With nearly 42,000 students and a budget of more than $1 billion, the University of South Florida (USF) is the second largest university in the Southeast. Based in Tampa, USF also has campuses in St. Petersburg, Lakeland, and Sarasota-Manatee.
USF offers 200 programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialty and doctoral levels. In the 2003-04 academic year USF awarded 7,800 degrees. USF, part of Florida's State University System, has graduated 190,000 students since the initial commencement in 1964. More than 85,000 of those graduates live in the Tampa area today, helping form the backbone of commerce and professions in the region.
USF's large enrollment in high-demand fields creates a magnet for new industry. USF researchers attract about $300 million in research contracts and grants annually. The university's medical center and nationally recognized USF-affiliated health-care institutions have made USF the regional center of medical, biotechnology and bioscience development. The university is widely recognized for work in the fields of genetics, aging, anti-bioterrorism, neuroscience, marine science, alternative fuel polymers and material science.
The University of Tampa is a private university that offers more than 65 programs of undergraduate study and pre-professional programs through a core curriculum rooted in a liberal arts tradition. UT enrolls approximately 4,800 students.
Graduate programs include business, technology and nursing. UT's MBA program is one of the largest in Florida. The John H. Sykes College of Business provides a full spectrum of resources, qualified faculty, and modern facilities for students seeking masters of business administration degrees.
Other higher education institutions include:
- Argosy University
- Florida College
- Florida Metropolitan University
- Keller Graduate School of Management
- National -Louis University
- Northwood University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Stetson University College of Law
- Strayer University
- St. Leo University
- Southwest Florida College
- The Art Institute of Tampa
- The University of Tampa
- University of Phoenix
- University of South Florida
- University of South Florida College of Business Administration
- Webster University
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