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University of South Florida - Main Campus 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of South Florida - Main Campus has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how your school did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how USF Tampa fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

USF Tampa placed #198 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places University of South Florida - Main Campus among the best 10% of schools in the United States for students!

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Florida Ranking

USF Tampa has been ranked #8 out of 70 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores it among the top 10% of higher education institutions in the United States for students in the state of Florida! See the Best Colleges in Florida ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, USF Tampa has been ranked for the following top quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	2	791	99.8%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	3	879	99.7%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in Florida	1	34	97.1%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	266	99.3%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Florida	1	38	97.4%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	266	99.3%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, USF Tampa has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	654	96.8%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	332	96.4%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	933	95.2%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	228	97.8%
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	68	95.6%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	366	96.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	630	96.7%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	128	95.3%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	925	95.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90	816	89.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137	1,187	88.5%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	540	92.6%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	374	91.7%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	212	90.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	417	86.1%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69	471	85.4%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	571	85.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92	883	89.6%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169	1,055	84.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98	609	83.9%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	558	88.2%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	481	87.9%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62	502	87.6%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	231	85.7%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134	959	86.0%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	257	84.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	378	79.9%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	102	99.0%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	12	91.7%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111	694	84.0%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	371	83.8%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	189	96.8%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76	416	81.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	2	29	93.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	249	96.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	573	80.3%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74	373	80.2%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	102	99.0%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	48	97.9%
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	1	21	95.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	17	94.1%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	13	92.3%
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	10	90.0%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	8	87.5%
Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	6	83.3%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	5	80.0%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	5	80.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	1	4	75.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146	597	75.5%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100	460	78.3%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	129	77.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	28	89.3%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	174	97.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	5	55	90.9%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	18	227	92.1%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	26	88.5%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	25	301	91.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	29	349	91.7%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	124	96.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	2	30	93.3%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	231	96.1%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	2	27	92.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	124	90.3%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	154	90.3%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	134	75.4%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	146	89.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	90	93.3%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	266	94.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	13	115	88.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	19	84.2%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	104	74.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112	437	74.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	17	225	92.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	27	88.9%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	27	88.9%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	8	55	85.5%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	5	31	83.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	14	100	86.0%
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	59	89.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309	1,150	73.1%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	15	80.0%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	6	57	89.5%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	384	72.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	13	135	90.4%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	56	89.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	110	90.0%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	2	11	81.8%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71	255	72.2%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	21	85.7%
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	20	85.0%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	2	10	80.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	20	80.0%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	13	114	88.6%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	103	88.4%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	102	88.2%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	13	76.9%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	18	83.3%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9	68	86.8%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	24	83.3%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	2	8	75.0%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	2	8	75.0%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	21	159	86.8%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24	76	68.4%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	132	68.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28	156	82.1%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	14	100	86.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	5	30	83.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	18	126	85.7%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	37	83.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	102	85.3%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	21	81.0%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	3	14	78.6%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	6	34	82.4%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	13	76.9%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	13	76.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	13	76.9%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	10	70.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	10	70.0%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	318	67.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	18	105	82.9%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	5	24	79.2%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	12	75.0%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	3	11	72.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	59	79.7%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	14	57	75.4%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	16	75.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	16	75.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	63	323	80.5%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	14	71.4%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	15	61	75.4%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	13	69.2%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	46	73.9%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	5	16	68.8%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	12	66.7%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	4	12	66.7%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	23	76	69.7%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	12	42	71.4%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	11	37	70.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida	17	59	71.2%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	16	55	70.9%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	10	33	69.7%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	45	142	68.3%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	24	73	67.1%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	20	62	67.7%

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