University of South Florida

The University of South Florida is a public research university in Tampa, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1956, USF is the fourth largest university in Florida and seventh largest public university in the United States, with an enrollment of 51,646 as of the 2019–2020 academic year. Previously identified as a university system from 1965 to 2020, USF is now one university geographically distributed across three campus locations: Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. USF is home to 14 colleges, offering more than 180 undergraduate majors, graduate, specialist, and doctoral-level degree programs.
Designated by the Florida Board of Governors as a "Preeminent State Research University," USF is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". In its 2018 ranking, the Intellectual Property Owners Association placed USF 1st in Florida, 7th in the United States, and 16th worldwide in the number of US patents granted. USF faculty, staff, students, and alumni collectively hold over 2,400 patents. USF is home to the National Academy of Inventors and the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located in the USF Research Park in the southwest side of campus. The university has an annual budget of $1.8 billion and an annual economic impact of over $4.4 billion. According to the National Science Foundation, USF spent $568 million on research and development in 2019, ranking it 43rd in the nation and 25th among public universities.

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