Academics

With a proven track record of commitment to student success, USF offers a path for every student. Our academic programs strive to meet the needs of individual learners and turn knowledge and experience into career preparedness.

Colleges

Arts

The College of The Arts provides an immersive scholarly, artistic and technical environment for tomorrow’s leaders in architecture, community design, art, art history, music, theatre and dance. It is also home to the Institute for Research in Art, comprised of the Contemporary Art Museum and Graphicstudio. The college offers programs at our Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses.

Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college at USF with programs offered at all three campuses and is home to the School of Humanities, the School of Social Sciences and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Behavioral and Community Sciences

The College of Behavioral and Community Sciences prepares students to improve the quality of life, health and safety of diverse populations. It is home to one of the country's largest behavioral health research and training institutes and offers programs at all three of our campuses.

Business

The Muma College of Business prepares students to take leadership positions in business and society. Since 2008, the college's graduate entrepreneurship program has been ranked among the top 25 in the nation by the Princeton Review. The college offers programs at all three of our campuses.

Education

The College of Education is a leader in regional, national and international education. Over the past 10 years, the college has graduated the largest or second-largest number of educators in the state of Florida. The college offers programs at all three of our campuses.

Engineering

The College of Engineering provides a high-quality educational experience for students and practicing professionals and is a leader in innovative research in the areas of sustainability, renewable energy and biomedical engineering. The college offers programs at our Tampa and Sarasota-Manatee campuses.

Global Sustainability

The Patel College of Global Sustainability prepares students to address complex regional, national and global challenges in sustainability and the ability to innovate in diverse cultural, geographic and demographic contexts. The college offers programs at our Tampa campus.

Honors College

The Judy Genshaft Honors College provides motivated students an exciting experience and productive learning environment that combines the advantages of a small, highly personalized college with the resources of a major research institution. The college has a presence at all three campuses.

USF Libraries

The four USF Libraries are collectively at the heart of the University’s research and teaching mission. At the core level, their collective role is to provide access to high-quality research collections, to deliver innovative and impactful support for transdisciplinary research, and to provide access to exceptional research tools and facilities.

Marine Science

The College of Marine Science is a global leader in applying science to society’s needs through research, service and training of future scientists. The college is recognized among the nation's top oceanographic institutions and offers programs at our St. Petersburg campus.

Medicine

The Morsani College of Medicine is a major academic medical center known nationally for its innovative curriculum with an emphasis on improving health through interprofessional education, high-impact research and clinical activities. The college offers programs at our Tampa campus and our South Tampa instructional site.

Nursing

The USF College of Nursing engages the core values of excellence, innovation, inclusion, and respect to educate future nurses, advance nursing science, and implement evidence-based clinical practice to improve health and wellness. The college offers programs at our Tampa and Sarasota-Manatee campuses.

Pharmacy

The Taneja College of Pharmacy is a pacesetter in pharmacy curriculum and experience. Through interprofessional and simulation resources, students are prepared to deliver technologically-advanced pharmaceutical care based on genetic profile and individualized responses to medications. The college offers programs at our Tampa campus.

Public Health

The College of Public Health offers masters and doctoral degrees as well as Florida's first bachelor's degree in public health. The curriculum features cooperative learning, research, problem-solving and field experience to advance and improve public health. The college offers programs at our Tampa campus.