Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Tampa, FL
Population 2,200,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 55 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,950 (86%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Honors College

Name Judy Genshaft Honors College
Students 2,500 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 33,567
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 83%
From Region 1%
Athletes 2.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Hispanic 24%
Asian 9%
International 9%
Black 8%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 6,098 38% / 62% 6% $57,046 68 93%
Computer Science 254 80% / 20% 35% $89,539 96 96%
Cybersecurity 153 79% / 21% 3% $93,290 97
Information Science 226 74% / 26% 0% $83,387 93
Information Technology 67 75% / 25% 4% $89,539 96 96%
Chemistry 69 43% / 57% 6% $57,325 68 98%
Computational and Applied Mathematics 34 50% / 50% 26% $73,500 87
Geosciences 17 +1 59% / 41% 18% $59,932 73 91%
Mathematics 18 61% / 39% 11% $53,803 61 93%
Physics 40 85% / 15% 10% $76,148 89 92%
Statistics 18 61% / 39% 11% $69,212 84 94%
Biological and Physical Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0% $60,501 74 93%
Biology 420 32% / 68% 3% $58,518 71 93%
Biomedical Sciences 728 36% / 64% 5% $58,518 71 93%
Cell and Molecular Biology 53 43% / 57% 15% $59,123 72
Microbiology 19 26% / 74% 11% $58,286 70 90%
Environmental Science 172 31% / 69% 3% $48,465 48 95%
Marine Biology 54 28% / 72% 2% $49,316 50
Health Sciences 1,124 23% / 77% 3% $55,248 64 94%
Medical Laboratory Science 5 20% / 80% 0% $78,079 90
Advertising and Public Relations 200 24% / 76% 6% $48,272 47 98%
Economics 145 +6 83% / 17% 13% $61,687 76 93%
Quantitative Economics 63 +4 65% / 35% 54% $61,687 76 93%
Africana Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,981 49 86%
Anthropology 66 +3 26% / 74% 2% $42,311 30 90%
Communication 201 +2 42% / 58% 4% $50,295 53 94%
English 135 +6 21% / 79% 1% $41,204 26 88%
Geography 15 33% / 67% 0% $58,096 70 94%
History 101 +3 64% / 36% 1% $45,092 38 88%
Humanities 18 +1 39% / 61% 11% $51,488 56 90%
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 111 +1 31% / 69% 5% $44,661 37 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 208 46% / 54% 3% $51,488 56 90%
International Studies 48 +6 33% / 67% 17% $54,104 62 88%
Mass Communications 66 +2 47% / 53% 8% $50,295 53 94%
Philosophy 21 +2 43% / 57% 10% $56,104 66 100%
Political Science 186 +7 42% / 58% 3% $57,313 68 94%
Professional and Technical Writing 19 37% / 63% 0% $53,084 60 89%
Psychology 881 +13 20% / 80% 3% $45,454 39 90%
Religious Studies 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $45,495 39 95%
Sociology 45 +1 27% / 73% 2% $47,803 46 93%
Women's and Gender Studies 5 +3 20% / 80% 0% $48,981 49 86%
World Languages 50 +2 38% / 62% 8% $41,912 28 100%
Digital Communication and Media 35 43% / 57% 3% $47,756 46
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences 620 23% / 77% 1% $48,890 49 94%
Communication Disorders $48,335 48
Communication Sciences and Disorders 112 4% / 96% 0% $48,335 48 94%
Aging Studies 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,671 43 95%
Human Services 51 +3 8% / 92% 0% $43,577 33 92%
Social Work 77 12% / 88% 0% $45,014 38 90%
Criminology 376 +10 33% / 67% 2% $50,594 54 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 271 26% / 74% 2% $49,810 52 96%
Early Childhood Education 17 0% / 100% 6% $48,758 49 97%
Elementary Education 81 6% / 94% 1% $48,758 49 97%
English Education 21 14% / 86% 0% $50,688 54 95%
Mathematics Teacher Education 9 44% / 56% 0% $50,688 54 95%
Physical Education 54 48% / 52% 6% $50,688 54 95%
Science Education 8 38% / 62% 0% $50,688 54 95%
Social Science Teacher Education 21 52% / 48% 0% $50,688 54 95%
Special Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $51,613 56 100%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 29 17% / 83% 0% $48,758 49 97%
Music Education 23 57% / 43% 0% $50,688 54 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 612 74% / 26% 25% $87,627 95 94%
Biomedical Engineering 38 50% / 50% 34% $86,837 95
Chemical Engineering 47 43% / 57% 21% $82,416 93 91%
Civil Engineering 104 66% / 34% 23% $78,693 91 98%
Computer Engineering 41 93% / 7% 27% $97,357 98 98%
Electrical Engineering 110 91% / 9% 27% $95,760 98 94%
Environmental Engineering 26 69% / 31% 15% $76,489 89
Industrial Engineering 83 66% / 34% 46% $87,378 95 96%
Mechanical Engineering 163 82% / 18% 15% $88,985 96 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 435 16% / 84% 1% $83,033 93 98%
Nursing 435 16% / 84% 1% $83,033 93 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 120 17% / 83% 3% $52,242 58 93%
Public Health 113 16% / 84% 3% $51,913 57 93%
Health Administration 7 29% / 71% 14% $57,558 69
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of The Arts 231 30% / 70% 4% $38,544 19 91%
Art History 15 0% / 100% 0% $35,175 12 89%
Dance 17 0% / 100% 6% $31,826 8 91%
Fine Arts 70 +1 30% / 70% 6% $35,175 12 89%
Graphic Design 30 33% / 67% 10% $53,586 61 95%
Music 4 50% / 50% 0%
Music Performance 18 56% / 44% 0% $43,977 35 91%
Studio Art 37 19% / 81% 3% $35,175 12 89%
Theatre 33 42% / 58% 0% $35,091 12 94%
Visual and Performing Arts 7 71% / 29% 0% $51,424 56 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Muma College of Business 1,829 55% / 45% 9% $66,272 81 94%
Accounting 317 +4 54% / 46% 3% $67,654 82 94%
Business Administration and Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $53,693 61
Entrepreneurship 37 +1 59% / 41% 0% $45,622 40 96%
Finance 438 +9 67% / 33% 10% $70,818 85 93%
Financial Planning 20 +2 65% / 35% 5% $70,818 85 93%
General Business 291 +3 51% / 49% 10% $58,204 70 95%
Hospitality Management 17 35% / 65% 18% $49,813 52 92%
International Business 52 33% / 67% 10% $54,323 63 85%
Logistics 21 71% / 29% 24% $53,693 61 91%
Management Information Systems 246 +7 60% / 40% 16% $80,752 92 94%
Marketing 12 42% / 58% 8% $61,551 75 94%
Marketing 372 +4 43% / 57% 7% $61,551 75 94%
Risk Management and Insurance 5 60% / 40% 0% $70,664 85
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Patel College of Global Sustainability 11 0% / 100% 0% $47,999 47 93%
Sustainability Studies 11 0% / 100% 0% $47,999 47 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,570
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,869
Est. In-State Cost $8,499
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,115
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.7% 2,323 30% / 70% 3% $47,513 45 91%
Business & Economics 21.9% 2,244 54% / 46% 10% $64,216 79 94%
Health Sciences 17.5% 1,789 19% / 81% 2% $61,424 75 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.0% 1,224 35% / 65% 5% $58,547 71 93%
Computer Science 6.8% 700 77% / 23% 14% $88,373 95 96%
Engineering 6.0% 612 74% / 26% 25% $87,628 95 94%
Professional 3.7% 376 33% / 67% 2% $50,594 54 95%
Arts 2.8% 289 34% / 66% 3% $40,655 25 91%
Education 2.4% 248 23% / 77% 2% $49,729 52 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 226 30% / 70% 3% $48,668 49 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 196 58% / 42% 12% $64,967 80 95%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $140M #54 46% $5.3M 47 #41 211 36
Life & Natural Sciences $122M #47 70% $8.6M 23 #96 251 162
Engineering $65.1M #79 57% $0.4M 55 #67 350 21
Humanities & Social Sciences $59.2M #28 35% $0.1M 58 #89 289 7
Physical Sciences & Math $50.5M #68 52% $0.1M 50 #65 321 43
Education $42.4M #8 53% $0 48 #65
Computer Science $25.3M #42 61% $0.0M 2 #173 4 1
Business & Economics $11.2M #61 2% $0.0M 22 #56 19
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $516M #59 53% $14.4M 305 #74 1,445 270

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 41%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 36% 88%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1160 – 1340
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 590 – 670

Rankings

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Significant Community

Engineering

Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew

Computer Science

Hoodie Not Included Cybersecurity
Capture-the-Flag Club President

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Fossil Hunters
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives

Agriculture & Food Science

Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Back 40

Health Sciences

Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Care Coordinators
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Lab Coats Required
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
The Compound
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time Public Health
Population Health

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
Solid Training Ground
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Nepo-Baby Adjacent

Humanities & Social Sciences

I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Generalist Geniuses
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
Hot Takes from the Local Market
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Corporate Compliance Consultants

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Nap Time Navigators
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Resource Room Heroes
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Coaches and Conductors