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新澳门六合彩内幕信息joins prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU).
新澳门六合彩内幕信息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.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息is also one of the youngest institutions to be welcomed into the AAU, a reflection of the university鈥檚 fast rise. Of the association鈥檚 now 71 members, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is the fifth youngest and one of only six AAU universities to be founded after 1950.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息rose to #45 among public universities and #89 among all public and private universities in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) National University Rankings.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息ranks 35th among U.S. public institutions (marking the eleventh consecutive year ranked in the top 50) and in the top 250 best universities in the world according to the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
- The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 is home to a student body of 48,732 students representing over 146 different countries.
- According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa ranks #52 of the best U.S. public colleges and universities (2023).
- According to the most recently published Top American Research Universities (TARU) report, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa remains ranked as a top 50 university among public institutions and is now ranked in the top 50 among all institutions (2020).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息ranks to 24th among public institutions and 53rd among all institutions according to the 2023 Washington Monthly National University Rankings.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息ranks third among the 50 Most Affordable In-State Public Universities () (2020).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa was named one of the Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges (#34 in-state, #15 out-of-state) by Kiplinger鈥檚 Personal Finance for 2019.
- In 2018, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest and most prestigious national honor organization in America.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息ranks in the top 100 of all public institutions according to Forbes鈥� America鈥檚 Top Colleges (2023).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is now a "Preeminent State Research University", as designated by the Florida Board of Governors in June of 2018.
- The Institute of International Education has ranked 新澳门六合彩内幕信息14th in the nation among all public institutions and 17th among doctoral universities as a Leading Institution Awarding Credit for Study Abroad in the 2020-2021 academic year, according to the most recent Open Doors annual report.
- U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) ranked 新澳门六合彩内幕信息among the Best Colleges for Veterans ().
Image of male student socializing with female student. On the image the following ranking is displayed: #46 among public universities in the 2022 U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) National University Rankings.
- The Princeton Review ranked 新澳门六合彩内幕信息in the top 50 best value college among public institutions for providing students with high-quality education and career readiness at an affordable cost (2021).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is ranked among the best in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) Online Education Program rankings. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has four online graduate programs ranked in the top 100, including Education, Engineering, and the MBA program, which broke into the top 25. U.S. News also ranks the online MBA program No. 40 for veterans and No. 20 for business analytics.
- USF's fall 2023 Freshman academic profile holds an average SAT score of 1306 and a high school GPA of 4.25, which exceeds the Florida Board of Governors Preeminence benchmarks.
- Morsani College of Medicine 2027 Class is an academically talented class with an average MCAT score of 518 placing it among the 95th percentile with a GPA of 3.92.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa is recognized among the top 50 four-year public colleges and universities by The Chronicle of Higher Education (2019) for Best 6-year Graduation Rate for Pell Students. among 4-year public colleges and universities.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is a recipient of the 2019 American Council on Education/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation, a recognition of USF鈥檚 commitment to student success.
- Times Higher Education Impact Rankings place 新澳门六合彩内幕信息in the top 8 overall in the U.S. for its sustainable development, also leading for its efforts to end poverty, protect oceans and to strengthen partnerships throughout the world (2023).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息was home to 48 national scholarship and fellowship student awardees during the 2022-2023 academic year including Fulbright, Gilman, and Goldwater.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息ranks #4 in student success among 1,100 public research and doctoral universities according to the 2018 Eduventures Student Success ratings.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息St. Petersburg is one of five universities nationwide and the only one in Florida to earn the 2022 Active Minds Healthy Campus Award for promoting student health and well-being (). The Tampa campus previously won the award in 2018.
- USF鈥檚 graduate-level programs continue to be ranked among the best according to the
2024 U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) Graduate School Rankings. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息graduate programs in the top 50 include:
Industrial and Organizational Psychology (#3)
Criminology (#18)
Audiology (#22)
Nursing - Master鈥檚 (#24)
Library and Information Studies (#27)
Public Health (#29)
Physical Therapy (#33)
Nursing 鈥� Doctor of Nursing Practice (#34)
Nursing 鈥� Anesthesia (#36)
Rehabilitation Counseling (#46)
Education - Overall (#48) - 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa is ranked #9 in the nation and #5 among institutions in the south in the Princeton Review Best Graduate Entrepreneurship program rankings.
- U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) ranked 新澳门六合彩内幕信息among the Best Colleges for Veterans ().
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is one of only 18 universities in the nation selected as a Tillman Partnership University of the Pat Tillman Foundation, a selection based on innovative veteran-specific support services and proven culture of community for military families.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息was designated as a Voter Friendly Campus two years in a row (, 2021-22, 2023-24).
- For the second consecutive time, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge has recognized 新澳门六合彩内幕信息by awarding the Highly Established Action Plan Seal for a strong action plan to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement by promoting civic learning, political engagement, and college student voter participation ().
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- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息faculty continue to earn national and international recognition. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息faculty earned 134 national and international awards in 2022.
- The U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs ranked USF among the top 10 institutions in the nation for Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars, with 8 faculty scholars for the 2023-2024 academic year.
- In America鈥檚 Best Employers by State, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息ranks No. 21 out of 100 public and private employers across a wide array of industries and No. 2 among higher education institutions.
- In 2022, 6 新澳门六合彩内幕信息faculty were elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which is recognized as one of the world鈥檚 most prestigious honors for academic research. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has a total of 94 AAAS Fellows among its faculty over the past 20 years.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is among America鈥檚 best employers for women, according to a new list published by Forbes. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息ranks No. 15 on the list, which includes employers across a wide range of industries (2023).
- The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Chapter of the NAI has over 600 新澳门六合彩内幕信息faculty, staff, students and alumni members, who collectively hold more than 2,900 U.S. patents (2022).
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- USF鈥檚 innovation and economic development efforts generate more than $582 million in statewide impact each year, sustain more than 4,000 jobs and return more than $71 million in tax revenue to local, state and federal coffers, according to a 2019 analysis from the Washington Economics Group, a leading national firm.
- The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame was founded at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息in 2013. As of 2023, 68 outstanding Florida inventors have been elected, including 11 from USF.
- In FY2023, the Florida High Tech Corridor Matching Grants Research Program awarded more than $2 million to support 21 research projects across five 新澳门六合彩内幕信息colleges. These funds, in part, support 101 student research engagements with industry.
- In fiscal year 2023, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息had more than $461 million in total research expenditures (National Science Foundation HERD Survey).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is 14th in the nation among public universities and 34th worldwide among all universities in generating new patents (National Academy of Inventors, 2023).
- In 2022, six 新澳门六合彩内幕信息faculty were elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which is recognized as one of the world鈥檚 most prestigious honors for academic research. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息currently has a total of 93 AAAS Fellows among its faculty.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is one of 80 public research universities nationwide classified by the Carnegie Foundation as both a Doctoral University with 鈥淰ery High Research Activity鈥� and as a 鈥淐ommunity Engaged鈥� institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The title of 鈥淰ery High Research Activity鈥� is a distinction attained by less than 4% of all post-secondary institutions. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is one of four public universities in the state of Florida classified as such (2023).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is the founder and home of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) (), a non-profit member organization with over 4,600 individual inventor members, including fellows, senior members, and chapter members, affiliated with more than 300 institutions worldwide. The NAI鈥檚 nationally recognized fellows program has more than 1,700 elected fellows, including Nobel laureates, U.S. National Medal of Technology & Innovation and National Medal of Science recipients and National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, who collectively hold more than 58,000 issued U.S. patents (2022).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has 31 NAI Fellows. The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Chapter of the NAI has over 600 新澳门六合彩内幕信息faculty, staff, students and alumni members, who collectively hold nearly 3,000 U.S. patents (2022).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is designated by the Association for Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University, one of only 91 in the nation (2024).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息won the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' (APLU) 2019 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement and 2023 International Impact Award for Global Teaching and Learning. The Platinum Level APLU award focuses on four areas of excellence: inclusivity, internationalization of research and engagement, leadership and pervasiveness, and assessment.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息was awarded $692 million in research contracts and grants in fiscal year 2023. According to the National Institutes of Health, every $1.00 in research funding brings in $2.64 in local economic growth. In FY2023, USF鈥檚 $692 million research funding generated over $1.8 billion in local economic growth.
- USF鈥檚 Tampa Bay Technology Incubator serviced 67 resident and affiliate companies this past year (FY2023). Its current companies have created more than 477 jobs and received $416 million in funding to date. USF鈥檚 Student Innovation Incubator, which was launched in 2013 at the request of students eager to start their own companies, has supported over 250 student-led companies to date, with approximately 26 new companies each year (FY2023).
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- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is one of 80 public research universities nationwide classified by the Carnegie Foundation as both a Doctoral University with 鈥淰ery High Research Activity鈥� and as a 鈥淐ommunity Engaged鈥� institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The title of 鈥淰ery High Research Activity鈥� is a distinction attained by less than 4% of all post-secondary institutions. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is one of four public universities in the state of Florida classified as such (2023).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息was recognized as a Silver Rated Institution in the Sustainable Campus Index.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is featured in Princeton Review鈥檚 Guide to Green Colleges as an institution of higher education that demonstrates a strong commitment to sustainability in its academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation (2023).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息had a total economic impact of $6.02 billion in fiscal 2019-20.
- With 16,277 employees, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is the 14th largest public employer in Florida.
- In the 2019-20 fiscal year, USF-related direct spending, together with ripple effects, supported 68,704 jobs in Florida.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息spending generated more than $600 million in federal, state and local tax revenue.
- The university amassed a record total of $535.4 million in research contracts and grants, building a powerful research and innovation enterprise that produces new knowledge and technologies.
- U.S. News and World Report ranks 新澳门六合彩内幕信息No. 1 in Florida and No. 16 nationally for social mobility (2024).
- Times Higher Education Impact Rankings place 新澳门六合彩内幕信息in the top 8 overall in the U.S. for its sustainable development, also leading for its efforts to end poverty, protect oceans and to strengthen partnerships throughout the world (2023).
Boundless Bulls
Boundless Bulls is a collection of stories about what truly makes 新澳门六合彩内幕信息great, the people. It is a focus on our community footprint, our impact and the trajectory of where we can go together. Dive in and learn more about the everyday impact our students, faculty, staff and alumni are making within our community and beyond.
- The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 is a recipient of the 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, which recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Approximately 35% of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息students receive a Pell grant, which is awarded to undergraduates from lower-income families (2023).
- U.S. News and World Report ranks 新澳门六合彩内幕信息No. 1 in Florida and No. 16 nationally for social mobility (2024).
- More than 4,000 新澳门六合彩内幕信息students are the first in their families to attend college (2023).
- Reflecting USF鈥檚 impact on social mobility, approximately one in three new students in the fall 2023 class are eligible for Pell Grants, which is a federal financial aid program for students from lower-income families.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息earns Collegiate Purple Star Campus designation, which recognizes higher education institutions that provide critical support to military-connected students and families (2024).
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新澳门六合彩内幕信息is in the top 5 overall in the U.S. for its sustainable development, also leading for its efforts to end poverty, protect oceans and to strengthen partnerships throughout the world, 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
Woman volleyball player is about to bump the ball during a game. In the image text is displayed that reads: 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has had 16 alumni compete as athletes in the Olympic Games.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Athletics serves nearly 500 student-athletes that train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the Tampa campus.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息fields 21 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 varsity teams competing in 11 different sports, 20 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息most recently added women鈥檚 lacrosse and beach volleyball to its varsity sports offerings.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has claimed 16 national championships in varsity athletics, 15 by individuals and one team title as the women鈥檚 swimming team won the 1985 NCAA Division II national championship. Most recently, high jumper Romaine Beckford won NCAA Championships in the high jump in both the indoor and outdoor championships.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has won 28 conference titles since joining the American Athletic Conference in 2013, including six conference championship trophies claimed in 2020-21.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has claimed 142 conference titles by 15 different sports programs since it began intercollegiate athletic competition in 1965.
- Bulls have received 40 Conference Player or Rookie of the Year awards and 13 coaches or coaching staff have been named Coach of the Year since joining The American.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has had nine different programs achieve a top 25 national ranking in the last five years.
- Bulls have earned 60 All-America honors since 2013.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息saw nine programs reach postseason competition in 2021-22.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息softball coach Ken Eriksen led the U.S. Olympic Women鈥檚 Softball Team to a silver medal for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has had 16 alumni compete as athletes in the Olympic Games and one gold medalist in women鈥檚 soccer.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息football has made 10 bowl game appearances (going 6-4 in those games) and posted a program-record six straight appearances from 2005-2010. The Bulls most recently made four straight bowl appearances from 2015-18 and posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016 while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息football celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021 and is the fastest program in the state of Florida to reach 150 wins. The Bulls spent a program-record of 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 seasons and reached as high as No. 2 in the national rankings during the 2007 season.
- Bulls have earned 23 Academic All-American honors, including four student-athletes that were twice honored.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Athletics has posted a combined grade-point average over 3.0 for eight straight years and is currently in the midst of a program record string of 17 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has seen more than 600 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
- Prior to the pandemic, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息student-athletes, coaches and staff contributed 4,277 hours of community service in a year and logged more than 14,000 hours over a three-year period.
- The Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center is the hub of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Athletics and includes state-of-the art space for academic support services, life skills training, mentoring and team-building.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has invested nearly $100 million in renovating and maintaining some of the top athletic facilities in the nation, including the recent completion of a $22 million Indoor Performance Facility that opened in the spring of 2023 and a master facilities plan that includes upgrades to all athletic facilities as 新澳门六合彩内幕信息creates one of the best athletic campuses in the nation.
- In September of 2021, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Board of Trustees Chair Will Weatherford announced the university鈥檚 intention to build an on-campus football stadium. Funding for the $340-million, 35,000-seat stadium was approved by the Florida Board of Governors in the fall of 2023 and the stadium is set to open on the east end of campus in the 2026 season.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息student support is a big part of the Bulls鈥� athletics success with an average of nearly 8,000 students per game attending home football games in recent seasons, including more than 10,000 bringing the energy for a 2023 game vs. No. 10 Alabama, and student attendance has surged across all 新澳门六合彩内幕信息sporting events.
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- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息is featured in Princeton Review鈥檚 Guide to Green Colleges as an institution of higher education that demonstrates a strong commitment to sustainability in its academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation (2023).
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息was recognized as a Silver Rated Institution in the 2022 Sustainable Campus Index.
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Tampa ranks #63 for sustainability among public institutions (Sierra Club, 2021).
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新澳门六合彩内幕信息is in the top 5 overall in the U.S. for its sustainable development, also leading for its efforts to end poverty, protect oceans and to strengthen partnerships throughout the world, 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.