University Profile

Facts and Figures, 2011-12

  • 6,738 students enrolled for fall 2011 (undergraduate and graduate)
  • 15 consecutive years of record enrollment
  • Approximately 50% of students from Florida
  • Students from 50 states and 122 countries
  • 65% of full-time students live in campus housing
  • Approximately 1,700 degrees conferred annually

Annual Costs

Full-time Undergraduate:

Tuition and Fees: $23,976
Room and Board: $8,830
TOTAL: $32,806

Graduate Programs: $520/credit hour
Continuing Studies Programs: $361/credit hour
Executive MBA Program: $40,890/two-year program total

Financial Aid

  • 92% of students receiving aid
  • $40 million in institutional aid
  • $100 million total aid (includes grants, loans and campus employment)

Academics

  • 140 areas of study (undergraduate and graduate)
  • College of Arts and Letters
  • College of Natural and Health Sciences
  • College of Social Science, Mathematics and Education
  • Sykes College of Business (AACSB accredited)
  • Graduate studies: Nine master's programs and 11 concentrations or tracks—Three MBA programs (seven concentrations), M.S. in Accounting, M.S. in Finance, M.S. in Marketing, M.A. in Education (two tracks), M.S. in Nursing (two concentrations) and M.F.A. in Writing
  • Average SAT: 1,110
  • Average GPA: 3.3
Twenty Most Popular Majors*
  1. Biology
  2. International Business
  3. Psychology
  4. Communication
  5. Management
  6. Sport Management
  7. Nursing
  8. Accounting
  9. Finance
  10. Criminology
  11. Marketing
  12. Advertising and Public Relations
  13. Elementary Education
  14. Marine Science
  15. Film and Media Arts
  16. Government and World Affairs
  17. Entrepreneurship
  18. Management Information Systems
  19. Graphic Design
  20. Art
*Fall 2010
Learning Communities
  • Numerous worldwide study abroad options
  • Academic Center for Excellence (A.C.E.)
  • Honors Program
  • Gateways (innovative first-year program)
  • Saunders Writing Center
  • More than 40 applications of experiential learning
  • 550 internship opportunities
  • Honors courses taught by master professors
  • 1:16 faculty-to-student ratio
  • Average class size: 21

Financial Facts

  • Annual budget: $178 million
  • 1,200 full-time, part-time and vendor-contracted employees
  • 1,300 students employed on campus
  • Fundraising: $14 million (2010-11)
  • Annual economic impact: $600 million
  • $280 million in new construction since 1997

Campus Facts

  • 105 landscaped acres
  • 50 buildings, including 10 residence halls
  • Excellent athletic and fitness facilities
  • 33 security personnel provide 24/7 campus coverage 

New Facilities

Since 1997, the following new constructions/renovations have been completed:
  • John H. Sykes College of Business Building
  • Vaughn Center (includes a new Student Center, the Allen N. Reeves Theater, ninth-floor conference/seminar center, and Barnes & Noble University Bookstore)
  • Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values
  • Dickey Health and Wellness Center
  • Cass Science Annex
  • Six new residence halls
  • R.K. Bailey Art Studios
  • Grand entryway to campus (Poe Parkway)
  • Two parking garages for 2,500 cars combined
  • Kennedy Academic Building
  • Athletic Weight Training Facility
  • Marine Science Center
  • Exercise Science/Athletic Training Center
  • Numerous new food venues including Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Tsunami Sushi
  • Riverside Academic and Administrative Building
  • Cass Science and Communication Buildings
  • Athletic facilities for soccer, softball and baseball
  • Renovations of McNiff Fitness Center and Smiley Hall
     
Campus Additions Underway 
  • Plant and Walker Hall renovations
  • Athletics, Athletic Training and ROTC Building
  • Health Science and Human Performance Building
  • Intramural, recreational and athletics field

Campus Life

  • 3,000 University and community events annually
  • 160 clubs, student organizations and teams
  • 19 sororities and fraternities
  • 23 different food venue choices in four campus locations
  • Eight campus publications
  • Scarfone/Hartley Gallery (art)
  • Falk and Reeves theaters
  • Student-run, on-campus television station, radio station and newspaper
  • Intramurals, sports clubs and student recreation programs
  • 27 categories of intramural sports and tournaments, 31 fitness classes weekly and free bike rentals
  • More than 100,000 student and employee service hours provided annually to more than 200 organizations
  • Army, Air Force and Naval ROTC units
  • Recreational activities include canoeing, deep-sea fishing, beach excursions, indoor rock climbing, paintball, trail biking and whitewater rafting

Spartan Athletics

  • UT Spartan teams have won 12 NCAA II championships — five in baseball (1992, 1993, 1998, 2006, 2007), three in men's soccer (1981, 1994, 2001), two in golf (1987, 1988), one in women's volleyball (2006) and one in women's soccer (2007).
  • Since 1990, Spartan teams have won 59 Sunshine State Conference titles.
NCAA Division II Teams
  •  Baseball (men)
  •  Basketball (men and women)
  •  Cheerleading (men and women)
  •  Crew (women)
  •  Cross country (men and women)
  •  Golf (men and women)
  •  Lacrosse (men)
  •  Softball (women)
  •  Soccer (men and women)
  •  Swimming (men and women)
  •  Tennis (women)
  •  Track (men and women)
  •  Volleyball (women) 
Club Sports
  • Cricket (men)
  • Equestrian (co-ed)
  • Field hockey (women)
  • Fishing (co-ed)
  • Ice hockey (men)
  • Netball (women)
  • Paintball (co-ed)
  • Quidditch (co-ed)
  • Roller hockey (men)
  • Synchronized Swimming (women)

And DID YOU KNOW?

  • All campus buildings are wired and connected via fiber optic cable, and feature approximately 400 wireless zones.
  • There are 45 computer labs on campus available for curricular, classroom or open use.
  • Residence halls have individual Internet connections for each student.
  • 800 community leaders are involved at UT on various boards and advisory groups.
  • 90% of full-time faculty have doctorates or the highest degree in their field.
  • 95% of all students who apply to graduate school are admitted.
  • 96% of the undergraduate Class of 2009 reported success in achieving their post-graduate goals.
  • UT is in the top tier of U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges."
  • UT's Sykes College of Business is listed in Princeton Review's "Best 300 Business Schools."

Comparative University Profile

  1931   2011  
Enrollment 67 6,738
States Represented 1 50
Countries Represented 1 115
Tuition/Fees (annual@12 hrs./sem.) $232 $23,976
Faculty 12 534
Assets $29,039 $331 million
Classes 32 3,529
Buildings 1 50
Accrediting Agencies 0 12
Annual Budget $20,000 $178 million
Annual Economic Impact $100,000 $600 million
*Population
- City of Tampa 101,161 353,840
- Hillsborough County 153,519 1,245,870
- Metropolitan Area 231,190 2,732,839
- Florida 1,468,211 18,537,969
*Figures given for 1931 are from 1930 U.S. Census. Current population figures are based on 2009 and 2010 population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Hillsborough County Planning Commission. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area was not yet designated in 1930, but 1930 figures inclusive of the same area are given for comparison. The metro area includes Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties.