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The 做厙TV is a high-impact global research university dedicated
to student success. In 2023 USF joined the prestigious Association of American Universities.
USF is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the AAU in nearly
40 years and is now one of only two institutions from the State University System
of Florida to serve as an AAU member. USF is also one of the youngest institutions
to be welcomed into the AAU, a reflection of the universitys fast rise. Of the associations
now 71 members, USF is the fifth youngest and one of only six AAU universities to
be founded after 1950.
USF rose to #43 among public universities and #88 among all public and private universities
in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) National University Rankings. Serving
almost 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa and St. Petersburg, USF is designated
as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing
it in the most elite category among the states 12 public universities. USF is home
to medical clinics, a major mental health research institute and the states first
college of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing. The university employs
more than 2,200 full-time instructional faculty and nearly 6,000 full-time staff.
USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. It has a $2.39 billion annual
operating budget, and an annual economic impact of $6.02 billion.
USF has 14 colleges: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Computing, Arts & Sciences,
Behavioral & Community Sciences, Business, Design, Art & Performance, Education, Engineering,
Global Sustainability, Honors, Marine Science, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public
Health. The university offers 245 degree programs, including the doctor of medicine:
93 bachelor programs, 101 master programs, three education specialist degree programs,
53 research doctoral programs, and six professional doctoral programs. The Office
of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs is the center for
all academic operations and functions at the university. USF is recognized among the
top 50 public colleges and universities for graduating the most Pell students within
six years by the Chronicle of Higher Education. In addition, U.S. News and World Report
(USNWR) ranked USF as the No. 12 best value among all public universities in the
nation (2026).
The university is dedicated to the discovery of new knowledge, insights and forms
of expression through significant innovative research and other creative activity,
and to the preservation, organization, analysis and synthesis of existing knowledge.
The USF Tampa campus is one of the nations top public research university campuses
and one of only 135 public research university campuses classified by the Carnegie
Foundation as a doctoral university with very high research investment and doctorate
production. This classification is a distinction only bestowed on universities with
at least $50 million in annual research investment and 70 research doctorates. USF
is one of six public universities in the state of Florida classified as such (2025).
As a leading publicly supported university, USF accomplishes its research mission
by building on existing program strengths, fostering effective, transdisciplinary
approaches and contributing to the resolution of social, cultural, economic, medical
and technological challenges facing the metropolitan population of our community,
state, nation and the world. Washington Monthly ranked USF among the Top 50 public
universities in its Americas Best Colleges for Research (2025).
USF faculty, students and staff are proactive in the search for new knowledge and
consistently demonstrate their concern about the world in which we live. With the
support of private and public agencies, they contribute to our knowledge about the
world and apply their findings and skills to solving many of the problems facing contemporary
society. Many contributions evolve from basic research; others, from practical applications
of new knowledge. Other projects make specialized training available to public officials,
organizations working for social betterment, religious and educational institutions
and business and manufacturing organizations. Through sponsored and non-sponsored
activities, USF faculty, students and staff make significant contributions to instructional
programs.
USF is among the top 20 U.S. public universities for granted U.S. patents according
to the National Academy of Inventors (2025) and has ranked in the top 20 among American
public universities for more than a decade. The university supports economic development
and the translation of USF research and technologies to the marketplace, through an
active Technology Transfer Office and USF CONNECT, the economic development arm of
the university. USFs Tampa Bay Technology Incubator is currently home to more than
60 resident and affiliate companies and growing. It is the only tech business incubator
in the region to support bio and life science companies with state-of-the-art wet
labs. Over 50% of TBTI companies focus on bio/life sciences and biotechnology and
approximately 43% are commercializing technologies developed by USF researchers.
USF has numerous research and health care partnerships through affiliation agreements
with hospitals and not-for-profit organizations in the metropolitan Tampa Bay area,
including the U.S. Geological Survey. As a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive
Cancer Center, the Moffitt Cancer Center, located on the USF Tampa campus, is part
of an elite group of cancer centers nationwide that focus on the quick translation
of research advances to improvements in patient care and has developed a strong national
reputation for excellence.
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine System is affiliated with the following
major participating institutions: Tampa General Hospital, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
and Research Institute, James A Haley Veterans Hospital, Morton Plant/Mease Hospital,
C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Johns Hopkins All
Childrens Hospital. These facilities provide training for USF Health Residents, fellows
and medical students in the Tampa Bay area. In 2020, a brand-new medical building
in the heart of downtown Tampa was opened to house the Morsani College of Medicine
and Heart Institute, placing Floridas top-tier medical school in close proximity
to USFs partner institution Tampa General Hospital. Additional research and training
is also provided by the facilities of the Florida Hospital network, Bayfront Medical
Center, and the USF Health outpatient clinics and research facilities, which include
the USF Health Neuroscience Institute (Home of the Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimers
Center) on the USF Tampa campus.
Affiliate partnerships established with such organizations as Mote Marine Laboratory
have expanded the research and development capacities, student educational opportunities
and economic development impact of USF. Affiliation agreements with organizations
normally provide for collaboration through shared facilities, faculty and equipment,
as well as support for graduate students and internship programs. These types of agreements
enable the institutions to pool resources, such as laboratory space, and enable compliance
committees to stimulate an exchange of ideas.
Throughout the university's development, the faculty at USF have identified and satisfied
needs on a local, national and global scale. A variety of activities in such areas
as health care, heart health, neuroscience, transportation, informatics, cybersecurity,
education and engineering are conducted by specialized research and development centers
and institutes. The university currently has over 100 such centers and institutes,
many of which function in an interdisciplinary fashion, enabling coordination of projects
across colleges.
From developing sources of clean energy, to enhancing the quality of life for people
with disabilities and leading the way in translating the discoveries of our researchers
into new products, companies and jobs, USFs research, innovation and economic development
enterprise is focused on creating local, national and global solutions to societys
most difficult problems.
Last updated: 7/21/2026