Graduate Students
- White 46.7% 5,449 students
- International students 16.9% 1,968 students
- Hispanic 14.0% 1,635 students
- African American 8.3% 970 students
- Asian 6.0% 697 students
- Unknown race 5.9% 687 students
- Mixed race 2.3% 263 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 10 students
Transfer Students
- White 47.8% 1,943 students
- Hispanic 24.2% 982 students
- African American 11.2% 456 students
- Asian 4.7% 190 students
- International students 4.4% 178 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 163 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 146 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 5 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 35% 13,131 students
- 18-19 28% 10,629 students
- 22-24 21% 8,152 students
- 25-29 8% 3,178 students
- 30-34 3% 1,148 students
- 35-39 1% 569 students
- 40-49 1% 474 students
- 50-64 1% 193 students
- 25-29 34% 4,024 students
- 22-24 26% 3,041 students
- 30-34 15% 1,770 students
- 40-49 9% 1,096 students
- 35-39 8% 992 students
- 50-64 5% 531 students
- 20-21 2% 199 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of South Florida in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 4,944 | 86.39% | |
| New Jersey | 75 | 1.31% | |
| New York | 73 | 1.28% | |
| Illinois | 67 | 1.17% | |
| Pennsylvania | 60 | 1.05% | |
| Ohio | 49 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 41 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 40 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 40 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 31 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 22 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 15 | less than 1% | |
| California | 14 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 13 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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