The University of South Florida (USF) was founded in 1956. In the 2015 US News and World Report, USF was ranked 161st in the nation and 88th among public universities. Located on the west coast of Florida in Tampa, the campus is about 20 minutes from downtown Tampa. The Tampa Bay area includes Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, a metropolitan area with a population of over 4 million people. In your free time, you can visit museums, theaters, or galleries, watch sports events, ride roller coasters, swim with dolphins, explore downtown, or go shopping. Florida’s diverse landscape combines beaches, wetlands, and plains, with famous attractions like the Atlantic Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Everglades. Living in Tampa offers a balance of vibrant city life and natural beauty.

Many fields such as public health, nursing, fine arts, computer engineering, engineering, biological sciences, education, business, psychology/therapy are among the top national programs. USF has established internship partnerships with many businesses and organizations in Tampa. The College of Business holds dual AACSB accreditation in business and accounting and has long-standing relationships with prestigious companies, offering students opportunities to intern with highly competitive firms such as PwC, JPMorgan Chase, Raymond James, and T.Rowe Price. Recent graduates have joined top companies in the country, including Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, the Florida Institute of CPAs, and Nielsen. The College of Engineering is an excellent choice for pursuing professional engineering studies, with top-notch faculty dedicated to helping students achieve academic success and research opportunities, preparing them for careers in various engineering fields. Graduates are employed by companies such as NASA, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the FDA, Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft.