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University of South Florida

FL · Public · South · National university · Top 100 tier · 37,473 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate40.7%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%25%50%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2547.7%49.2%49.4%43.9%43.2%40.7%no data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action, non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:
The school’s admissions website (page ↗) lists Early Action, non-binding for Fall 2027. Its 2025-26 Common Data Set (file ↗) doesn’t list any early plans.

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
RequiredSAT, ACT or CLT requiredSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Required for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Official scores required when you apply

Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.

Send all scores? Encouraged

School’s words: “USF requires freshman applicants to submit official results for at least one college entrance exam ... We strongly encourage you to submit your scores each time you take the SAT, ACT or CLT.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡100%Scores required for this class

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT77.8%
Submitted ACT21.7%

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1160–1340 median 1250
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
590–670 median 630
500800
SAT Math
560–670 median 610
500800
ACT composite
25–29 median 27
2036
From the school's website

USF's website lists a middle-50% combined SAT of 1290–1420 and ACT of 28–32 for students admitted for Fall 2026. That describes admitted students in a later year than the Common Data Set figures (enrolled students).

Source: USF freshman academic requirements ↗

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%100%100%100%99.7%99.5%74.0%74.0%70.0%76.0%75.0%77.6%77.8%26.0%26.0%30.0%24.0%25.0%22.1%21.7%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251180–1310131011801170–1310131011701150–1330133011501240–137013701240no datano data1160–134013401160

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'24'2525–29292525–30302524–29292427–30302724–29292424–29292425–292925

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Not reported

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Required2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Required2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Required2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources