University of South Florida acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of South Florida admitted 29,196 of 71,722 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 40.7%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of South Florida counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of South Florida acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71,722 | 29,196 | 40.7% | 6,730 | 23.1% |
| 2024-25 | 68,576 | 29,621 | 43.2% | 6,904 | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65,187 | 26,699 | 41.0% | 5,803 | 21.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of South Florida
Early decision counts: Not published. University of South Florida’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of South Florida waitlist
Waitlist counts: Not published. University of South Florida’s Common Data Set prints no waitlist numbers (section C2) for any year shown.
University of South Florida SAT and ACT scores
| CDS year | Composite SAT 25th to 75th | EBRW 25th to 75th | Math 25th to 75th | ACT 25th to 75th | Submitted an SAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1160 to 1340 | Not published | Not published | 25 to 29 | 77.8% |
| 2024-25 | Not published | 580 to 660 | 550 to 660 | 24 to 29 | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | Not published | 580 to 670 | 560 to 660 | 24 to 29 | 75.0% |
What University of South Florida says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of South Florida rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores
- Important: None recorded
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores
- Important: None recorded
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores
- Important: None recorded
University of South Florida testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test required: first-year applicants must submit official results for at least one of the SAT, ACT or CLT, with section minimums (SAT 490 ERW / 480 Math; ACT 19 Reading / 17 English / 19 Math; CLT 38 Verbal+Writing / 16 Quantitative). Superscored.
From University of South Florida’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
USF reports no waitlist and no early decision plan. In 2024-25 and 2023-24 the C9 prints EBRW and Math ranges but no composite SAT range, so the SAT table gives the two section ranges and the composite reads Not published. 2025-26 prints the composite.
University of South Florida acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of South Florida acceptance rate?
- University of South Florida's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 71,722 first-year applicants and 29,196 admitted, an acceptance rate of 40.7%. It was 43.2% in 2024-25 and 41.0% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of South Florida students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1160 to 1340, and ACT submitters scored 25 to 29. 77.8% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- Does University of South Florida require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test required: first-year applicants must submit official results for at least one of the SAT, ACT or CLT, with section minimums (SAT 490 ERW / 480 Math; ACT 19 Reading / 17 English / 19 Math; CLT 38 Verbal+Writing / 16 Quantitative). Superscored.
Applying to University of South Florida?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of South Florida says it weighs.
Source: University of South Florida Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of South Florida. All official acceptance rates