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University life is a new change for students looking to learn and have exciting new
adventures from world-class professionals. The University of South Florida (USF) recongizes
that college is costly, especially for our international students. Our team wants
to inform you of ways to be a smart consumer and save while studying at USF.
USFID Card
It is important for students to obtain a USFID Card, not only because it helps students to gain access to their on campus housing, dining plan, and transportation, but also to get additional free and discounted services by being a full-time college student.
The USFID Card can enable students to access discounts locally. Discounts can be offered by verifying your student status on websites such as ID.me or Unidays, by showing a participating location your USFID Card, or by selecting that you are a college student for participating discounts.
Flamingo Card
Students on each campus are able to ride public transportation throughout the Tampa Bay area for free using their USFID to link with a Flamingo Card that can be picked up from a campus Parking and Transportation Services office.
Learn more about Flamingo Card and Transportation
Local Discounts
Student Government provides an annual update to their savings webpage linking students to local businesses that offer discounted or free services for students to use with their USFID Card.
Check out the local discounts post by student government
Uber Discounts
In addition, Student Government offers a discount to Uber services each month on a first-come, first-serve basis.