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Acceptance Rate 43.19%
Yield 23.31%
SAT Score 1,220
ACT Score 26
Applicants 68,576

USF Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 43.19% at University of South Florida. Total 68,576 students applied and 29,621 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,220 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationusf.edu/admission/apply.aspx
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.usf.edu/application
Acceptance Rate43.19%
Average Test Scores1,220 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 43.19%. A total of 68,576 students (27,441 men and 41,135 women) have applied to and 29,621 (11,844 men and 17,777 women) students admitted to University of South Florida.
Among them, 2,809 male and 4,095 female students have enrolled into USF and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.31%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at USF
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants68,57627,44141,13500
Admitted29,62111,84417,77700
Enrolled6,9042,8094,09500
Acceptance Rate 43.19% 43.16% 43.22% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.31% 23.72% 23.04% - -
[Chart] University of South Florida Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At USF, 5,369 applicants (78% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,531 applicants (22%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,220 at USF. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,320 and 25th percentile score is 1,130.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at USF. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of USF with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at USF
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total113012201320
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing580620660
Math550600660
ACT Composite242629
Math222527
English232529
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of South Florida, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program.
Application Requirements for USF
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at USF

The calendar system at University of South Florida is Semester. University of South Florida accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of South Florida accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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