by our College Data Analytics TeamIs USF Tampa really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at USF Tampa. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual crunched the numbers to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
USF Tampa total enrollment is approximately 40,008 students. 32,517 are undergraduates and 7,491 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time USF Tampa undergraduate population is made up of 57.4% women, and 42.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
USF Tampa Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 14,231 | 43.8% |
| Hispanic | 7,360 | 22.7% |
| International | 3,012 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 2,860 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 2,553 | 7.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1,480 | 4.6% |
| Unknown | 950 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 38 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 58.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 42.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
USF Tampa Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,481 | 33.2% |
| International | 2,447 | 32.7% |
| Hispanic | 904 | 12.1% |
| Unknown | 729 | 9.7% |
| Black or African American | 423 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 324 | 4.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 169 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 16,712 | 41.8% |
| Hispanic | 8,264 | 20.7% |
| International | 5,459 | 13.7% |
| Asian | 3,184 | 8.0% |
| Black or African American | 2,976 | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 1,679 | 4.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1,649 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 43 | 0.1% |
University of South Florida faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 58.8% |
| Asian | 14.3% |
| International | 9.5% |
| Hispanic | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 5.5% |
| Unknown | 1.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 23,006 female students and 17,002 male students at USF Tampa.
University of South Florida faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 96.1% of USF Tampa students come from within the state, and 3.9% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 45 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5,597 | 87.3% |
| New York | 97 | 1.5% |
| New Jersey | 78 | 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 57 | 0.9% |
| Illinois | 50 | 0.8% |
USF Tampa welcomes roughly 13.6% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At USF Tampa, 52.7% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 14,849 | 29.9% |
| 18-19 | 11,316 | 22.8% |
| 22-24 | 11,006 | 22.2% |
| 25-29 | 6,073 | 12.2% |
| 35 and over | 3,267 | 6.6% |
| 30-34 | 2,402 | 4.8% |
| Under 18 | 709 | 1.4% |
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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