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Meet the Man Behind the Camera

In the new USF Magazine, learn about the USF alumnus who snapped the Iwo Jima flag-raising photo.

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Come to Campus,
Take a Tour

Discover what life is like in the center of the city, where you're literally surrounded by opportunity.

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Find Your Future From Here

Find your major. Add a minor. And consider our 4+1 programs that get you both a bachelor's and master's degree from USF in five years.

An Academic Experience
Like No Other

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The Undergraduate Experience

Come study with professors, not with graduate students. In small classes, not big lecture halls.

The Graduate Experience

Invest in your future. Increase your value. Complete a USF master’s degree, doctoral degree, or certificate. 

World-Changing Research

Do real research with your professors and classmates. Connect with people making a difference.

A Global Perspective

Come find the world on our campus. See the world through different lenses. Learn with students and professors from all over the globe.

#1

in campus diversity among national universities

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Top 6%

in lifetime earnings

Georgetown University "Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI" 2022
Best Value

among national universities

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Top 25%

among national universities

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96.9%

Satisfied or strongly satisfied on graduating student survey

13:1

student-to-faculty ratio

A Top Green College
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8,913

Total enrollment for 2024

Top 15%

for social mobility

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