by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
The University of Tampa was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communications.
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College Factual ranked UT as #903 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UT held the #972 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UT also holds the #36 spot on the Best Colleges in Florida ranking.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into UT since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 26%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At The University of Tampa, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Tampa is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like The University of Tampa enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UT the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 50%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at The University of Tampa.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,657 undergraduates at UT with 8,333 being full-time and 324 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $28,910 | $29,998 | $31,714 | $33,655 | $35,905 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UT, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UT, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $7,934 a year. That adds up to $31,736 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UT is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at The University of Tampa make the most money.
Get more details about the location of The University of Tampa.
Contact details for UT are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606-1490 |
| Phone: | 813-253-3333 |
| Website: | https://www.ut.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 230 | $46,543 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 150 | $51,845 |
| Marketing | 149 | $43,825 |
| Nursing | 149 | $71,478 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 142 | $36,977 |
| Criminology | 129 | $34,137 |
| Dance | 129 | NA |
| General Psychology | 111 | $31,016 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 109 | $34,038 |
| Information Technology | 103 | $54,209 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,389 students took at least one online class at The University of Tampa. This is a decrease from the 3,191 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,389 | 15 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,191 | 18 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,837 | 180 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at The University of Tampa.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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