Enrollment Trends at USF

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 46,469 where 49,622 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 50,626 students in 2021 and was lowest at 42,067 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 42,067 to 49,622 students, a net gain of 7,555 (18%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of South Florida since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	42,067	31,111	14,138	16,973	10,956	4,785	6,171
2016-17	42,861 794	31,461 350	14,469 331	16,992 19	11,400 444	5,016 231	6,384 213
2017-18	43,540 679	31,772 311	14,606 137	17,166 174	11,768 368	5,139 123	6,629 245
2018-19	43,846 306	32,240 468	14,630 24	17,610 444	11,606 -162	4,931 -208	6,675 46
2019-20	44,246 400	32,684 444	14,666 36	18,018 408	11,562 -44	4,674 -257	6,888 213
2020-21	50,626 6,380	38,582 5,898	16,622 1,956	21,960 3,942	12,044 482	4,708 34	7,336 448
2021-22	49,708 -918	38,011 -571	16,437 -185	21,574 -386	11,697 -347	4,520 -188	7,177 -159
2022-23	49,600 -108	38,047 36	16,478 41	21,569 -5	11,553 -144	4,523 3	7,030 -147
2023-24	48,572 -1,028	37,269 -778	16,229 -249	21,040 -529	11,303 -250	4,338 -185	6,965 -65
2024-25	49,622 1,050	38,525 1,256	16,662 433	21,863 823	11,097 -206	4,157 -181	6,940 -25
Average	46,469	34,970	15,494	19,477	11,499	4,679	6,820

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 34,970 where 38,525 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of South Florida since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	31,111	24,088	10,791	13,297	7,023	3,347	3,676
2016-17	31,461	24,013	10,913	13,100	7,448	3,556	3,892
2017-18	31,772	24,672	11,190	13,482	7,100	3,416	3,684
2018-19	32,240	24,834	11,072	13,762	7,406	3,558	3,848
2019-20	32,684	25,457	11,262	14,195	7,227	3,404	3,823
2020-21	38,582	29,650	12,684	16,966	8,932	3,938	4,994
2021-22	38,011	29,197	12,490	16,707	8,814	3,947	4,867
2022-23	38,047	30,097	12,878	17,219	7,950	3,600	4,350
2023-24	37,269	30,184	12,886	17,298	7,085	3,343	3,742
2024-25	38,525	31,578	13,425	18,153	6,947	3,237	3,710
Average	34,970	34,970	11,959	15,418	34,970	3,535	4,059

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 11,499 where 11,097 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of South Florida since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	10,956	6,214	3,054	3,160	4,742	1,731	3,011
2016-17	11,400	6,687	3,276	3,411	4,713	1,740	2,973
2017-18	11,768	6,930	3,356	3,574	4,838	1,783	3,055
2018-19	11,606	6,712	3,137	3,575	4,894	1,794	3,100
2019-20	11,562	6,516	2,952	3,564	5,046	1,722	3,324
2020-21	12,044	6,819	2,882	3,937	5,225	1,826	3,399
2021-22	11,697	6,573	2,800	3,773	5,124	1,720	3,404
2022-23	11,553	6,834	2,931	3,903	4,719	1,592	3,127
2023-24	11,303	6,845	2,941	3,904	4,458	1,397	3,061
2024-25	11,097	6,873	2,803	4,070	4,224	1,354	2,870
Average	11,499	11,499	3,013	3,687	11,499	1,666	3,132

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.67% and the percentage of black students is 7.99% at University of South Florida. 8.09% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 22.15% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 50.62% to 42.67%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.35% to 8.09%. Black student enrollment decreased from 9.90% to 7.99%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 18.08% to 22.15%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7542 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6961 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of South Florida over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	80	2,673	4,165	7,605	88	21,296	1,374
2016-17	86	2,889	4,120	7,702	83	20,876	1,420
2017-18	83	2,904	4,250	7,766	68	20,842	1,480
2018-19	73	2,996	4,180	8,133	57	20,627	1,519
2019-20	68	3,173	4,156	8,382	67	20,622	1,590
2020-21	84	3,550	4,419	10,096	59	24,292	1,855
2021-22	69	3,630	4,251	9,972	56	23,207	1,834
2022-23	69	3,772	3,969	10,069	48	22,100	1,857
2023-24	53	3,797	3,776	10,255	50	21,043	1,903
2024-25	61	4,016	3,966	10,990	53	21,176	2,045
Average	73	3,340	4,125	9,097	63	21,608	1,688